Ontology
comment: PROTON (Proto Ontology), Upper module
version info: "0.1"

accountProvider
type: ObjectProperty
comment: a relation between an account and the Agent (usually organization) providing and managing it
range: Agent
domain: Account

activeInSector
type: ObjectProperty
transitive over: http://proton.semanticweb.org/2005/04/protonu#subSectorOf
comment: Denotes that the organization is active within the industry sector
domain: CommercialOrganization
range: IndustrySector

compliantWithSchema
type: ObjectProperty
comment: links a dataset with a schema it complies to
domain: InformationResource
range: DataSchema

hasAddress
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relate address to an Agent. Will be used for URL, email and other addresses.
sub property of: hasContactInfo
range: Address

hasAirport
type: ObjectProperty
range: Airport
domain: City

hasBrother
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasSibling
range: Man

hasCapital
type: ObjectProperty
range: Capital
domain: PoliticalRegion

hasCurrency
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Country
range: Currency

hasDaughter
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasChild
range: Woman

hasEMail
type: ObjectProperty
range: EMail
sub property of: hasInternetAddress

hasFather
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasParent
range: Man

hasFax
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasContactInfo
range: PhoneNumber

hasGovernment
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Country
range: GovernmentOrganization

hasHusband
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasSpouse
range: Man
domain: Woman

hasInternetAddress
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasContactInfo
range: InternetAddress

hasMinister
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relates a particular organization to the agents which are members of that organization. This predicate indicates `generic' membership, although there may be specialized kinds of membership in the same organization. Typically, membership eligibility is determined by the organization and accepted with the agent's voluntary affiliation. In many cases Persons that take Positions within Organization are considered members of the organization, although this is no way formally encoded here.
range: Person
sub property of: hasEmployee
domain: Ministry

hasMobilePhone
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasPhone

hasMother
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasParent
range: Woman

hasPhone
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasContactInfo
range: PhoneNumber

hasPrimeMinister
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relates a particular organization to the agents which are members of that organization. This predicate indicates `generic' membership, although there may be specialized kinds of membership in the same organization. Typically, membership eligibility is determined by the organization and accepted with the agent's voluntary affiliation. In many cases Persons that take Positions within Organization are considered members of the organization, although this is no way formally encoded here. Relates a particular organization to the agents which are members of that organization. This predicate indicates `generic' membership, although there may be specialized kinds of membership in the same organization. Typically, membership eligibility is determined by the organization and accepted with the agent's voluntary affiliation. In many cases Persons that take Positions within Organization are considered members of the organization, although this is no way formally encoded here.
sub property of: hasMinister

hasProfession
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Person
range: Profession

hasPublisher
type: ObjectProperty
comment: An entity responsible for making the resource available. Examples of Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. (DC2003ISO)
range: Agent
domain: PublishedMaterial

hasShareholder
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasMember
domain: CommercialOrganization

hasSister
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasSibling
range: Woman

hasSon
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasChild
range: Man

hasStationaryPhone
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasPhone

hasUniversity
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Location
range: University

hasWebPage
type: ObjectProperty
range: WebPage
sub property of: hasInternetAddress

hasWife
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: hasSpouse
domain: Man
range: Woman

issueOf
type: ObjectProperty
domain: IssueOfPeriodical
range: PeriodicalPublication

ofCountry
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: locatedIn
range: Country
domain: GovernmentOrganization

officialPositionIn
type: ObjectProperty
comment: This property models the Person->hasPosition->Location.
range: Location
domain: OfficialPosition

publishedWithin
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Article
range: ResourceCollection

subSectorOf
type: ObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
comment: The general part-of relation which in place between a whole and each of its parts. It has number of specializations.
sub property of: partOf
domain: IndustrySector
range: IndustrySector

FISCAL_NET_INCOME
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Net Income last year.
domain: CommercialOrganization

FISCAL_SALES
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Sales last year.
domain: CommercialOrganization

ISBN
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is a unique machine-readable identification number, which marks any book unmistakably.
sub property of: informationResourceIdentifier
domain: Book

ISSN
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is an eight-digit number which identifies periodical publications as such, including electronic serials. More than one million ISSN numbers have so far been assigned.
sub property of: informationResourceIdentifier
domain: PeriodicalPublication

datePublished
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Typically, associated with the creation or availability of the resource. Recommended best practice for encoding the date value is defined in a profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF] and includes (among others) dates of the form YYYY-MM-DD.
sub property of: hasDate
domain: PublishedMaterial

hasCode
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Denotes that the Sector has the specified SIC code
domain: IndustrySector

hasUnit
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Currency

stockExchangeIndex
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Name of the company on the Stock Exchange, where it is traded. At present, if a comapny is traded on two SEs with different indices, there is no way to encode which of them is applicable where.
domain: PublicCompany

tradedOn
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Relates the Public Company to the Stock Exchange where it is traded
domain: PublicCompany
range: StockExchange

Accident
type: Class
subclass of: Event

Account
type: Class
subclass of: Object
comment: An explicit agreement between agents. Typically, service providers (e.g. banks or ISPs) provide accounts to their customers or users, which are considered account owners. The existence of the account depends on the provider, even though the user owns it in some metaphoric sense. Examples could be bank, ISP, e-Commerce, ICQ, email accounts. The accounts are usually aligned with a sort of contract.

Address
type: Class
subclass of: ContactInformation
comment: Any sort of address, specifying how to locate something somewhere

Airline
type: Class
subclass of: Company

AirplaneModel
type: Class
subclass of: Product

Airport
type: Class
subclass of: TransportFacility
comment: An airport, including heliports. NIMA GNS designators AIPR, AIRH.

Album
type: Class
subclass of: AudioRecording

AlcoholicBeverage
type: Class
subclass of: Beverage
comment: A type (specific receipe) for a beverage. For instance: Guiness Beer, Absolut Currant, etc.

AmusementPark
type: Class
subclass of: RecreationalFacility
comment: (ADL FT) Commercially operated enterprises that offer rides, games, and other forms of entertainment. NIMA GNS designator - no equivalents.

Announcement
type: Class
subclass of: PublishedMaterial
comment: A formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence".) WordNet 1.7.1

Archipelago
type: Class
subclass of: Island
subclass of: WaterRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Seas or areas in a sea that contain numerous islands; also, the island groups themselves. NIMA GNS designator - no equivalent.

Art
type: Class
subclass of: SocialAbstraction

ArtPerformance
type: Class
subclass of: Event
comment: A specific performance taking place at some moment, somewhere. Quite often staring 19:00 in the theatre, stadium, etc.

Article
type: Class
subclass of: PublishedMaterial
comment: A relatively short document publishes as a part of ReosurceCollection.

ArtificialSatellite
type: Class
subclass of: Satellite
comment: A satellite created by humans

AstronomicalObject
type: Class
subclass of: Location
comment: Any object studied by astronomers, (usually quite large natural and inanimate) object that is located in the physical universe and is not on the surface of the Earth. Definition partly derived from OpenCyc 0.7

AudioRecording
type: Class
subclass of: MusicalComposition

Bank
type: Class
subclass of: Company

Bay
type: Class
subclass of: WaterRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Indentations of a coastline or shoreline enclosing a part of a body of water; bodies of water partly surrounded by land. We use this category for bahias; for coves; and for embayments. NIMA GNS designators BAY, BAYS.

Beach
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Sloping shores along a body of water that is washed by waves or tides and is usually covered by sand or gravel. ... We use this category for sandy areas; and for strands. NIMA GNS designator BCH, BCHS.

Beverage
type: Class
subclass of: ChemicalCompound
comment: Any liquid suitable for drinking (WordNet, 1.7). The instances of this class are types of drinks, specific receipts. For instance: Diet Coke, Bacardi Spice.

BiogeographicRegion
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Geographic regions characterized chiefly by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] We use this category for biomes; for ecoregions; and for vegetation. Omitted ADL sub-classes: Barren lands, Grasslands, Habitats, Snow Regions, Wetlands. NIMA GNS designator - no equivalent. Some correspondence to class Hypsographic Features.

BoardMeeting
type: Class
subclass of: Meeting

BoardMember
type: Class
subclass of: JobPosition
comment: Position for a Person who belongs to Board of Directors, which is responsible for oversight of the Organization. A member of the Board of Directors of an organization may or may not be an executive of the organization.

Book
type: Class
subclass of: PublishedMaterial
comment: A relatively big published document. It may or may not have chapters. There could be a serie of books considered as volumes of a bigger one.

Brand
type: Class
subclass of: Object
comment: Like Dodge and Milka

Bridge
type: Class
subclass of: TransportFacility
comment: (ADL FT) Structures erected over a depression or obstacle to carry traffic. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for covered bridges; for drawbridges; for overpasses; for trestles; and for viaducts. NIMA GNS designator BDG, BDGQ.

Building
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT) Permanent constructions that are roofed and usually walled. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for administrative facilities; for administrative facilities; for animal pounds; for animal shelters; for aquariums; for barns; for border posts; for cabins; for castles; for city halls; for civic centers; for civil buildings; for club houses; for coast guard stations; for commissaries; for community centers; for community houses; for conference facilities; for consulates; for convention centers; for customs houses; for customs posts; for depots; for embassy buildings; for exhibition buildings; for facilities; for facility centers; for fire stations; for firehouses; for forest stations; for government buildings; for guard stations; for halls; for headquarters; for hostels; for hotels; for houses; for inns; for inspection stations; for legation buildings; for lodges; for missions; for motels; for neighborhood centers; for offices; for park headquarters; for patrol posts; for pavilions; for planetariums; for plazas; for police posts; for public buildings; for ranger stations; for restaurants; for shelters; for shops; for stations; for structures; for student unions; for studios; for substations; for taverns; for town halls; for trading posts; for treatment plants; for United States Government establishments; for visitor centers; for walls; and for warehouses NIMA GNS designator BLDG.

BusinessAbstraction
type: Class
subclass of: Abstract

CEO
type: Class
subclass of: Executive

CalendarMonth
type: Class
subclass of: TemporalAbstraction
comment: A specific month of the year, such as, Jan, Feb, etc.

CalendarYear
type: Class
subclass of: TimeInterval
comment: A specific year, such as 2000, taken as a time interval

Camp
type: Class
subclass of: RecreationalFacility
comment: (ADL FT) Designated areas on which primitive structure(s) are erected for temporary shelter or where recreational vehicles are temporarily parked. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for campgrounds; for camping sites; for logging camps; for oil camps; for refugee camps; for RV parks; and for trailer parks (recreational). NIMA GNS designators CMP, CMPL, CMPLA, CMPO, CMPQ, CMPRF.

Canal
type: Class
subclass of: Channel
subclass of: HydrographicStructure
comment: (ADL FT) Artificial waterways with no flow or a controlled flow used for navigation (canal), or for draining or irrigating land (ditch). We use this category for canal bends; for canalized streams; for ditch mouths; for ditches; for drainage canals; for drainage ditches; for drains (channels); for flumes (manmade); for irrigation canals; for irrigation ditches; for irrigation systems; for laterals; for navigation canals; and for underground irrigation canals. NIMA GNS designators CNL,CNLA, CNLB, CNLD, CNLI, CNLN, CNLQ, CNLSB, CNLX.

Canyon
type: Class
subclass of: Valley
comment: (ADL FT) Relatively narrow, deep depressions with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope ... We use this category for barrancas; for chasms; for flumes (natural); for gorges; for gulches; for quebradas; and for ravines. NIMA GNS designator CNSU, CNYN, CNYU, GRGE, RAVU, RVN.

Cape
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Projection of land extending into a body of water that prominently marks a change in or interrupts the coastal trend of that water body. We use this category for headlands; for peninsulas; for points (physiographic); and for promontories. NIMA GNS designator CAPE, HDLD, PROM.

Capital
type: Class
subclass of: City
comment: (ADL FT) Towns or cities that are the official seats of government in a political entity, such as a state or nation. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] We use this category for county seats; for national capitals; and for state capitals. NIMA GNS designators PPLC, PPLA

CarModel
type: Class
subclass of: Product
comment: Such as Ford-T or BMW Z3.

Cave
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Natural underground passageways or chambers, or hollowed out cavities in the side of a cliff. ... We use this category for cave entrances; for caverns; for grottoes; for natural tunnels; and for underground lakes. NIMA GNS designator CAVE.

Chairman
type: Class
subclass of: Leader

Channel
type: Class
subclass of: WaterRegion
comment: (ADL FT) (a) Relatively narrow seas or stretches of water between two close landmasses and connecting two larger bodies of water; (b) Deeper parts of a moving body of water (as bays, estuaries, or straits) through which the main current flows or which affords the best passage through an area otherwise too shallow to navigate. ... We use this category for chutes (hydrographic); for cutoffs (hydrographic); for inlets; for lake channels; for marine channels; for narrows (hydrographic); for navigation channels; for reaches (hydrographic); for sounds (bodies of water); and for straits. NIMA GNS designators CHN, CHNL, CHNM, CHNN, STRT.

Charity
type: Class
subclass of: Organization
comment: A legal charity organization

ChemicalCompound
type: Class
subclass of: Product
comment: A specific chemical compound, such as H2O or Zarin.

City
type: Class
subclass of: PopulatedPlace
comment: (ADL FT) For smaller, less formally established communities, use 'populated places'. For independent cities, use 'countries, 2nd order divisions. Incorporated populated places. [Adapted from USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for municipalities; for towns; and for urban areas. NIMA GNS designator PPL.

Coast
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT: Coastal Zones) Strips of land (of indefinite width) that extend from the low-tide line inland to the first major change in landform features. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] We use this category for coastal plains; for coasts; for intertidal zones; for offshore areas; for shorelines; and for shores. NIMA GNS designators CST, SHOR.

CommercialOrganization
type: Class
subclass of: Organization
comment: Organization which buys or sells goods or services for a profit. It may also be a Business or it may merely be a sub-organization of a Business entity.

Company
type: Class
subclass of: CommercialOrganization
comment: A private, legal, corporate entity with the legal rights to own property, manage itself, and sue or be sued. It is established by a charter or registration granted by a government.

Concert
type: Class
subclass of: ArtPerformance

Continent
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Earth's major land masses, including both dry land and continental shelves. NIMA GNS designator - no equivalent.

Contract
type: Class
subclass of: Document
comment: Any sort of contract or treaty, as well, as other documents signed or otherwise accepted by more than one agent.

Country
type: Class
subclass of: PoliticalRegion
comment: (ADL FTT) Territory occupied by a large group of people organized under a single, usually independent government, and recognized as a country internationally. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] We use this category for nations; and for republics. NIMA GNS designators PCLD, PCLF, PCLI, PCLS. FIPS 10-4 is applicable, difining: Basic geopolitical entities assigned country codes include the following categories: (a) independent states; (b) dependent areas; (c) areas of quasi-independence, non-contiguous territories, possessions with out populations, areas with special sovereignty associations, areas without sovereignty; (d) political regimes not recognized by the United States; and (e) outlying areas of the United States. The list of basic entities provides complete coverage of the land areas of the world without overlap or duplication.

CountryCapital
type: Class
subclass of: Capital
comment: A capital of a Country. NIMA GNS designator PPLC.

County
type: Class
subclass of: PoliticalRegion
comment: (ADL FT: Countries, 2nd order divisions) Second-order divisions of a nation such as parishes, boroughs, counties, municipios, or judicial divisions, and independent cities such as those in Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia. [Adapted from USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for boroughs; for counties; for judicial divisions; for municipios; for parishes; and for second-order administrative divisions. NIMA GNS designator ADM2.

Crater
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Circular-shaped depressions at the summit of a volcanic core or on the surface of the land caused by the impact of a meteorite; man-made depressions caused by an explosion. ... We use this category for calderas. NIMA GNS designator CRTR, CLDA.

Creek
type: Class
subclass of: WaterRegion
comment: (ADL FT: Guts) Relatively small coastal waterways connecting larger bodies of water or other waterways. NIMA GNS designator CRKT, INLT.

Currency
type: Class
subclass of: Object
comment: Specific currency, usually national

DataSchema
type: Class
subclass of: InformationResource
comment: A particular notation for representation, standardization, and/or structuring of infomation. It can range from db schema, through ontology, to any sort of taxonomies, nomenclatures and subject hierarchies. Examples are Dublin Core, KIMO, SIC, XML, RDFS

Dataset
type: Class
subclass of: InformationResource
comment: A dataset is information encoded in a defined structure (for example, lists, tables, and databases), intended to be useful for direct machine processing (DCMI Type.) Somehow structured and interrelated body of information, data, or knowledge. This includes databases, knowledge bases, catalogues, registries, specific lists, etc. All tangible aspects (like media or host) are irrelevant for this class - it only considers the abstract information. What can be considered as a single document is outside the scope of this class, although it can be comprehensive in terms of size and structure.

Date
type: Class
subclass of: TimeInterval
comment: A specific date, as 12th of April, 1956, as the time period (the 24 hours of the day)

DayOfMonth
type: Class
subclass of: TemporalAbstraction

DayOfWeek
type: Class
subclass of: TemporalAbstraction
comment: (day)

DayTime
type: Class
subclass of: TemporalAbstraction
comment: Specific time (point) during the day, when the day is not specified. Like in "the supermarket is closing 20:30 p.m."

Delta
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Flat plains formed by alluvial deposits at the mouth of a stream. NIMA GNS designator DLTA.

Desert
type: Class
subclass of: BiogeographicRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Regions rendered barren or partially barren by environmental extremes, especially by low rainfall. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for arid regions; for bajadas; for rock deserts; for sandy areas; for sandy deserts; and for stony deserts. NIMA GNS designators DSRT, ERG, HMDA, REG.

Disease
type: Class
subclass of: NaturalPhenomenon
comment: A specific sort of desease, such as AIDS, SARS, Parcinson, etc. The instances of those class can often by considered as terms instead of entities, but in all cases, those are the general phenomena, not the particular situations when somebody is suffering the disease.

Division
type: Class
subclass of: Organization
comment: Branch, division, department, laboratory, etc. within an organisation. Usually, not a legal agent and not independent.

Drug
type: Class
subclass of: ChemicalCompound
comment: Such as Viagra.

EMail
type: Class
subclass of: InternetAddress

EducationalOrganization
type: Class
subclass of: Organization

Employee
type: Class
subclass of: JobPosition

Executive
type: Class
subclass of: Leader
subclass of: Manager
comment: An executive managerial position in a certain Organization. Executives are top managers of organizations, including corporate officers (CompanyPresident, etc.), Chiefs of Staff, Generals, Admirals, and others like Chief Corporate Counsel, Managing Partner, Producer, Chief Scientist, Chief Engineer, as well as other top and middle-top managers.

Facility
type: Class
subclass of: Location
comment: (ADL FT: Manmade Features, no def) Any regions and locations determined artificially, as a result of human activity. Many of the ADL sub-classes are omitted. NIMA GNS - no direct equivalent, although many sub-types are defined as classes (S, R) and designators.

Festival
type: Class
subclass of: TemporalAbstraction
comment: Any widely recognized festival or holiday, such as, Christmas or St. Valentine Day

Fjord
type: Class
subclass of: Bay
comment: (ADL FT) Long narrow glacially-eroded inlets of the sea, U-shaped and steep-walled, generally several hundred meters deep, between high rocky cliffs or slopes along a mountainous coast. ... We use this category for fiords; and for lochs. NIMA GNS designator FJD, FJDS.

Forest
type: Class
subclass of: BiogeographicRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Dense growths of trees, plants, and underbrush covering a large area. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] We use this category for forest reserves; and for national forests. Omitted ADL sub-classes: Petrified forests, Rain forests, Woods (the sub-classes collapsed here). NIMA GNS designator FRST, FRSTF, GDVC, GRVO, GRVP, GRVPN, TREE.

Galaxy
type: Class
subclass of: AstronomicalObject

Gap
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Ravines or gorges cut deeply through mountain ridges, or between hills or mountains. We use this category for cols; for defiles; for passes; for saddles (physiographic); and for sills (physiographic). NIMA GNS designator GAP, GAPU, GAPF, PASS, SILL, SILU.

GlobalRegion
type: Class
subclass of: Location
comment: Things like Southeastern Europe, Middle East, Oceania are global regions

Government
type: Class
subclass of: GovernmentOrganization
comment: The governmental cabinet

GovernmentOrganization
type: Class
subclass of: Organization
comment: The government of a country, i.e. the authorized country administration, without account for a specific government elected and being in power for some period. This notion of government groups all the administration, including any sort of ministries, agencies, commissions, etc.

Gulf
type: Class
subclass of: WaterRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Largest of various forms of inlets of the sea; usually larger, more enclosed, and more deeply indented than bays. NIMA GNS designator GULF.

Harbor
type: Class
subclass of: HydrographicStructure
subclass of: WaterRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Sheltered areas of water where ships or other watercraft can anchor or dock. We use this category for anchorages; for anclajes; for boat yards; for boatyards; for dock yards; for docking basins; for dockyards; for dry docks; for harbors; for marine terminals; for moorings; for ports; for roadsteads (anchorages); and for turning basins. The following sub-classes included (i.e. not-distinguishable): Marinas, Piers. NIMA GNS designators HBR, HBRX, MAR, BTYD, PIER, DCK, DCKB, DCKY, PRT, AIRS.

HomePage
type: Class
subclass of: WebPage

Hotel
type: Class
subclass of: Building

HydrographicStructure
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT) For constructed bodies of water. For natural water bodies, use 'hydrographic features'. We use this category for boat landings; for boat launches; for boat ramps; for sluices; and for water mills. Many sub-classes omitted; those considered are also made sub-classes of WaterRegion. NIMA GNS ... no direct equivalent.

IPAddress
type: Class
subclass of: InternetAddress

IndustrySector
type: Class
subclass of: BusinessAbstraction

Institute
type: Class
subclass of: ResearchOrganization

InsuranceCompany
type: Class
subclass of: Company

InternationalOrganization
type: Class
subclass of: Organization
comment: Legal international organization. Legal in this case means officially recognized by more than one government.

InternetAddress
type: Class
subclass of: ContactInformation

InternetDomain
type: Class
subclass of: InternetAddress

Island
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Tracts of land smaller than a continent, surrounded by the water of an ocean, sea, lake or stream. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] We use this category for atolls; for cays; for island arcs; for isles; for islets; for keys (islands); for land-tied islands; and for mangrove islands. NIMA GNS designator ISL, ISLF, ISLM, ISLS, ISLT, ISLX

IssueOfPeriodical
type: Class
subclass of: PublishedMaterial
comment: A specific issue, number, and/or volume of periodicle publication such as magazine.

Isthmus
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Narrow sections of land in a body of water connecting two larger land areas. NIMA GNS designator ISTH.

Jungle
type: Class
subclass of: BiogeographicRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Tropical regions of wild, tangled, dense vegetation. NIMA GNS designator - no equivalent.

Lake
type: Class
subclass of: WaterRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Use 'reservoirs' for human engineered lakes. Natural inland bodies of standing water, generally of appreciable size, occupying a depression in the Earth's surface. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] We use this category for beaver ponds; for crater lakes; for dry lakes; for fish ponds; for fishponds; for inland seas; for intermittent lakes; for intermittent oxbow lakes; for intermittent ponds; for intermittent pools; for intermittent salt lakes; for intermittent salt ponds; for lagoons; for laguna; for lake beds; for lochs; for millponds; for oxbow lakes; for ponds; for pools (water bodies); for salt evaporation ponds; for salt lakes; for salt ponds; and for tarns. NIMA GNS designators LBED, LK, LKC, LKI, LKN, LKNI, LKO, LKOI, LKS, LKSB, LKSC, LKSI, LKSN, LKSNI, LKX

LandRegion
type: Class
subclass of: Location
comment: Any sort of land regions which are sort of natural, i.e. excluding urban areas, political and administrative regions. It combines number of ADL feature types under Physiographic features and Regions. Omitted ADL sub-classes: Badlands, Bars, Basins, Bight, Cirques, Cliffs, Dunes, Flats, Karst areas. Ledges, Massifs, Mineral deposit areas, Moraines, Natural rock formations, Arches, Playas, Seafloor Features, Tectonic features, Volcanic features (Volcano put under Mountain), Subcontinents. NIMA GNS designators FSR, FURU, HMCK, PLDR, RKFL, SINK, SLID, SLP, SLPU, TERU, TRR.

LaunchFacility
type: Class
subclass of: TransportFacility
comment: (ADL FT) Areas from which rockets/missiles may be housed and projected, usually equipped with associated buildings and facilities. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for missile sites. NIMA GNS designator - no equivalent.

Leader
type: Class
subclass of: JobPosition
comment: A position for a person who heads an Organization. Typically, a leader of an organization makes major decisions on behalf of the whole organization, has the authority to direct the organization's personnel to carry out those decisions, and is empowered to engage or negotiate with external agents to achieve the organization's goals. This collection includes leaders of Divisions, such as department heads within larger organizations. Also, a single person may be a leader in more than one organization.

Legislation
type: Class
subclass of: InformationResource
comment: Various sort of legislative documents, including consitutions, laws, etc.

LocalCapital
type: Class
subclass of: Capital
comment: A capital of a Province or smaller administrative region. NIMA GNS designator PPLA.

Lock
type: Class
subclass of: HydrographicStructure
subclass of: TransportFacility
comment: (ADL FT) Stretches of water in canals, streams, or docks, enclosed by gates at each end, and used in raising and lowering boats as they pass from one water level to another. NIMA GNS designator LOCK.

Magazine
type: Class
subclass of: PeriodicalPublication
comment: A periodic paperback publication; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"), WordNet 1.7.1. This includes also journals and digests. The specific issues typically contain number of different articles.

MagazineIssue
type: Class
subclass of: IssueOfPeriodical
subclass of: ResourceCollection
comment: A specific issue of a magazine, journal or digest.

Man
type: Class
subclass of: Person

Manager
type: Class
subclass of: Employee
comment: Person whose primary job is to manage other people, directing their work activity in an Organization or for a project. A Manager tells his or her subordinate workers what to do

Market
type: Class
subclass of: BusinessAbstraction
comment: In contrast to IndustrySector, the market is determined by the customers instead of the business or the manifacturers. The market can be defined in terms of types of goods/services, geographic region, price levels and typical customer behaviours. Corresponding to the third sense in WordNet 1.7.1 "the customers for a particular product or service".

MediaBrand
type: Class
subclass of: Brand

MediaCompany
type: Class
subclass of: Company

MediaProduct
type: Class
subclass of: Product
comment: A mass media product (for instance a newspaper) abstracted from its organizational and ownership aspects (i.e. from its publisher) and considered more as a social phenomenon, partly a brand.

Meeting
type: Class
subclass of: Event

MeetingProceedings
type: Class
subclass of: Book
subclass of: ResourceCollection
comment: A collection of articles or presentations published as a book.

MemberOfParliament
type: Class
subclass of: JobPosition

Message
type: Class
subclass of: Document
comment: A written message, including various postings in newspapers or public sources, job position adverts, etc.

MilitaryAreas
type: Class
subclass of: PoliticalRegion
comment: (ADL FTT) We use this category for air force bases; for army facilities; for arsenals; for artillery ranges; for barracks; for bases (military); for camps (military); for forts; for infantry camps; for maneuver areas; for military bases; for military installations; for national guard facilities; and for naval bases. The following NIMA designators fit here: MILB, INSM, SCHM. The following ADL types are skipped as irrelevant: Cadastral areas,

MilitaryConflict
type: Class
subclass of: Event

MineSite
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT) Places or areas from which commercial minerals are or were removed by excavation from the Earth. [Adapted from USGS Feature Class Definitions <http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_guide_appendixc.html>] We use this category for adits (mine sites); for chrome mines; for coal mines; for collieries; for copper mines; for diatomite mines; for gold mines; for gravel pits; for iron mines; for lead mines; for mine entrances; for mine shafts; for mines; for mining areas; for mining camps; for nickel mines; for open pit mines; for placer mines; for quarries; for salt mines; for strip mines; and for tin mines. NIMA GNS designators MN, MNA, MNAU, MNC, MNCR, MNDT, MNFE, MNN, MNNI, MNPB, MNPL. MNQ, MNSN.

Minister
type: Class
subclass of: Executive

Ministry
type: Class
subclass of: GovernmentOrganization
comment: (Department) A specific ministry or department, structural unit of the government of specific country with focus and authority on specific problems of the country.

Money
type: Class
subclass of: SocialAbstraction
comment: A specific amount of money in specific currency

Month
type: Class
subclass of: TimeInterval
comment: A specific month, like Dec 2000, as a time period.

Monument
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT) Structures erected as memorials. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] We use this category for cairns; for landmarks (monuments); for memorials; for national monuments; for pyramids; for shrines; for statues; and for tombs. NIMA GNS designators MNMT, PYR, PYRS, CARN.

Mountain
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Landmasses that project conspicuously above their surroundings. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for cerros; for cordilleras; for foothills; for hills; for knolls; for mounds; and for mounts. Omitted ADL sub-classes: Continental divides. NIMA GNS designator MT, MTS, MTSU, MTU, MND, KNLU, KNSU, CDAU, HLL, HLLS, HLLU, HLSU.

MountainRange
type: Class
subclass of: Mountain
comment: (ADL FT) (a) Chains of hills or mountains; (b) somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly areas. ... We use this category for ranges (physiographic); and for sierra. NIMA GNS designator RNGU.

MountainSummit
type: Class
subclass of: Mountain
comment: (ADL FT) Peaks of mountains. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for ahus; for mountain crests; for nunataks; for peaks; and for summits. NIMA GNS designators PK, PKS, PKSU, PKU.

Movie
type: Class
subclass of: MediaProduct

MusicalComposition
type: Class
subclass of: MediaProduct

NaturalPhenomenon
type: Class
subclass of: Abstract
comment: Such as particular disease, the Gulfstream and other similar natural abstractions. The particular events or objects which could instantiate an abstract natural phenomena (i.e. specific sickness event caused by a disease) are not instances of this class.

NaturalSatellite
type: Class
subclass of: Satellite
comment: A satellite which is not a direct result of human activity

NewsAgency
type: Class
subclass of: MediaCompany

Newspaper
type: Class
subclass of: PeriodicalPublication
comment: A newspaper abstracted from its organizational and ownership aspects as well as from specific issue or paper body.

NewspaperIssue
type: Class
subclass of: IssueOfPeriodical
subclass of: ResourceCollection

NonGeographicLocation
type: Class
subclass of: Location
comment: A non-geographic region in some 3D space. The Longitude and Latitude properties for such objects could be void.

Oasis
type: Class
subclass of: BiogeographicRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Fertile, vegetated areas in the midst of a desert, where the water table has come close enough to the surface for wells and springs or seepages to exist, thus making them suitable for human habitation. NIMA GNS designator OAS.

Ocean
type: Class
subclass of: Sea
comment: (ADL FT) Continuous salt-water bodies that surround the continents and fill the Earth's great depressions. NIMA GNS designator OCN

Offer
type: Class
subclass of: Statement
comment: Something offered (as a proposal or bid), WordNet 1.7.1. An offer is a statement made by the offerer to a specific agent or without recepient.

OfficialPoliticalMeeting
type: Class
subclass of: Meeting

OfficialPosition
type: Class
subclass of: JobPosition
comment: Specific position, which models the Person->hasPosition->Location, e.g. "president of US", "mayor of NY". It is usually a shortcut to holding a position within the local government or other local administration, including military positions.

OilField
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT) Areas with reserves of recoverable petroleum or where petroleum has been removed from the Earth. ... We use this category for gas fields; for gasfields; for oilfields; for petroleum fields; and for storage fields (petroleum). NIMA GNS designator CMPO, OILF, OILQ, OILW, PMPO, GASF.

OlympicGames
type: Class
subclass of: SportEvent
comment: a specific issue of the games, like Athens 2004

OperaPerformance
type: Class
subclass of: ArtPerformance

Order
type: Class
subclass of: Statement

Park
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT) Places or areas developed for public use or recreation. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for arboretums; for botanical gardens; for commemorative areas; for commons; for gardens; for marine parks; for national forests; for national parks; for national seashores; for park gates; for picnic areas; for playgrounds; for provincial parks; for public use areas; for recreation areas; for rest areas; for scenic areas; for state forests; for state parks; for urban parks; for village squares; for wilderness areas; for zoological gardens; and for zoos. Omitted sub-classes: Viewing locations. NIMA GNS designators PRK, PRKHQ, PRKGT

Parliament
type: Class
subclass of: PoliticalEntity
comment: A legislative assembly representative at national or regional level. It can also be called Senate, etc.

Patent
type: Class
subclass of: InformationResource
comment: A registered (or awaiting registration) patent for specific invention or design.

Peninsula
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: NIMA GNS designator PEN, PENX.

Percent
type: Class
subclass of: Number
comment: A specific percent value

PerformanceSite
type: Class
subclass of: Building
subclass of: RecreationalFacility
comment: Buildings where cultural events are presented before an audience. We use this category for amphitheaters; for amphitheatres; for auditoriums; for bowls (performance); for coliseums; for concert halls; for opera houses; for playhouses; for recital halls; for stages (performance); for symphony halls; for theaters; and for theatres. NIMA GNS designator AMTH.

PeriodicalPublication
type: Class
subclass of: MediaBrand
comment: A periodical publication, disregarding its specific issues, numbers, volumes, etc.

PhoneNumber
type: Class
subclass of: ContactInformation

PieceOfArt
type: Class
subclass of: Object
comment: An artifact, namely a piece of art, usually, matterial object. Typical instances are paintings and sculptures. Corresponds to the Wordnet 1.7.1 synset "art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art")"

Pipeline
type: Class
subclass of: TransportFacility
comment: (ADL FT) Tubular conduits of substantial length, with pumps, valves, and control devices, for conveying fluids, gases, or finely divided solids. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for compressor stations; for gas pipelines; for oil pipeline junctions; for oil pipeline terminals; for oil pipelines; for oil pumping stations; for pump houses; for pumphouses; for pumping stations; and for water pumping stations. NIMA GNS designators OILP, OILJ, TRMO, PMPO, PMPW.

Plain
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Regions of general uniform slope, comparatively level and of considerable extent. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for interfluves; and for llanos. NIMA GNS designators PLN, PLNU, PLNX, INTF.

Planet
type: Class
subclass of: AstronomicalObject
comment: Any of the celestial bodies (other than comets or satellites) that revolve around the sun in the solar system. Definition partly derived from WordNet 1.7

Plateau
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Comparatively flat areas of great extent and elevation; specif. extensive land regions considerably above the adjacent country or above sea level; commonly limited on at least one side by an abrupt descent, have flat or nearly smooth surfaces but are often dissected by deep valleys and surmounted by high hills or mountains, and have a large part of their total surface at or near the summit level. We use this category for table mountains; and for tablelands. The ADL type Mesas, collapsed here. NIMA GNS designators PLAT, PLTX, PLTU, MESA, MESU, TMSU, TMST.

PoliticalEntity
type: Class
subclass of: Organization

PoliticalParty
type: Class
subclass of: PoliticalEntity
comment: An organization to gain political power. Definition taken from WordNet 1.7

PoliticalRegion
type: Class
subclass of: Location
comment: (ADL, Political Entity) We use this category for commonwealths; for dependent political entities; for freely associated states; for independent political entities; for oblasts; for political entities; and for semi-independent political entities. Sub-classes omitted: Countries, 4th order divisions. NIMA GNS class: A, Administrative Boundary Features.

PopulatedPlace
type: Class
subclass of: Location
comment: (ADL FT) Places or areas with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population. ... We use this category for agricultural colonies; for communes; for communities; for hamlets; for homesteads; for locales; for localities; for metropolitan areas; for populated localities; for ppl; for pueblos; for settlements; for suburbs; for villages; and with religious facilities for religious populated places. NIMA GNS designator PPL, PPL(x)

PostalAddress
type: Class
subclass of: Address

Premier
type: Class
subclass of: Executive

President
type: Class
subclass of: Leader

Profession
type: Class
subclass of: SocialAbstraction

Project
type: Class
subclass of: Event

Province
type: Class
subclass of: PoliticalRegion
comment: (ADL FT: Countries, 1st Order Divisions) First-order divisions of a nation. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for cantons; for first-order administrative divisions; for provinces; for states; and for territories. NIMA GNS designator ADM1. Also corresponds to the FIPS 10-4 principal administrative division defined as "an administrative area directly subordinate to the pertinent governing authority " NIMA GNS designator ADM1.

PublicCompany
type: Class
subclass of: Company
comment: Company which is publicly traded on Stock Exchange.

PublishedMaterial
type: Class
subclass of: Document
subclass of: MediaProduct
comment: A document which is published or intended for publishing

PublishingCompany
type: Class
subclass of: MediaCompany
comment: An organization which main activity is mass publishing of information. Often, the publishers issue periodic and/or non-periodic documents on paper media. While on-line publishing is considered a typical activity for publishers, the streaming electronic media such as TV and Radio Stations are not.

Quarter
type: Class
subclass of: TimeInterval
comment: A specific quarter of a specific year, such as Q4 1999

RaceCourse
type: Class
subclass of: SportFacility

RadioStation
type: Class
subclass of: MediaBrand

RailroadFacility
type: Class
subclass of: TransportFacility
comment: (ADL FT: Railroad Features) We use this category for metro rail stations; for railroad junctions; for railroad sidings; for railroad spurs; for railroad stations; for railroad stops; for railroad switches; for railroad yards; for railways; for subway stations; for switches (railroad); and for tramways. NIMA GNS designator RJCT, RR, RRQ, RSD, RSGNL, RSTN, RSTNQ, RSTP, RSTPQ, RYD.

RailroadTunnel
type: Class
subclass of: RailroadFacility
subclass of: Tunnel
comment: NIMA GNS designator RTNL.

RecreationalFacility
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT) We use this category for access areas; for access sites; for boardwalks; for casinos; for clubs (recreational); for country clubs; for fairgrounds; for fishing areas; for fishing lodges; for fitness centers; for gun clubs; for hunt posts; for hunting lodges; for ice skating rinks; for playgrounds; for recreation sites; for resorts; for riding stables; for spas; for sportsman lodges; for stables; for yacht clubs; for youth centers; and for youth facilities. NIMA GNS designators - no direct equivalents.

Reef
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Chains of rocks or coral at or near the surface of water. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for barrier reefs; and for fringing reefs. Collapsed ADL sub-class: Coral Reefs. NIMA GNS designator RF, RFSU, RFU, RFC.

ReferenceLocation
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT) We use this category for astronomical stations; for beacons; for bench marks; for boundaries; for boundary markers; for buoys; for control points; for geodectic stations; for geographic centers; for landmarks (reference locations); for light houses; for light stations; for lighthouses; for markers; for milestones; for plaques; for poles (sphere); for triangulation stations; and for walls. NIMNA GNS designators LTHSE, BP, TRIG.

ReligiousLocation
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: Things like Monastery, Church

ReligiousOrganization
type: Class
subclass of: Organization
comment: Organization which sells ideas and opinions about life. Just joking.

Report
type: Class
subclass of: Document

ResearchArea
type: Class
subclass of: SocialAbstraction
comment: Specific research area, topic or field.

ResearchOrganization
type: Class
subclass of: Organization

Reserve
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT) Areas set aside for the preservation of fauna, flora, and their natural habitats. [Macmillan Encyc., 2001] We use this category for agricultural reserves; for conservation areas; for demonstration areas; for environmental areas; for forest reserves; for game management areas; for hunting reserves; for management areas (reserves); for natural areas; for nature reserves; for palm tree reserves; for preserves; for primitive areas; for protected areas; for reservations (nature sites); for road less areas; for sanctuaries (wildlife); for wildlife areas; for wildlife refuges; and for wildlife reserves. NIMA GNS designators RES, RESA, RESF, RESH, RESN, RESP, RESV, RESW.

Reservoir
type: Class
subclass of: HydrographicStructure
subclass of: Lake
comment: (ADL FT) Artificially impounded bodies of water. We use this category for covered reservoirs; and for intermittent reservoirs. (incl. dams) NIMA GNS designator RSV, RSVI.

ResourceCollection
type: Class
subclass of: InformationResource
comment: A collection is an aggregation of information resources. The term collection means that the resource is described as a group; its parts may be separately described and navigated. (DCMI type Collection)

Ridge
type: Class
subclass of: Mountain
comment: (ADL FT) Elevations with a narrow, elongated crest which can be part of a hill or mountain. ... We use this category for aretes; for beach ridges; for cuestas; for eskers; for hogbacks; for icecap ridges; for rises (seafloor); and for spurs (physiographic). Omitted ADL sub-classes: Drumlin. NIMA GNS designators RDGB, RDGE, RDGG, RDGU, RISU, SPRU, SPUR.

River
type: Class
subclass of: Stream
comment: (ADL FT) Natural freshwater surface streams of considerable volume and a permanent or seasonal flow, moving in a definite channel toward a sea, lake, or another river; any large streams, or ones larger than brooks or creeks, such as the trunk stream and larger branches of a drainage system. We use this category for rios. NIM GNS designators ... no direct equivalents!

Roadway
type: Class
subclass of: TransportFacility
comment: (ADL FT) Open ways for passage of vehicles. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for caravan routes; for causeways; for drives; for highways; for intersections; for parkways; for road bends; for road cuts; for road junctions; for roads; for streets; and for traffic circles. NIMA GNS designators CSWY, CSWYQ, RD, RDA, RDB, RDCUT, RDJCT, RDST, RTE, STKR.

Satellite
type: Class
subclass of: AstronomicalObject
comment: An astronomic object orbiting around a planet or star. Definition partly derived from WordNet 1.7

School
type: Class
subclass of: EducationalOrganization

Science
type: Class
subclass of: ResearchArea
comment: A well established, big research area

Sea
type: Class
subclass of: WaterRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Large bodies of salt water. NIMA GNS designator SEA

Season
type: Class
subclass of: TemporalAbstraction

Ship
type: Class
subclass of: Vehicle

SoccerClub
type: Class
subclass of: SportClub
comment: A soccer (football) team

SocialAbstraction
type: Class
subclass of: Abstract
comment: Any sort of general social phenomenon, such as particular sort of art or science

Song
type: Class
subclass of: AudioRecording

Spacecraft
type: Class
subclass of: Vehicle
comment: [WN1.7] Space vehicle - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically a satellite around the sun.

Sport
type: Class
subclass of: SocialAbstraction
comment: A specific type of sport game

SportBuilding
type: Class
subclass of: Building
subclass of: SportFacility

SportClub
type: Class
subclass of: Company
subclass of: SportOrganization
comment: A sports club, football club or F1 team. Those should be considered commercial although in many cases they are not being run for profit.

SportEvent
type: Class
subclass of: Event

SportFacility
type: Class
subclass of: RecreationalFacility
comment: (ADL FT) Fields, centers, or open areas maintained for the purpose of holding sporting events and activities. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for aquatic centers; for arenas; for athletic complexes; for athletic fields; for ball parks; for baseball fields; for dragways; for equestrian centers; for fields; for football fields; for golf clubs; for golf courses; for gymnasiums; for natatoriums; for physical education facilities; for pistol ranges (sport); for polo fields; for pools, swimming; for race tracks; for racecourses; for racetracks; for raceways; for rifle ranges; for rodeo grounds; for shooting ranges (sport); for skeet shooting ranges; for ski areas; for ski facilities; for ski trails; for speedways; for stadiums; for swim clubs; for swimming pools; for tennis clubs; and for tennis courts. NIMA GNS designators RECG, RECR, STDM, ATHF.

SportGame
type: Class
subclass of: SportEvent
comment: as a soccer match

SportOrganization
type: Class
subclass of: Organization
comment: An organization (local, national or international) which main activity is related to one or more sports. Those could be clubs, as well, as all the sorts of federations.

SportsFederation
type: Class
subclass of: SportOrganization

Spring
type: Class
subclass of: Stream
comment: (ADL FT) Places where underground water flows naturally to the surface of the Earth. ... We use this category for mineral springs; and for sulfur springs. NIMA GNS designators SPNG, SPNS, SPNT.

Stadium
type: Class
subclass of: SportBuilding
comment: A special sort of sport building, usually for open-air sports such as soccer.

Star
type: Class
subclass of: AstronomicalObject
comment: An astronomic object of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior. Definition partly derived from WordNet 1.7

StockExchange
type: Class
subclass of: Organization
comment: Stock Exchange where public companies are traded, e. g. Nasdaq, NYSE, etc.

Stream
type: Class
subclass of: WaterRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Linear bodies of water flowing on the Earth's surface. We use this category for anabranches; for brooks; for burns (hydrographic); for confluences; for creeks; for distributaries; for dry stream beds; for forks (physiographic features); for intermittent streams; for lost rivers; for meanders; for stream bends; for stream mouths; for tidal creeks; for tributaries; and for watercourses. NIMA GNS designators STM, STMA, STMB, STMC, STMD, STMH, STMI, STMIX, STMM, STMQ, STMS, STMSB, STMX

Street
type: Class
subclass of: Roadway
comment: The general notion for a roadway within a city or village, often, surrounded by buildings. We put here boulevards, streets, avenues, etc. NIMA GNS designator - missing.

TVChannel
type: Class
subclass of: MediaBrand

TVCompany
type: Class
subclass of: MediaCompany

Team
type: Class
subclass of: Organization
comment: A group of people gathered for some task, say a project. Teams are usually not formally established and not meant to perform as a single agent for purposes outside the scope of their task. Teams may "live" within or organizations, spread between multiple organizations, or be independent form any organization.

Telecom
type: Class
subclass of: Company
comment: A telecommunications company

TelecomFacility
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT: Telecommunication Features) We use this category for antenna field sites; for communication centers; for radio stations; for television stations; and for transmission lines. NIMA GNS designators COMC, STNR, STNS.

TemporalAbstraction
type: Class
subclass of: Abstract
comment: Any sort of abstraction used to refer to specify periods of time. Thus, the month of September is an instance of this class, while Sept 1989 is not (it is a specific TimeInterval, and thus not abstract)

TheatrePerformance
type: Class
subclass of: ArtPerformance

TimeZone
type: Class
subclass of: TemporalAbstraction

Tournament
type: Class
subclass of: SportEvent

Tower
type: Class
subclass of: Building
comment: (ADL FT) Manmade structures, higher than their diameter, generally used for observation, storage, or electronic transmission. We use this category for carillons; for fire lookouts; and for pagodas. NIMA GNS designator TOWR.

TransportFacility
type: Class
subclass of: Facility
comment: (ADL FT: Transportation Features) We use this category for air routes; for caravan routes; for corridors; for crossings; for depots; for ferries; for fords (crossings); for fuel depots; for gates (manmade); for halting places (transportation); for highway maintenance sites; for portages; for rest houses; for routes; for ship tracks; for stock routes; for terminals (transportation); and for transit facilities. Omitted sub-classes: Aqueducts, Cableways, Parking Sites. NIMA GNS designator - no direct equivalents.

Tundra
type: Class
subclass of: BiogeographicRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Treeless, level, or gently rolling plains characteristic of arctic or subarctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil, and usually supporting low growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and stunted shrubs. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for Arctic land. NIMA GNS designator TUND, LAND.

Tunnel
type: Class
subclass of: TransportFacility
comment: (ADL FT) Underground or underwater passages. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for canal tunnels; for railroad tunnels; and for road tunnels. NIMA GNS designator TNL, TNLC, TNLN, TNLRD, TNLS

University
type: Class
subclass of: EducationalOrganization
subclass of: ResearchOrganization

UrbanDistrict
type: Class
subclass of: PoliticalRegion
comment: (ADL FT: Countries, 3rd order divisions) Minor civil units. [USGS Circ 1048] We use this category for barrios; for precincts; for third-order administrative divisions; and for townships. NIMA GNS designator ADM3.

Valley
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Low-lying land bordered by higher ground; especially elongate, relatively large gently sloping depressions of the Earth's surface, commonly situated between two mountains or between ranges of hills or mountains, and often containing a stream with an outlet. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] We use this category for forks (physiographic features); for glens; for hanging valleys; for hollows; for median valleys; and for shelf valleys (seafloor). NIMA GNS designators VAL, VALG, VALU, VALS, VALX, VLSU, FRKU, FRSU, MDVU, SHVU.

Vehicle
type: Class
subclass of: Object
comment: Any sort of specific vehicle

Volcano
type: Class
subclass of: Mountain
comment: (ADL FT) Vents in the surface of the Earth through which magma and associated gases erupt; also, the forms or structures, usually conical, that are produced by the erupted material. NIMA GNS designator VLC.

WaterBank
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT: Banks) Sloping margins of, or the ground bordering, a stream, and serving to confine the water to the natural channel during the normal course of flow. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] We use this category for stream banks. NIMA GNS designator BKSU, BNK, BNKR, BNKU, BNKX.

WaterRegion
type: Class
subclass of: Location
comment: (ADL FT: Hydrographic Features) For natural bodies of water. For constructed waterways, reservoirs, and such, use 'hydrographic structures'. We use this category for bodies of water; for eddies; for fluvial features; for marine features; for overfalls; for upwellings; for water bodies; for waterholes; and for whirlpools. Many of the ADL hydrographic features ignored. NIMA GNS class H.

Waterfalls
type: Class
subclass of: LandRegion
comment: (ADL FT) Perpendicular or very steep falls of water in the course of a stream. ... We use this category for cascades; for cataracts; and for falls. NIMA GNS designator FLLS, FLLSX

WeaponModelOrSystem
type: Class
subclass of: Product
comment: Such as Patriot, SU-28, and Kalashnikov.

WebPage
type: Class
subclass of: InternetAddress

Week
type: Class
subclass of: TimeInterval
comment: A specific week of a specific year (say the 41st of 2001)

Woman
type: Class
subclass of: Person