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ObservationUnit

https://schema.plantphenomics.org.au/ObservationUnit

An entity for which a Study collects data or controls the environment and other parameters. ObservationUnits may be BiologicalUnits, Substances, Platforms (including GrowthFacilities) or devices (Sensors and Actuators).

UML diagram for ObservationUnit

Superclasses

  • https://schema.org/Thing
  • http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Entity
  • http://purl.org/ppeo/PPEO.owl#observation_unit
  • https://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/FeatureOfInterest

Properties

  • appn:Assay appn:isForObservationUnit appn:ObservationUnit
    • Relates an Assay to an ObservationUnit for which it is carried out. Note that when the Assay is an Observation, the model should infer a schema:observationAbout property from isForObservationUnit.
  • appn:ObservationUnit appn:inheritsContext appn:ObservationUnit
    • Indicates an ObservationUnit should be considered to inherit values for Variables from another ObservationUnit. Examples include a plant inheriting environmental variables from a pot, growth cabinet or field or a leaf inheriting environmental and developmental properties from a plant.
  • appn:ObservationUnit appn:hasLocation appn:Location
    • Specifies the location for an ObservationUnit.
  • appn:Location appn:isLocationWithin appn:ObservationUnit
    • Specifies that a location is a position within an ObservationUnit.

Subclasses