observation event

• CURIE: gmeow:observationEvent
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/observationEvent
• Category: property
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/observations
• Box roles: RBox role (What is this?)

The event during which the observation was made — a survey, a census, an excavation, a clinical trial. Links an observation to the temporal occurrence that produced it. For the generating activity (provenance), use gmeow:wasGeneratedBy; this property is the event perspective (when did it happen).

Structure

Property shape: object property; gmeow:Observation -> gmeow:Event

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:observationEvent from gmeow:Observation to gmeow:Event when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Observation, gmeow:Event

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to link an Observation to the gufo:Event during which it was made — the survey, census, excavation, or trial — when the lightweight 'when did it happen' perspective is enough.

Avoid when

• Avoid when you need the full generating-activity provenance with inputs, outputs, and agents (use gmeow:wasGeneratedBy / an ObservingActivity instead); this is the event view, not the activity view.

How to use

• Point the observation at the gmeow:Event; reach for gmeow:wasGeneratedBy when the heavy provenance form is needed, and let the event's own temporal extent supply the timing rather than restating it on the observation.

Examples

• ex:reading gmeow:observationEvent ex:census2026.