Service Type

• CURIE: gmeow:ServiceType
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/ServiceType
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/organization
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

The kind of a service offering — a VALUE vocabulary (individuals, never subclasses); open set (consulting, hosting, support, …).

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:ServiceType as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the value vocabulary for the service-kind axis — the open set (consulting, hosting, support, …) referenced through gmeow:serviceType.

Avoid when

• Avoid subclassing gmeow:ServiceOffering by kind (kinds are values, not classes — Principle 9) and avoid a free-text kind; mint a fresh gmeow:ServiceType individual when the open set lacks one.

How to use

• Reference a seeded gmeow:ServiceType individual from a service offering via gmeow:serviceType, or mint a new individual carrying rdfs:label and skos:definition when needed.

Examples

• ex:serviceTypeHosting a gmeow:ServiceType; rdfs:label "hosting"@en.