BFO and Information Artifacts Barry Smith

Mission Command Comments Bill Mandrick 09 May 2013

Towards Definitions LabelParent ClassOntology Definition ActorAgentRoleAn AgentRole wherein an Agent takes part in some intentional behavior OrganizationContinuant Entity (Agent) An organization is a continuant entity which can play roles, has members, and has a set of organization rules. Members of organizations are either organizations themselves or individual people. Members can bear specific organization member roles that are determined in the organization rules. The organization rules also determine how decisions are made on behalf of the organization by the organization members. PersonContinuant Entity (Agent) An Object that is a human being (homo spaiens) FacilityArtifactRoleAn ArtifactRole wherein some object facilitates an action, operation, or course of conduct Materiel (Object) ArtifactAn Artifact which is the bearer of some EquipmentRole for some Organization AreaSpatial RegionA Spatial Region which is serving a special function (Role) EventEntityAn Entity that has temporal parts and that happens, unfolds, or develops through time ActionProcessA Process in which at least one Agent plays a causative role. FeatureQualityA Quality which is any prominent characteristic of some Object or Event

Actor Action Event Area OrganizationPerson Agent is_a has_role participates_in has_member Grid Coordinate Latitude Longitude MGRS Coordinates has_location is_a Site has_location is_a designates

Facility Role Building Mosque Role Production Facility Role School Role Safe House Role has_role is_a instance_of Area has_location Site has_location

Person Role Person Mullah Role Brother Role Husband Insurgent Role has_role is_a instance_of

Area of Interest Area of Operations VT Site Event IED Detonation instance_of Area Military Grid Reference System Coordinates Area Target Area of Influence has_role is_a instance_of designates has_part