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Table 1 Criterias C1, C2 and C3 applied to the observation ontologies

From: Spatial and temporal resolution of geographic information: an observation-based theory

Observation ontologies

C1

C2

C3

The SSN ontology of the W3C semantic sensor network incubator group [20]

Yes

Yes

No

The Stimulus-Sensor-Observation ontology design pattern [47]

Yes

Yes

No

A functional ontology of observation and measurement [48]

Yes

Yes

Yes

An ontology for describing and synthesizing ecological observation data [49]

No

No

No

Ontological analysis of observations and measurements [50]

Yes

No

Yes