These are the initial RDF classes selected to model entity types in the knowledge graph as part of Step 3: Select Classes and Properties in the metadata creation workflow. Additional classes may be incorporated as the project develops.
BarOrPub - A bar or pubCasino - A casinoChurch - A churchCivicStructure - A public structure, such as a town hall or concert hallCollegeOrUniversity - A college, university, or other third-level educational institutionDryCleaningOrLaundry - A dry-cleaning businessEducationalOrganization - An educational organizationElectronicsStore - An electronics storeElementarySchool - An elementary schoolGovernmentOrganization - A governmental organization or agencyHotel - A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basisLocalBusiness - A particular physical business or branch of an organization. Examples of LocalBusiness include a restaurant, a particular branch of a restaurant chain, a branch of a bank, a medical practice, a club, a bowling alley, etc.MusicStore - A music storeNewsMediaOrganization - A News/Media organization such as a newspaper or TV stationNightClub - A nightclub or discothequeOrganization - An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc.Person - A person (alive, dead, undead, or fictional)ResearchOrganization - A Research Organization (e.g. scientific institute, research company)Restaurant - A restaurantSchool - A schoolShoppingCenter - A shopping center or mallSportsOrganization - Represents the collection of all sports organizations, including sports teams, governing bodies, and sports associationsWorkersUnion - A Workers Union (also known as a Labor Union, Labour Union, or Trade Union) is an organization that promotes the interests of its worker members by collectively bargaining with management, organizing, and political lobbyingskos:Concept - All entities are classed as a skos:ConceptThese SKOS properties are used to describe concepts and their relationships within the knowledge graph:
skos:prefLabel – The preferred human-readable label for a conceptskos:altLabel – Alternate labels or synonymsskos:note – General notes or definitionsskos:inScheme – Indicates which concept scheme a concept belongs toskos:closeMatch – Denotes a concept that is closely related to another in a different vocabularyskos:exactMatch – Indicates a concept that is an exact semantic equivalent in another scheme