- The ontology and terminology used by CHEMCONNECT was not created from scratch but is based on proven ontologies from the W3C community. The ontologies which have had a particular influence are:
- Basic Concepts:
- Contacts: These ontologies serve as the basis for the contact information from
- Friend of a friend [18]
- Organization[13]
- Data
o Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT): This is the basic for the category and record entities. This serves as the basis for the basic data types and database objects used within CHEMCONNECT.
o Data Cube Vocabulary (QB):
- Domain Knowledge
- Semantic Sensor Network (SSN)
- Sensor Organization Sampling Actuator (SOSA)
- Quantities, Units, Dimensions and Data Types Ontologies (QUDT)