Observation Method
- CURIE:
gmeow:ObservationMethod - IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/ObservationMethod
- Category: class
- Defined by:
gmeow:slices/observations - Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)
The method or protocol by which an observation was made — a value vocabulary (individuals, never subclasses). Generalizes gmeow:DatingMethod (temporal module) and subsumes sensor types, survey protocols, laboratory techniques, archaeological procedures, and standpoint assertion methods. A method is constitutive of the observation: changing the method changes the observation's identity (it is a different act).
Structure
Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue
Practical Pattern
Use gmeow:ObservationMethod as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.
Projects To
| Profile | External Targets |
|---|---|
loinc |
loinc |
External Equivalences
Equivalent or closely aligned targets: loinc, sosa
Linkages
Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.
Term Equivalences
| Source | Kind | Profile | Predicate/Relation | Target | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gmeow:ObservationMethod |
equivalence | - |
skos:closeMatch | loinc:Method | gmeow-observations.sssom.tsv; gmeow:eqObs074; confidence 0.85 |
gmeow:ObservationMethod |
equivalence | - |
skos:closeMatch | sosa:Procedure | gmeow-observations.sssom.tsv; gmeow:eqObs006; confidence 0.85 |
Projection Coverage
| Source | Kind | Profile | Predicate/Relation | Target | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gmeow:ObservationMethod |
projection | loinc |
projects to / <= | loinc:Method | gmeow:mapLoincMethod; confidence 0.85; lossy: method metadata outside the lab-test scope is dropped |
Usage Advice
Use when
- Use as the value vocabulary behind
gmeow:observationMethod— the open set of individuals naming HOW an observation was produced (direct observation, instrumental reading, survey, remote sensing, computational model, expert judgement, …).
Avoid when
- Avoid minting per-method subclasses (methods are individuals) and avoid using it for the broad KIND of observation (that is
gmeow:ObservationType); a method is a specific protocol, not a category.
How to use
- Mint each method as an individual (generic ones are seeded here; domain ladders such as
gmeow:DatingMethodspecialize it in their own slices) and reference it via the functionalgmeow:observationMethod; model compound protocols as one fused method individual.
Examples
- ex:rtkSurvey a
gmeow:ObservationMethod; rdfs:label "GPS-RTK survey"@en.