Address Schema

This Version: http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema-20060627 [HTML] [RDF]
Latest Version: http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#
Authors: Ian Davis <http://purl.org/NET/iand>

Introduction
Namespace
Summary of Terms
Vocabulary Properties
RDF Schema

Introduction

Changes From Previous Version

Namespace

The URI for this vocabulary is

http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#

When used in XML documents the suggested prefix is ad

Each class or property in the vocabulary has a URI constructed by appending a term name to the vocabulary URI. For example:

http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#streetAddress

The term name for a class always starts with an uppercase character. Where the term name is comprised of multiple concatenated words, the leading character of each word will be an uppercase character. For example:

The term name for a property always starts with an lowercase character. Where the term name is comprised of multiple concatenated words, the leading character of the second and each subsequent word will be an uppercase character. For example:

streetAddress
localityName

Summary of Terms

This vocabulary defines no classes and 7 properties .

Term Name	Type	Definition
countryName	property	the name of the country, principality or national entity
fax	property	- a fax number which can be used to contact a person at the address
localityName	property	- the name of the city, town, village or other geopolitical region for which the streetAddress is unambiguous
postalCode	property	the postcode or zipcode of the address
regionName	property	the name of the region within the country, principality or national entity
streetAddress	property	the building name and number and street name
tel	property	a telephone number which can be used to contact a person at the address

Vocabulary Properties

Property: countryName

Definition: [The value of this property is] the name of the country, principality or national entity

For example: "Egypt"

URI:	http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#countryName
Label:	countryName

History

2006-06-27 - first issued

Property: fax

Definition: [The value of this property is] - a fax number which can be used to contact a person at the address

The number must be in standard international format. For example: "+43 1 53410434"

URI:	http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#fax
Label:	fax

History

2006-06-27 - first issued

Property: localityName

Definition: [The value of this property is] - the name of the city, town, village or other geopolitical region for which the streetAddress is unambiguous

For example: "Santiago 1400"

URI:	http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#localityName
Label:	localityName

History

2006-06-27 - first issued

Property: postalCode

Definition: [The value of this property is] the postcode or zipcode of the address

For example: "NN14 7DS"

URI:	http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#postalCode
Label:	postalCode

History

2006-06-27 - first issued

Property: regionName

Definition: [The value of this property is] the name of the region within the country, principality or national entity

For example: "Alabama"

URI:	http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#regionName
Label:	regionName

History

2006-06-27 - first issued

Property: streetAddress

Definition: [The value of this property is] the building name and number and street name

For example: "13 Queen Street"

URI:	http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#streetAddress
Label:	streetAddress

History

2006-06-27 - first issued

Property: tel

Definition: [The value of this property is] a telephone number which can be used to contact a person at the address

The number must be in standard international format. For example: "+43 1 53410437"

URI:	http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#tel
Label:	tel

History

2006-06-27 - first issued

RDF Schema

The schema included here is informational only. The normative schema can be found at http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema-20060627.rdf

<rdf:RDF
   xmlns:rdfs="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#"
   xmlns:skos="http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#"
   xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"
   xmlns:dctype="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/"
   xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
   xmlns:vann="http://purl.org/vocab/vann/"
   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
   xmlns:owl="http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#"
   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
  
  <owl:Ontology
     rdf:about=""
     dc:date="2006-06-26">
    <dc:title xml:lang="en">Address Schema</dc:title>
    <dc:identifier>http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema-20060627</dc:identifier>
    <dct:isVersionOf rdf:resource="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#"/>
    <dc:creator>Ian Davis <http://purl.org/NET/iand></dc:creator>
    <dc:rights>Copyright © 2005 Talis Information Ltd.</dc:rights>
    <vann:preferredNamespaceUri>http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#</vann:preferredNamespaceUri>
    <vann:preferredNamespacePrefix>ad</vann:preferredNamespacePrefix>
    <dct:hasFormat>
      <dctype:Text rdf:about="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema-20060627.html">
        <dc:format>
          <dct:IMT>
            <rdf:value>text/html</rdf:value>
            <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">HTML</rdfs:label>
          </dct:IMT>
        </dc:format>
      </dctype:Text>
    </dct:hasFormat>
    <dct:hasFormat>
      <dctype:Text rdf:about="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema-20060627.rdf">
        <dc:format>
          <dct:IMT>
            <rdf:value>application/rdf+xml</rdf:value>
            <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">RDF</rdfs:label>
          </dct:IMT>
        </dc:format>
      </dctype:Text>
    </dct:hasFormat>
    <dct:issued>2006-06-27</dct:issued>
  </owl:Ontology>
  
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#streetAddress">
    <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">streetAddress</rdfs:label>
    <skos:definition xml:lang="en">the building name and number and street name</skos:definition>
    <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">For example: "13 Queen Street"</rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#"/>
    <dct:issued>2006-06-27</dct:issued>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
  
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#localityName">
    <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">localityName</rdfs:label>
    <skos:definition xml:lang="en">
      - the name of the city, town, village or other geopolitical region for 
      which the streetAddress is unambiguous
    </skos:definition>
    <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">For example: "Santiago 1400"</rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#"/>
    <dct:issued>2006-06-27</dct:issued>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
  
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#regionName">
    <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">regionName</rdfs:label>
    <skos:definition xml:lang="en">
      the name of the region within the country, principality or national entity
    </skos:definition>
    <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">For example: "Alabama"</rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#"/>
    <dct:issued>2006-06-27</dct:issued>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
  
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#countryName">
    <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">countryName</rdfs:label>
    <skos:definition xml:lang="en">the name of the country, principality or national entity</skos:definition>
    <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">For example: "Egypt"</rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#"/>
    <dct:issued>2006-06-27</dct:issued>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
  
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#postalCode">
    <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">postalCode</rdfs:label>
    <skos:definition xml:lang="en">the postcode or zipcode of the address</skos:definition>
    <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">For example: "NN14 7DS"</rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#"/>
    <dct:issued>2006-06-27</dct:issued>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
  
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#tel">
    <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">tel</rdfs:label>
    <skos:definition xml:lang="en">
      a telephone number which can be used to contact a person at the address
    </skos:definition>
    <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">
      The number must be in standard international format. For example: "+43 1 
      53410437"
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#"/>
    <dct:issued>2006-06-27</dct:issued>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
  
  <owl:DatatypeProperty rdf:about="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#fax">
    <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">fax</rdfs:label>
    <skos:definition xml:lang="en">
      - a fax number which can be used to contact a person at the address
    </skos:definition>
    <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">
      The number must be in standard international format. For example: "+43 1 
      53410434"
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="http://schemas.talis.com/2005/address/schema#"/>
    <dct:issued>2006-06-27</dct:issued>
  </owl:DatatypeProperty>
</rdf:RDF>

Address Schema

Table of Contents

Introduction

Changes From Previous Version

Namespace

Summary of Terms

Vocabulary Properties

Property: countryName

History

Property: fax

History

Property: localityName

History

Property: postalCode

History

Property: regionName

History

Property: streetAddress

History

Property: tel

History

RDF Schema