ODM2 CV: Relationship Type

Relationship Type Vocabulary ⤴

A vocabulary for describing the type of relationship between two entities in an ODM2 database. Examples include related Actions, Results, datasets, etc. The RelationshipType describes the nature of the relationship between the two entity instances (e.g., a Specimen SamplingFeature "was collected at" a Site SamplingFeature).

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Term	Name	Definition
cites	Cites	Use to indicate a relation to the work that the resource is citing/quoting.
compiles	Compiles	One to many relationship that denotes that the one source resource has been assembled from the target resources through a process of integration and harmonization (as opposed to simple aggregation).
continues	Continues	Use to indicate the resource is a continuation of the work referenced by the related identifier.
documents	Documents	Use to indicate the relation to the work which is documentation.
hasPart	Has part	Use to indicate the resource is a container of another resource.
isAttachedTo	Is attached to	Used to indicate that one entity is attached to another. For example this term can be used to express the fact that a piece of equipment is attached to a related piece of equipment.
isChildOf	Is child of	Used to indicate that one entity is an immediate child of another entity. For example, this term can be used to express the fact that an instrument deployment Action is the child of a site visit Action.
isCitationFor	Is citation for	Used to indicate the relationship between a Citation and the entity for which it is the Citation.
isCitedBy	Is cited by	Use to indicate the relation to a work that cites/quotes this data.
isCompiledBy	Is compiled by	Use to indicate the resource or data is compiled/created by using another resource or dataset.
isContinuedBy	Is continued by	Use to indicate the resource is continued by the work referenced by the related identifier.
isDerivedFrom	Is derived from	Used to indicate the relation to the works from which the resource was derived.
isDocumentedBy	Is documented by	Use to indicate the work is documentation about/explaining the resource referenced by the related identifier.
isIdenticalTo	Is identical to	Used to indicate the relation to a work that is identical to the resource.
isLocatedAt	Is located at	Used to indicate that a source is located at, or in proximity to, the target source
isNewVersionOf	Is new version of	Use to indicate the resource is a new edition of an old resource, where the new edition has been modified or updated.
isOriginalFormOf	Is original form of	Use to indicate the relation to the works which are variant or different forms of the resource.
isPartOf	Is part of	Use to indicate the resource is a portion of another resource.
isPreviousVersionOf	Is previous version of	Use to indicate the resource is a previous edition of a newer resource.
isReferencedBy	Is referenced by	Use to indicate the resource is used as a source of information by another resource.
isRelatedTo	Is related to	Used to indicate that one entity has a complex relationship with another entity that is not a simple, hierarchical parent-child relationship. For example, this term can be used to express the fact that an instrument cleaning Action is related to an instrument deployment action even though it may be performed as part of a separate site visit.
isRetrievalfor	Is retrieval for	Use to indicate the action is a retrieval of a previous deployment.
isReviewedBy	Is reviewed by	Used to indicate that the work is reviewed by another resource.
isSourceOf	Is source of	Used to indicate the relation to the works that were the source of the resource.
isSupplementedBy	Is supplemented by	Use to indicate the relation to the work(s) which are supplements of the resource.
isSupplementTo	Is supplement to	Use to indicate the relation to the work to which the resource is a supplement.
isVariantFormOf	Is variant form of	Use to indicate the resource is a variant or different form of another resource, e.g. calculated or calibrated form or different packaging.
references	References	Use to indicate the relation to the work which is used as a source of information of the resource.
Reviews	Reviews	Used to indicate that the work reviews another resource.
wasCollectedAt	Was collected at	Used to indicate that one entity was collected at the location of another entity. For example, thirs term can be used to express the fact that a specimen SamplingFeature was collected at a site SamplingFeature.