Identifiable qualities of features of interest that can be acted upon by devices, such as observed or controlled. A property can apply to different features of interest.

An aspect of an entity that can be observable by a sensor.

V3.2.1: The definition and scope of usage for saref:Property is clarified. Axiomatization is simplified.

Until SAREF V3.1.1, there was an ambiguity between whether properties should be specific or generic to features of interest. This ambiguity has been solved in SAREF V3.2.1, and the new modeling will be enforced in the next major revision of SAREF.

Two examples using the QUDT Quantity Kind vocabulary, and the British Oceanographic Data Centre Parameter Usage Vocabulary. <https://qudt.org/2.1/vocab/quantitykind/ActiveEnergy> a saref:Property ; rdfs:label "Active Energy"@en ; rdfs:comment ""Active Energy" is the electrical energy transformable into some other form of energy."@en . <http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/CDTSZZ01/> a saref:Property ; skos:prefLabel "Absolute temperature standard deviation of the atmosphere by dry bulb thermometer"@en .

Air temperature, pressure, luminance, etc. are all properties.

Concepts from existing code lists, vocabularies, and taxonomies, may be used as instances of saref:Property.

Property