Additions to GSQ Alias
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For DES to use the Catalogue, we need to create a list of our organisation and org units. These critically link to publishers in the metadata schema.
@DavidCrosswellGSQ @KellyVance I'm proposing to add items and refine the GSQ Alias file to include this information and build out some of the ORG ontology items.
cc @UbuntuScott
All, this might best be done by changing the vocabulary title here to simply Alias or Queensland Government Alias and then creating gsq-alias and des-alias collections to suit the specific needs of each. This would also future-proof us should any other departments wish to join the fun later on. Thoughts?
Opening up the terms to future use would be good. Our initial thoughts on what our structure could look like followed much of the ORG ontology - example below. But potentially we overthought some of it though!
Using ORG means we can morph items over time, using a structured language - which helps with changes to organisations and names.
### https://linked.data.qld.gov.au/agent/DES
:DES rdf:type owl:NamedIndividual ,
org:FormalOrganization ,
prov:Organization ;
org:hasPrimarySite :GeorgeSt ;
org:hasSite :Ecosciences ;
rdfs:label "Department of Environment and Science" .
### https://linked.data.qld.gov.au/agent/DES-10157
:DES-10157 rdf:type owl:NamedIndividual ,
org:OrganizationalUnit ;
org:hasSite :Ecosciences ;
org:unitOf :DES ;
rdfs:label "Science and Technology" ,
"Science and Technology Division" .
### https://linked.data.qld.gov.au/agent/Ecosciences
:Ecosciences rdf:type owl:NamedIndividual ,
org:Site ;
org:siteAddress http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/gnaf-2016-05/address/GAQLD163292916 ,
[ rdf:type vcard:Address ;
vcard:country-name "Australia" ;
vcard:locality "Dutton Park" ;
vcard:postal-code "4102" ;
vcard:region "QLD" ;
vcard:street-address "41 Boggo Road"
] ;
rdfs:label "Ecosciences Precinct" .
### https://linked.data.qld.gov.au/agent/GeorgeSt
:GeorgeSt rdf:type owl:NamedIndividual ,
org:Site ;
org:siteAddress http://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/gnaf-2016-05/address/GAQLD163137756 ,
[ rdf:type vcard:Address ;
vcard:country-name "Australia" ;
vcard:locality "Brisbane" ;
vcard:postal-code "4001" ;
vcard:region "QLD" ;
vcard:street-address "400 George Street"
] ;
rdfs:label "400 George Street, Brisbane" .
Our alias vocabulary is really just for defining the source of secondary names for data objects and entries, so it might be a bit rudimentary and overly specific for your purposes.
For our full list of organisations and their relationships we have a Party Database component in our data structure https://github.com/geological-survey-of-queensland/gsq-party-profile
But for an Ontology based approach, we could take what you have above and define a new Queensland Government Organisation ontology that we could expand over time.
@KellyVance based on the above, would you like me to create a new ontology based for organisations (ie agencies, org units, locations) or add them to gsq_alias? Recognising that full details for GSQ will be kept in the Party Database and DES will likely have additional details for internal use?
I'm leaning towards a fresh approach as we can design for expansion over time with other agencies.
@broughd-qld I tend to agree that a fresh approach is best too. It might be pushing this vocabulary beyond its true intent and essence to expand it to a full ontology. That said, this alias list, would be one element feeding into a larger structure to deal with organisation records.
OK - I'll start a fresh ontology. Will be easier to merge and relate than disentangle at a later date.
@KellyVance as we discussed yesterday the ontology approach and the party database are probably complementary and will serve different purposes. I'll kick off a QG agency ontology and we can expand as required, noting that full details should be in the party database or other systems as needed.