Units of Measure List
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Units of Measure List

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1.1
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https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#ac
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iso21972
activity
icontact
organization
time
cids
<https://standards.iso.org/iso-iec/5087/-1/ed-1/en/ontology/Time/>
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Ontology Specification Draft

Units of Measure List: Overview back to ToC

This ontology has the following classes and properties.

Named Individuals

Units of Measure List: Description back to ToC

A codelist vocabulary of units of measure for use in CIDS-aligned software.

Cross-reference for Units of Measure List classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by Units of Measure List.

Named Individuals

Canadian Dollarni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#cad

Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean, representing a financial value.
belongs to
Monetary unit c
has facts
symbol dp "$CAD"@en

Countni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#countUnit

A count of discrete items. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Cardinality. The 'unitDescription' should be used to create the i72:Population.
belongs to
Cardinality unit c
has facts
symbol dp "count"@en

Cubic Meterni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#cubicMeter

A unit of volume. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean.
belongs to
unit exponentiation c
has facts
base op metre ni
exponent dp "3"^^integer
symbol dp "m^3"@en

Daysni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#dayUnit

A unit of time. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean, representing a duration.
belongs to
Singular unit c
has facts
symbol dp "days"@en

Footni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#foot

A non-SI unit of length.
belongs to
Singular unit c
has facts
symbol dp "ft"@en

Kilogramni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#kilogram

A unit of mass. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean.
belongs to
unit multiple or submultiple c
has facts
prefix op kilo ni
singular unit op gram ni
symbol dp "kg"@en

Kilowatt-hourni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#kilowattHour

A unit of energy. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean.
belongs to
unit multiplication c
has facts
term 1 op kilowatt ni
term 2 op hour ni
symbol dp "kWh"@en

Megatonneni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#megatonne

A unit of mass, typically for GHG emissions. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean.
belongs to
unit multiple or submultiple c
has facts
prefix op mega ni
singular unit op Tonne ni
symbol dp "Mt"@en

Megawattni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#megawatt

A unit of power. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean.
belongs to
unit multiple or submultiple c
has facts
prefix op mega ni
singular unit op watt ni
symbol dp "MW"@en

Megawatt-hourni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#megawattHour

A unit of energy. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean.
belongs to
unit multiplication c
has facts
term 1 op Megawatt ni
term 2 op hour ni
symbol dp "MWh"@en

Millions of Canadian Dollarsni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#cadMillions

Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean, representing a financial value.
belongs to
unit multiple or submultiple c
has facts
prefix op mega ni
singular unit op Canadian Dollar ni
symbol dp "$CAD(M)"@en

Percentni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#percentUnit

A generic unit for percentages. The Indicator should be multi-typed as i72:RatioIndicator for clarity.
belongs to
Singular unit c
has facts
symbol dp "%"@en

Rationi back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#ratioUnit

A generic unit for ratios where the numerator and denominator are not specified. The Indicator should be multi-typed as i72:RatioIndicator.
belongs to
compound unit c
has facts
symbol dp "ratio"@en

Scoreni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#scoreUnit

A generic unit for scores or points. The Indicator should be linked to a formal scale definition (e.g., i72:Ordinal_scale or a cids:Code) via the i72:measurement_scale property.
belongs to
Singular unit c
has facts
symbol dp "score"@en

Square Footni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#squareFoot

A non-SI unit of area. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean.
belongs to
unit exponentiation c
has facts
base op Foot ni
exponent dp "2"^^integer
symbol dp "sq ft"@en

Square Meterni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#squareMeter

A unit of area. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean.
belongs to
unit exponentiation c
has facts
base op metre ni
exponent dp "2"^^integer
symbol dp "m^2"@en

Tonneni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#tonne

A unit of mass equivalent to 1,000 kilograms. Use for Indicators multi-typed as i72:Sum or i72:Mean. Pragmatically defined as a singular unit for ease of use.
belongs to
Singular unit c
has facts
symbol dp "t"@en

Units of Measure Listni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: file:/home/dsl/src/cei/commonapproach/CodeLists.git/UnitsOfMeasureList.ttl

belongs to
Vocabulary c
Concept Scheme c

Unspecified Unitni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://ontology.commonapproach.org/cids#unspecifiedUnit

A placeholder for unspecified units.
belongs to
Singular unit c

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties
ni: Named Individuals

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.