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Class: Observation

A generic observation or measurement record from NEON. This is a base class for specific observation types.

URI: schema:Observation

 classDiagram
    class Observation
    click Observation href "../Observation/"
      Observation <|-- BiologicalObservation
        click BiologicalObservation href "../BiologicalObservation/"
      Observation <|-- EnvironmentalObservation
        click EnvironmentalObservation href "../EnvironmentalObservation/"

      Observation : data_product





        Observation --> "1" DataProduct : data_product
        click DataProduct href "../DataProduct/"



      Observation : location





        Observation --> "0..1" Location : location
        click Location href "../Location/"



      Observation : observation_datetime

      Observation : observation_id

      Observation : release





        Observation --> "0..1" Release : release
        click Release href "../Release/"



      Observation : site





        Observation --> "1" Site : site
        click Site href "../Site/"

Inheritance

Class Properties

Property Value
Class URI schema:Observation

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
observation_id 1
String		 Unique observation identifier direct
site 1
Site		 Site where observation was made direct
location 0..1
Location		 Specific location of observation direct
data_product 1
DataProduct		 Data product this observation belongs to direct
observation_datetime 1
Datetime		 Date and time of observation direct
release 0..1
Release		 Release this observation is from direct

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self schema:Observation
native neon:Observation

LinkML Source

Direct

name: Observation
description: A generic observation or measurement record from NEON. This is a base
  class for specific observation types.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
attributes:
  observation_id:
    name: observation_id
    description: Unique observation identifier
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:identifier
    identifier: true
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: string
    required: true
  site:
    name: site
    description: Site where observation was made
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    slot_uri: dwc:locationID
    domain_of:
    - Location
    - SiteAvailability
    - DataFile
    - Sample
    - Observation
    range: Site
    required: true
    inlined: false
  location:
    name: location
    description: Specific location of observation
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    domain_of:
    - Sample
    - Observation
    range: Location
    inlined: false
  data_product:
    name: data_product
    description: Data product this observation belongs to
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    domain_of:
    - DataFile
    - Sample
    - Observation
    range: DataProduct
    required: true
    inlined: false
  observation_datetime:
    name: observation_datetime
    description: Date and time of observation
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:eventDate
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: datetime
    required: true
  release:
    name: release
    description: Release this observation is from
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    domain_of:
    - DataFile
    - Observation
    range: Release
    inlined: false
class_uri: schema:Observation

Induced

name: Observation
description: A generic observation or measurement record from NEON. This is a base
  class for specific observation types.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
attributes:
  observation_id:
    name: observation_id
    description: Unique observation identifier
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:identifier
    identifier: true
    alias: observation_id
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: string
    required: true
  site:
    name: site
    description: Site where observation was made
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    slot_uri: dwc:locationID
    alias: site
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Location
    - SiteAvailability
    - DataFile
    - Sample
    - Observation
    range: Site
    required: true
    inlined: false
  location:
    name: location
    description: Specific location of observation
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    alias: location
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Sample
    - Observation
    range: Location
    inlined: false
  data_product:
    name: data_product
    description: Data product this observation belongs to
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    alias: data_product
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - DataFile
    - Sample
    - Observation
    range: DataProduct
    required: true
    inlined: false
  observation_datetime:
    name: observation_datetime
    description: Date and time of observation
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dwc:eventDate
    alias: observation_datetime
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - Observation
    range: datetime
    required: true
  release:
    name: release
    description: Release this observation is from
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    alias: release
    owner: Observation
    domain_of:
    - DataFile
    - Observation
    range: Release
    inlined: false
class_uri: schema:Observation