This is the description of the namespace http://docs.g-vo.org/rdf/voresource/content_type as of 2016-08-17.
This vocabulary enumerates types of resources in the Virtual Observatory in a very general manner. Most actual services will be one of Archive, Catalog, or Survey.
| Predicate | Label | Description | Parent | Preferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Other | resource that does not fall into any of the category names currently defined. | ||
| Archive | Archive | Collection of pointed observations | ||
| Bibliography | Bibliography | Collection of bibliographic reference, abstracts, and publications | ||
| Catalog | Catalog | Collection of derived data, primarily in tabular form | ||
| Journal | Journal | Collection of scholarly publications under common editorial policy | ||
| Library | Library | Collection of published materials (journals, books, etc.) | ||
| Simulation | Simulation | Theoretical simulation or model | ||
| Survey | Survey | Collection of observations covering substantial and contiguous areas of the sky | ||
| Transformation | Transformation | A service that transforms data | ||
| Education | Education | Collection of materials appropriate for educational use, such as teaching resources, curricula, etc. | ||
| Outreach | Outreach | Collection of materials appropriate for public outreach, such as press releases and photo galleries | ||
| EPOResource | EPOResource | Collection of materials that may be suitable for EPO products but which are not in final product form, as in Type Outreach or Type Education. EPOResource would apply, e.g., to archives with easily accessed preview images or to surveys with easy-to-use images. | ||
| Animation | Animation | Animation clips of astronomical phenomena | ||
| Artwork | Artwork | Artists' renderings of astronomical phenomena or objects | ||
| Background | Background | Background information on astronomical phenomena or objects | ||
| BasicData | BasicData | Compilations of basic astronomical facts about objects, such as approximate distance or membership in constellation. | ||
| Historical | Historical | Historical information about astronomical objects | ||
| Photographic | Photographic | Publication-quality photographs of astronomical objects | ||
| Press | Press | Press releases about astronomical objects | ||
| Organisation | Organisation | An organization that is a publisher or curator of other resources. | ||
| Project | Project | A project that is a publisher or curator of other resources | ||
| Registry | Registry | a query service for which response is a structured description of resources. |