observation type

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

The kind(s) of observation being made — measurement, sensory reading, standpoint claim, derived inference, etc. Non-functional: an observation may be both a measurement and a derived inference (e.g. a calibrated sensor reading that is also machine-learned), and competing type classifications coexist.

Structure

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

Practical Pattern

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

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Observation, gmeow:ObservationType

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to classify the KIND of observation — measurement, sensory reading, standpoint claim, derived inference, simulation — naming a gmeow:ObservationType individual; non-functional, so a reading that is both measured and machine-derived carries both.

Avoid when

• Avoid for the specific discipline or instrument (that is gmeow:observationMethod, e.g. radiocarbon dating, GPS survey) and for the producer (gmeow:vantage); the type is the broad category, not the protocol.

How to use

• Attach one or more gmeow:ObservationType individuals; let the finer sub-discipline ride on gmeow:observationMethod and the typed-claim distinction ride on the Observation subclass (Measurement, StandpointClaim, NameUsage).

Examples

• ex:reading gmeow:observationType gmeow:observationTypeMeasurement.