Business (uco:UsageType)
Used Cars Ontology
UCO: The The Used Cars Ontology
A Web vocabulary for describing aspects of used cars for e-commerce.
Vocabulary: http://purl.org/uco/ns#
Namespace: http://purl.org/uco/ns#
The vocabulary is designed to be used in combination with
(1) GoodRelations, a standard vocabulary for the commercial aspects of offers for sale, rental, repair, or disposal; and
(2) the Vehicle Sales Ontology, a standard vocabulary for cars and other vehicles.
See http://purl.org/goodrelations/ and http://purl.org/vso/ns for more information.
E-Commerce, E-Business, GoodRelations, Ontology, Automotive, Cars, Vehicles, Used Cars
UCO: The Used Cars Ontology for Semantic Web-based E-Commerce
Hepp Research GmbH and Makolab S.A.
V 1.0:A, Release 2012-12-31
The Used Cars Ontology is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license; see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.
In a nutshell, you are free to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix/adapt the work (e.g. to import the ontology and create specializations of its elements),
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The usage of a vehicle for general business purposes, i.e. excluding usages like as a taxi, rental car, or driving instructions.
mileage (0..1)
The mileage of the vehicle at the event, e.g. at the accident, maintenance, check, or modification.
Typical unit code(s): KMT for kilometers, SMI for statute miles
Car Sharing (uco:UsageType)
The usage of a vehicle for car sharing networks
Authorized Dealer (gr:BusinessEntityType)
An authorized dealer of the manufacturer of the respective vehicle
number of drivers (0..1)
The number of people who were/are regularly driving the vehicle in the respective period of time (when attached to uco:OwnershipInfo) or in total (when directly applied to a vso:Vehicle)
mileage end (0..1)
The mileage of the vehicle at the end of the period of ownership.
Typical unit code(s): KMT for kilometers, SMI for statute miles
Private (uco:UsageType)
The usage of a vehicle soleley for private purposes
pets (0..*)
The type(s) of animals that have been transported in the vehicle during the period of ownership (if attached to uco:OwnershipInfo) or in general (if attached to the vso:Vehicle directly).
If possible, use DBPedia URIs, e.g. http://dbpedia.org/resource/Dog.
contains (0..*)
A naive part-whole relation that allows providing more granular uco:OwnershipInfo data for a part of the duration of the ownership
airbag deployment (0..1)
This property indicates whether at least one of the airbags of the vehicle has been deployed in the respective accident (when attached to uco:DamageOrAccident) or ever (when directly applied to a vso:Vehicle).
original parts only (0..1)
This indicates whether the parts used for repairing a damage, for a maintenance task, or a modification were all original.
valid from (0..1)
This property indicates the beginning of the validity of the inspection represented by the uco:Check node. This is typically the day of the inspection.
parking (0..*)
The main type(s) of parking that have been used for the vehicle during the period of ownership (if attached to uco:OwnershipInfo) or in general (if attached to the vso:Vehicle directly)
Taxi (uco:UsageType)
The usage of a vehicle as a taxi
indication of odometer rollback (0..1)
This property indicates whether it is likely or known that the odometer of the vehicle does not properly reflect the total mileage of the vehicle, e.g. because the odometer has been replaced, reset, or tampered with
main location (0..*)
The main location(s) of the vehicle during the period of ownership
to (0..1)
This property indicates the end of the period of ownership represented by this uco:OwnershipInfo node.
property ID (0..1)
A global identifier, e.g. a URI, a prefixed string, or any other identifier that can be used to refer to a standardized property type
unit text (0..1)
A string or text indicating the unit of measurement. Useful if you cannot provide a standard unit code for uco:unitCode.
smoking (0..1)
This property indicates whether it has been smoked inside the car in the respective period of time (when attached to uco:OwnershipInfo) or ever (when directly applied to a vso:Vehicle).
part removed (0..1)
A textual description of the part or parts removed in the modification (e.g. tuning) or maintenance task
listPrice (0..1)
The original list price of the new car at the time of production
inspected (0..*)
This property points to inspections and certifications that the vehicle has undergone.
part replaced (0..1)
A textual description of the part or parts replaced in the modification (e.g. tuning) or maintenance (e.g. new engine) task
total loss (0..1)
This property indicates whether the vehicle is considered a total loss as the result of a damage in the respective accident (when attached to uco:DamageOrAccident) or in general (when directly applied to a vso:Vehicle).
valid to (0..1)
This property indicates the end of the validity of the inspection represented by the uco:Check node. This is typically the day of the inspection plus one (UK MOT) or two years (e.g. German TÃœV).
valuation (0..*)
The market price assessment gained by the respective valuation. Use gr:name to indicate the name of the valuation service.
number of owners (0..1)
The total number of people or organizations who owned the vehicle, including the current owner.
Note that this value can be higher (but not lower) than the number of uco:OwnershipInfo nodes, since those records may be incomplete.
property name (0..1)
The name of the property
license plate (0..*)
The license plate string(s) assigned to the vehicle during the period of ownership
structural damage (0..1)
This property indicates whether the vehicle has suffered from structural damage in the respective accident (when attached to uco:DamageOrAccident) or ever (when directly applied to a vso:Vehicle).
Garage (uco:ParkingType)
The parking of a vehicle in a closed garage
currentOwner (0..1)
This property points to the current owner of the vehicle.
owner (0..*)
This property points to the owner of the vehicle for the respective period of time, as indicated by the uco:OwnershipInfo node.
repaired (0..1)
This indicates whether damages resulting from a certain uco:DamageOrAccident (when attached to this type) or all damages (when directly attached to a vso:Vehicle) have been properly repaired. Do not use this propery on a vso:Vehicle if it never had a damage.
usage (0..*)
The type(s) of usage during the period of ownership (if attached to uco:OwnershipInfo) or in general (if attached to the vso:Vehicle directly)
feature (0..*)
This property points to vehicle features in a semi-structured property-value form.
unit code (0..1)
A UN/CEFACT Common Code for indicating the unit of measurement of the value, if available
from (0..1)
This property indicates the beginning of the period of ownership represented by this uco:OwnershipInfo node.
property value (0..1)
The value of of the property
Independent Dealer (gr:BusinessEntityType)
An independent dealer
Rental (uco:UsageType)
The usage of a vehicle as a rental car
mileage initial (0..1)
The mileage of the vehicle at the beginning of the period of ownership.
Typical unit code(s): KMT for kilometers, SMI for statute miles
Driving School (uco:UsageType)
The usage of a vehicle for commercial driver's education
driver (0..*)
This property points to the driver or drivers that were regularly driving the vehicle during the respective period of time (when attached to uco:OwnershipInfo) or in total (when attached directly to a vso:Vehicle).
Street (uco:ParkingType)
The parking of a vehicle on a public or private street
total loss (0..1)
This property indicates whether the accident leading to the damage was a not-at-fault accident from the perspective of the owner.
part added (0..1)
A textual description of the part or parts added in the modification (e.g. tuning) or maintenance task
Money-back Guarantee (gr:WarrantyScope)
The promise to take back the vehicle without any specific reason for a full refund within a certain amount of time
country of origin (0..1)
The country or geo-political region in which the vehicle was initially sold officially, indicated as the two-character version of ISO 3166-1 (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) for regions or ISO 3166-2, which breaks down the countries from ISO 3166-1 into administrative subdivisions.
country of registration (0..1)
The country or geo-political region in which the vehicle is currently registered, indicated as the two-character version of ISO 3166-1 (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) for regions or ISO 3166-2, which breaks down the countries from ISO 3166-1 into administrative subdivisions.
Carport (uco:ParkingType)
The parking of a vehicle under a protective roof, e.g. in a carport
carried out by (0..1)
The business or type of business that carried out the check, repair, maintenance, or modification
hasOwnershipInfo (0..*)
This property points to information about the current and previous owners of the vehicle.
currentLocation (0..1)
The current location of the vehicle, i.e. where the car could be tested. For indicating alternative locations to which the seller is willing to bring the car, use gr:availableAtOrFrom attached to the gr:Offering, since those are aspects of the offer, not of the vehicle.
eventInformation (0..*)
This property points to events related to the vehicle, like accidents and damages or major modifications or maintenance.
Parking Type
A type of parking for a vehicle, e.g. in a garage, on the street (open-sky), or in a carport. You can use DBpedia URIs for additional types.
Modification or Maintenance
A modification or maintenance is an event in which a part of the vehicle is being replaced or removed, or a new part is being added.
Typical examples are the replacement of the engine or the installation of a trailor-hitch.
Species
A species, typically a pet, for indicating the type of animals that were regularly transported in the vehicle.
If possible, use DBPedia URIs, e.g. http://dbpedia.org/resource/Dog.
Damage or Accident
A damage or accident is an event in which the vehicle is being damaged.
Usage Type
A type of usage of a vehicle, e.g. rental, taxi, driving school, commuting. It is best to either use one of the predefined individuals or DBpedia URIs whenever possible.
Check
A mandatory or optional technical inspection, e.g. the MOT, a vendor-specific certification of used cars, etc.
Ownership Info
An ownership information node is a structured value representing information about the period of ownership of a vehicle by a person or organisation.
Property Value
A property-value is a structured value for representing a feature of a vehicle in a semi-formal way.