The PMD Core Ontology (PMDco)

This is version v2.0.7 of the PMD Core Ontology (PMDco).

Files

• pmd_core.ttl - core version of the PMD ontology
• pmd_bfo_adapter.ttl - mappings to information artifact ontology (IAO) and basic formal ontology (BFO).

Contribute

If you like to contribute, please feel free to add any issues or participate in discussions here on Github.

• Namespace: https://w3id.org/pmd/co
• Prefix: pmdco
• OWL Documentation in HTML
• Miro Board Documentation

Citation

When using the PMD Core Ontology (PMDco), please cite the following publication, which provides comprehensive details and the foundational rationale behind the development of this ontology:

B. Bayerlein, M. Schilling, H. Birkholz, M. Jung, J. Waitelonis, L. Mädler, H. Sack, Materials & Design 2024, 237 112603.

Bibtex:

@article{BAYERLEIN2024,
  title = {{PMD} {C}ore {O}ntology: {A}chieving semantic interoperability in materials science},
  journal = {Materials \& Design},
  volume = {237},
  pages = {112603},
  year = {2024},
  issn = {0264-1275},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112603},
  author = {Bayerlein, Bernd and Schilling, Markus and Birkholz, Henk and Jung, Matthias and Waitelonis, J{\"o}rg and M{\"a}dler, Lutz and Sack, Harald}
}

available at: Materials & Design.

This publication offers valuable insights into the design, application, and significance of the PMDco, making it an essential reference for users and contributors.

Application Ontologies

• PMDco related modules and application ontologies

Introduction

The Platform MaterialDigital core ontology (PMDco) is a lightweight mid-level ontology for materials science and engineering (MSE). The PMDco provides bridging mid-level concepts for detailed description of processes, experiments, and computational workflows enabling the reproducibility of process and materials data. These general MSE concepts are designed to be extendable for specific applications within application ontologies. The PMDco is designed in a collaborative effort within the MaterialDigital initiative and intended to be easily used by MSE domain experts.