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issue 1234, update scope note on gist:description
pwin Aug 12, 2025
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Update ontologies/gistCore.ttl
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added release note
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Merge branch 'pwin/1234-add-scope-note-to-description' of https://git…
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions docs/release_notes/issue1234-add-scope-note-to-description.md
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### Minor Updates

- Added a clearer scope note to `gist:description`. Issue [#1234](https://github.com/semanticarts/gist/issues/1234).
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New scope note at 2337-2339 is great.

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@prefix gistd: <https://w3id.org/semanticarts/ns/data/gist/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
@prefix xml: <http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
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gist:SchemaMetaData ,
gist:UnitOfMeasure
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skos:definition "A structured entity formed to achieve specific goals, typically involving members with defined roles."^^xsd:string ;
skos:scopeNote "Not all organizations have members, e.g. shell companies."^^xsd:string ;
skos:definition "A structured entity formed to achieve specific goals, typically involving members with defined roles."^^xsd:string ;
skos:example "Legal entities like companies; non-legal entities like clubs, committees, or departments."^^xsd:string ;
skos:prefLabel "Organization"^^xsd:string ;
skos:scopeNote "While typically the members of organizations are people, in some cases they are other organizations; e.g., the members of the United Nations are country governments."^^xsd:string ;
skos:scopeNote
"Not all organizations have members, e.g. shell companies."^^xsd:string ,
"While typically the members of organizations are people, in some cases they are other organizations; e.g., the members of the United Nations are country governments."^^xsd:string
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skos:definition "A statement about someone or something's attributes or characteristics."^^xsd:string ;
skos:example "The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. It was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931."^^xsd:string ;
skos:prefLabel "description"^^xsd:string ;
skos:scopeNote "This property is used to provide a description of an individual in greater detail than a label."^^xsd:string ;
skos:scopeNote """This property is to be used to describe data individuals which are not part of the ontology subject matter.
A definition and a description have different semantics. Use skos:definition when it is 'a statement of the exact meaning of a thing',
and gist:description when it is a representation or account of a thing, but not a statement of meaning."""^^xsd:string ;
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I suggest the following:

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skos:scopeNote """This property is to be used to describe data individuals which are not part of the ontology subject matter.
A definition and a description have different semantics. Use skos:definition when it is 'a statement of the exact meaning of a thing',
and gist:description when it is a representation or account of a thing, but not a statement of meaning."""^^xsd:string ;
skos:scopeNote "This property is used to describe instance data which is not part of the ontology. A definition and a description have different semantics. Use skos:definition for a statement of the meaning of a thing and gist:description to describe a thing's attributes, characteristics, or features."^^xsd:string ;
skos:example "A person does not have a definition, but might be described as being 6 feet tall with brown hair and blue eyes; an ontology class or taxonomy term has a definition."^^xsd:string ;

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