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The **Service Ontology** is a micro-ontology that defines the general concept
of a service. The ontology is related to [GoodRelations Vocabulary], to
[Schema.org Vocabulary], and to [DCMI Metadata Terms].
[Schema.org Vocabulary], to [DCMI Metadata Terms], and to [FOAF Vocabulary].

## Status of this document

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This is version {VERSION}, last modified at {GIT_REVISION_DATE} with revision
{GIT_REVISION_HASH}.

The current version of this ontology is a preliminary draft for open
discussion. [Feedback](https://github.com/dini-ag-kim/service-ontology/issues) is welcome!
The current version of this ontology is a draft for open discussion.
[Feedback](https://github.com/dini-ag-kim/service-ontology/issues) is welcome!

**Revision history**

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A **service** is some action that is done for someone.

Each instance of a Service is also an instance of [gr:ProductOrService] from
[GoodRelations Vocabulary], [schema:Product] from [Schema.org Vocabulary] and
of [dctype:Service] from the [DCMI Metadata Terms].
[GoodRelations Vocabulary] and [dctype:Service] from [DCMI Metadata Terms]. A
service can be connected to one or more [ServiceProvider] with property
[providedBy] and to one or more [ServiceConsumer] with property [consumedBy].

service:Service a owl:Class ;
rdfs:label "Service"@en ;
rdfs:subClassOf gr:ProductOrService, dctype:Service ;
rdfs:seeAlso schema:Product ;
rdfs:seeAlso schema:Service, schema:Product ;
rdfs:isDefinedBy <> .

A service can be connected to one or more [ServiceProvider] with property
[providedBy] and to one or more [ServiceConsumer] with property [consumedBy].

[dctype:Service]: http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/#dcmitype-Service

Most services are also instance of [schema:Product] and/or [schema:Service]
from [Schema.org Vocabulary].

## ServiceProvider

[ServiceProvider]: #serviceprovider

A **service provider** is an entity that is responsible for providing a
[Service]. Typical providers, such as organizations and people, are also
instances of [foaf:Agent] and [gr:BusinessEntity] but the Service Ontology does
not put any constraints on the nature of providers.
[Service].

service:ServiceProvider a owl:Class ;
rdfs:label "ServiceProvider"@en ;
rdfs:seeAlso foaf:Agent, gr:BusinessEntity ;
rdfs:seeAlso foaf:Agent, dctype:Agent, gr:BusinessEntity,
schema:Person, schema:Organization ;
rdfs:isDefinedBy <> .

Typical providers, such as organizations and people, are also instances of
[foaf:Agent], [dctype:Agent], [gr:BusinessEntity], and [schema:Person] or
[schema:Organization] but the Service Ontology does not put any constraints on
the nature of providers.

## ServiceConsumer

[ServiceConsumer]: #serviceconsumer

A **service consumer** is an entity that requests or consumes a [Service].
Typical consumers, such as organizations and people, are instances of
[foaf:Agent] and [gr:BusinessEntity] but the Service Ontology does not put any
constraints on the nature of consumers.

service:ServiceConsumer a owl:Class ;
rdfs:label "ServiceConsumer"@en ;
rdfs:seeAlso foaf:Agent, gr:BusinessEntity ;
rdfs:seeAlso foaf:Agent, dctype:Agent, gr:BusinessEntity,
schema:Person, schema:Organization ;
rdfs:isDefinedBy <> .

Typical consumers, such as organizations and people, are instances of
[foaf:Agent], [dctype:Agent], [gr:BusinessEntity], [schema:Person],
[schema:Organization], or [schema:Audience] but the Service Ontology does not
put any constraints on the nature of consumers.

## ServiceLimitation

[ServiceLimitation]: #servicelimitation
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[provides]: #provides

Relates a [ServiceProvider] instance that **provides** a [Service]
instance to this service.
Relates a [ServiceProvider] instance that **provides** a [Service] instance to
this service.

service:provides a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:label "provides"@en ;
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[providedBy]: #providedBy

Relates a [Service] instance that is **provided by** a [ServiceProvider]
instance to this service provider.
instance to this service provider. In most cases this property can be used
interchangeable with [schema:provider].

service:providedBy a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:label "providedBy"@en ;
rdfs:domain service:Service ;
rdfs:range service:ServiceProvider ;
owl:inverseOf service:provides ;
rdfs:seeAlso schema:provider ;
rdfs:isDefinedBy <> .

## consumes
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rdfs:domain service:Service ;
rdfs:range service:ServiceConsumer ;
owl:inverseOf service:consumes ;
rdfs:seeAlso schema:serviceAudience ;
rdfs:isDefinedBy <> .

Typical properties that can be used together with this property include
[schema:serviceAudience] and [gr:isConsumableFor].

## limits

[limits]: #limits
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rdfs:range xsd:nonNegativeInteger ;
rdfs:isDefinedBy <> .


# References

* S. Bradner: *Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels*.
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* *DCMI Metadata Terms*.
<http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/>.

[Schema.org Vocabulary]: http://schema.org
[GoodRelations Vocabulary]: http://www.heppnetz.de/ontologies/goodrelations/
* *FOAF Vocabulary*.
<http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/>.

[DCMI Metadata Terms]: http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/
[dctype:Service]: http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/#dcmitype-Service
[dctype:Agent]: http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/#dcmitype-Agent

[FOAF Vocabulary]: http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/
[foaf:Agent]: http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/#term_Agent

[GoodRelations Vocabulary]: http://www.heppnetz.de/ontologies/goodrelations/
[gr:BusinessEntity]: http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#BusinessEntity
[gr:Offering]: http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Offering
[gr:ProductOrService]: http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#ProductOrService
[gr:offers]: http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#offers
[gr:seeks]: http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#seeks
[gr:isConsumableFor]: http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#isConsumableFor

[Schema.org Vocabulary]: http://schema.org
[schema:Product]: http://schema.org/Product
[schema:Service]: http://schema.org/Service
[schema:Offer]: http://schema.org/Offer
[schema:Person]: http://schema.org/Person
[schema:Organization]: http://schema.org/Organization
[schema:provider]: http://schema.org/Provider
[schema:serviceAudience]: http://schema.org/serviceAudience
[schema:Audience]: http://schema.org/Audience

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