Ontologies and Web Vocabularies¶
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7.3 GS1 Ontology and Web Vocabulary Publication Profile¶
Purpose: Govern publication of ontologies, semantic modules and mappings that provide machine-interpretable meaning.
Applicable outputs:
- GS1 Web Vocabulary releases;
- domain ontology modules;
- regulatory extensions;
- mappings from GDSN, CBV, SDD and GPC;
- context-specific subsets of larger semantic models.
Required capabilities:
- ontology and module identifiers;
- canonical term IRIs;
- version IRI and prior-version relations;
- class, property and individual declarations;
- definitions, usage notes and examples;
- import and dependency policy;
- semantic mapping assertions;
- deprecation and replacement policy;
- OWL consistency checks where applicable;
- SHACL validation shapes;
- release-difference report.
Example: A product sustainability module contains only the terms needed for materials, origin, repairability, recyclability, certification, manufacturer and facility identity while retaining links to the authoritative GS1 Web Vocabulary terms.