Drawing Analyis Ontology (DAnO)
Metadata
- IRI
-
https://w3id.org/dano - Title
Drawing Analyis Ontology (DAnO)
- Publisher
- Chair of Computing in Engineering
- Creator
- Phillip Schönfelder ( phillip.schoenfelder@rub.de )
- Date Modified
2025-07-15
- Date Issued
2025-03-11
- Rights
Copyright 2025 by Phillip Schönfelder
- Version Info
v0.2
- History Note
v0.1: initial ontology
v0.2: added cardinality constraints to the taxonomy, restructured taxonomy, modified image
- Description
This ontology covers concepts of technical drawings from the perspective of computer vision-based drawing analysis to be used in collaborative settings or for post-processing. The preferred namespace prefix is
danofor the namespace IRI https://w3id.org/dano.
Classes
Axis Line c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#AxisLine
|
|---|---|
| Sub Class Of | Line c |
Composite c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#Composite
|
|---|---|
| Description | A composite element that aggregates multiple description elements. |
| Sub Class Of | Description Element c |
| Super Class Of |
Description Element c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#DescriptionElement
|
|---|---|
| Description | An abstract element in a drawing describing properties of display elements. For instance, a dimension line describing a wall or a text element specifying a schematic pump symbol. |
| Sub Class Of | Drawing Element c |
| In Domain Of | describes op |
| In Range Of | is described by op |
| Super Class Of |
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Dimension c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#Dimension
|
|---|---|
| Description | A composite element, comprising exactly 1 DimensionLine, 2 Terminators (at the line's ends), and 1 TextElement (for the dimension value). |
| Sub Class Of | Composite c |
| Restriction |
Dimension Chain c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#DimensionChain
|
|---|---|
| Description | A sequence of dimensions connected together to represent cumulative measurements. |
| Sub Class Of | Composite c |
| Restriction |
contains
op
min
2
|
Dimension Line c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#DimensionLine
|
|---|---|
| Description | The line type for indicating dimensions in a drawing, typically used to represent measurements. |
| Sub Class Of | Line c |
| In Domain Of | ends with op |
Display Element c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#DisplayElement
|
|---|---|
| Description | An element representing a real-world component. |
| Sub Class Of | Drawing Element c |
| In Domain Of |
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| In Range Of |
|
Drawing Element c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#DrawingElement
|
|---|---|
| Description | A visual element in a drawing. Metadata for these elements are stored as DrawingElementMeta instances. |
| Sub Class Of | Thing c |
| In Domain Of |
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| In Range Of |
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| Super Class Of |
Drawing Element Meta c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#DrawingElementMeta
|
|---|---|
| Description | Metadata for drawing elements, including inference confidence and methods used. |
| Sub Class Of | Thing c |
| In Domain Of |
|
| In Range Of | has meta op |
Equipment symbol c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#EquipmentSymbol
|
|---|---|
| Sub Class Of | Symbol c |
Line c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#Line
|
|---|---|
| Description | A linear description element in a drawing. |
| Sub Class Of | Description Element c |
| Super Class Of |
Section Symbol c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#SectionSymbol
|
|---|---|
| Description | A symbol defining the section plane that opens up a view section. Must have a partner symbol and is referred to by a TextElement which is its reference letter. |
| Sub Class Of | Symbol c |
Symbol c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#Symbol
|
|---|---|
| Description | A symbolic description element representing various annotations or markers. |
| Sub Class Of | Description Element c |
| Super Class Of |
Terminator c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#Terminator
|
|---|---|
| Description | A marker used to indicate endpoints or reference points on a dimension line. |
| Sub Class Of | Symbol c |
| In Domain Of |
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| In Range Of |
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Text Element c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#TextElement
|
|---|---|
| Description | A text-based description element in a drawing. |
| Sub Class Of | Description Element c |
| In Domain Of | is text dp |
Text Field c
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#TextField
|
|---|---|
| Description | A composite element containing multiple text elements, typically for multiline text. |
| Sub Class Of | Composite c |
| Restriction |
contains
op
min
2
|
Object Properties
defaultGeometry op
| IRI |
http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#defaultGeometry
|
|---|---|
| Is Defined By | |
| Description | |
| Sub Property Of | hasGeometry op |
hasGeometry op
| IRI |
http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql#hasGeometry
|
|---|---|
| Is Defined By | |
| Description | |
| Super Property Of | defaultGeometry op |
contains op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#contains
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates that the subject drawing element contains the object drawing element. For instance, lines can contain two endpoints. |
| Super Property Of | ends with op |
| Domain | Drawing Element c |
| Range | Drawing Element c |
depicts op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#depicts
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates that the subject display element graphically represents a real-world object, such as a building element, zone, or machine part. |
| Domain | Display Element c |
describes op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#describes
|
|---|---|
| Description | Establishes the relationship between a description element and a display element, where the description element describes the display element. |
| Domain | Description Element c |
| Range | Display Element c |
ends with op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#endsWith
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates that a dimension line ends with a dimension line marker. |
| Sub Property Of | contains op |
| Domain | Dimension Line c |
| Range | Terminator c |
has geometry op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#hasGeometry
|
|---|---|
| Description | Links the drawing element to its geometrical representation. |
| Domain | Drawing Element c |
has meta op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#hasMeta
|
|---|---|
| Description | Links meta information to a drawing element. |
| Domain | Drawing Element c |
| Range | Drawing Element Meta c |
is contained in op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#isContainedIn
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates that the subject drawing element is part of another drawing element. |
| Domain | Drawing Element c |
| Range | Drawing Element c |
isDepictedBy op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#isDepictedBy
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates that the real-world subject is depicted by the object display element, which is typically a geometric representation. |
| Range | Display Element c |
is described by op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#isDescribedBy
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates that the display element is described by a description element. |
| Domain | Display Element c |
| Range | Description Element c |
is referred to by op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#isReferredToBy
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates that the subject dimension line marker is referred to by another dimension line marker. |
| Domain | Terminator c |
| Range | Terminator c |
refers to op
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#refersTo
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates that the subject dimension line marker refers to another dimension line marker. |
| Domain | Terminator c |
| Range | Terminator c |
Datatype Properties
has confidence dp
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#hasConfidence
|
|---|---|
| Description | Specifies the confidence level of the inference that identified the drawing element. |
| Domain | Drawing Element c |
| Range | xsd:decimal |
has IFC representation dp
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#hasIfcRepresentation
|
|---|---|
| Description | Specifies the IFC representation of the drawing element. |
| Domain | Drawing Element c |
inferred at dp
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#inferredAt
|
|---|---|
| Description | Specifies the date when the drawing element was inferred. |
| Domain | Drawing Element Meta c |
| Range | xsd:date |
inferred by dp
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#inferredBy
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates the actor, company, or software that inferred the drawing element. |
| Domain | Drawing Element Meta c |
| Range | xsd:string |
inferred from dp
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#inferredFrom
|
|---|---|
| Description | Specifies the origin file from which the drawing element was extracted. |
| Domain | Drawing Element Meta c |
| Range | xsd:string |
inferred with dp
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#inferredWith
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates the algorithm used to infer the drawing element. |
| Domain | Drawing Element Meta c |
| Range | xsd:string |
is text dp
| IRI |
https://w3id.org/dano#isText
|
|---|---|
| Description | Indicates that the description element is a text element containing the specified string. |
| Domain | Text Element c |
| Range | xsd:string |
Annotation Properties
domain includes ap
| IRI |
https://schema.org/domainIncludes
|
|---|
range includes ap
| IRI |
https://schema.org/rangeIncludes
|
|---|
Namespaces
- dano
-
https://w3id.org/dano# - dc
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/ - foaf
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http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ - geo
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http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql# - owl
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http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl# - rdf
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http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns# - rdfs
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema# - schema
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https://schema.org/ - skos
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http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# - vann
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http://purl.org/vocab/vann/ - xsd
-
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#
Legend
| c | Classes |
| op | Object Properties |
| dp | Datatype Properties |
| ap | Annotation Properties |