Humanitarian eXchange Language (HXL) Situation and Response Standard

This version:
http://carsten.io/hxl/ns-2012-04-20
Latest version:
http://hxl.humanitarianresponse.info/
Previous version:
http://carsten.io/hxl/ns-2012-03-23
Revision:
April 20, 2012
Authors:
Carsten Keßler
CJ Hendrix
Minu Limbu
Further information:
For further information about the HXL project, see https://sites.google.com/site/hxlproject/.
Formats:
Besides this human-readable form, the HXL vocabulary specification is also available in various machine-readble RDF serializations: RDF/XML | Turtle | N-Triples.

The XML Namespace URI that should be used by implementations of this version of the specification is: http://carsten.io/hxl/ns-2012-04-20.

The preferred prefix for the vocabulary is hxl.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The HXL vocabulary at a glance
  3. Cross-reference for core HXL classes and properties by section
    1. Date/Time Section
    2. Geolocation Section
    3. Metadata Section
    4. Response Section
    5. Shelter Cluster Section
    6. Situation Section
    7. WASH Cluster Section
  4. Integrated graph overview of the complete HXL vocabulary
  5. License
  6. Change log

1. Introduction

Draft specification of the Humanitarian eXchange Language (HXL) standard. This vocabulary specification is currently under development and may change at any time without notice.

The porpuse of HXL is to facilitate data exchange within the humanitarian domain. It provides a core domain model that has been created bottom-up by inspecting a broad range of systems in use with different humanitarian organisations. As needs vary widely across organisations in this domain, this vocabulary does not intend to be complete; in fact, it is the smallest common denominator. Any organisations that wish to publish full exports of their data can do so by extending this domain model with application- or organisation-specific models that reflect their internal data models (which may already be formalised in an XML schema or database schema).

The Humanitarian eXchange Language is defined as a set of classes and properties, using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) as underlying technology. This enables HXL to publish humanitarian data as part of the Linked Open Data cloud. We recommend Tim Berners-Lee's TED Talk as a quick introduction to Linked Data and RDF, and the Linked Data book by Tom Heath and Chris Bizer as a more in-depth, technical primer to the topic.

The following series of figures illustrates the basics of RDF and Linked Data that are required to understand this document.

RDF is based on statements of the form subject - predicate - object. Subject and object are illustrated as ellipses, the prediacte – or property – connects them and points from subject to object.

URLs act as unique identifiers for subjects, properties and objects, as shown here. This way, more information about these can be found out by visiting the URLs. In case of the property, it should return its definition – again in RDF.

Namespace declarations can be used to make the URLs more compact. In this standard, we only show the namespace prefix if the class or property has been defined in an external standard. Moreover, the object of a statement (or triple) can also be a literal, such as a string or a number. Literals are visualized as boxes.

Any subjects and (non-literal) objects should be typed. The classes defined in this standard declare the types that can be used for this purpose.

The definitions of these classes are based on subclass hierarchies, indicated by a dotted red line in the figure. Emergency is a subclass of Situation, for example. Subclasses inherit from their superclasses, most importantly in terms of the domain and range of properties.

The domain and range define the types of things between which a property can be used. Consider the property hasObjective, whose domain is defined as Humanitarian Activity. This states that whenever we see a statement using hasObjective as property, we can infere that the subject of this triple is a Humanitarian Activity. Likewise, its range is defined as Objective, so that we can infere that the object in any statement using hasObjective is an Objective. In the graphs shown in this standard, the property arrows point from domain to range (i.e., from kinds of subjects to kinds of objects).

2. The HXL vocabulary at a glance

An alphabetical index of all terms from the HXL vocabulary, by class and by property, is given below for quick reference. Click the terms for a more detailed description.

Classes | Humanitarian Activity | Administrative Unit | Administrative Unit Level | Affected Population | Age Group | Approval level | Bilateral organisation | Borehole drilling | Bounding Box | Casualty | Cluster | Communal latrine building | Communal latrine rehabilitation | Community tool kit | Country | Data container | Dead | Displaced | Distributing partner | Distribution | Emergency | Family tool kit | Feature | Female | GLIDE number | Geometry | Government organisation | Hygiene kit | Hygiene kit distribution | Hygiene promotion | Internally Displaced Person | Impact planned | Indicator | Indicator unit | Injured | Input indicator | Inter-governmental organisation | Kit | Line String | Male | Missing | NGO | Need | Non-Displaced | Objective | Organisation | Internally Displaced Person | Outcome indicator | Outcome planned | Output indicator | Output planned | Pipe building | Point | Polygon | Populated Place | Population | Priority | Private organisation / foundation | Proxy input indicator | Proxy outcome indicator | Rainwater catchment building | Rainwater catchment rehabilitation | Red cross / red crescent | Refugees and Asylum Seekers | Reporting Period | Response | Sector | Sex | Shallow well improvement | Shelter cluster | Shelter kit | Situation | Solid waste container installment | Status | Supplying agency | Tool kit | Total Population | UN agency | WASH cluster | Water source chlorination | Water trucking | http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime | http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent | http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Group | http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Organisation |

Properties | organisation abbreviation | activity desription | activity title | actual end | actual start | addresses | administrative unit level title | administrative unit level number | administrative unit level title | affected by | approved at level | approved by | as WKT | at level | at Location | based on | benchmark | bladders contained | bladders distributed | bladders provided | bladders supplied | blankets contained | blankets distributed | blankets provided | blankets supplied | buckets contained | buckets distributed | buckets provided | buckets supplied | cluster lead of | cluster member of | cluster name | common title | contains | contains item | contains primary data | contains secondary data | coordinates | cots contained | cots distributed | cots provided | cots supplied | count | covers | crosses | data collection process | data source | denominator | distributes | duration | end | equals | extends | family tents contained | family tents distributed | family tents provided | family tents supplied | for emergency | from age | funded by | has beneficiary organisation | has child organisation | has GLIDE number | has geometry | has objective | has part | has priority | has standard | has status | has value | household count | identified at | implemented by | in administrative unit | in sector | in unit | indicator ID | indicator note | indicator references | indicator title | individual items contained | individual items distributed | individual items provided | individual items supplied | intersects | involved in | jerry cans contained | jerry cans distributed | jerry cans provided | jerry cans supplied | kitchen sets contained | kitchen sets distributed | kitchen sets provided | kitchen sets supplied | large tents contained | large tents distributed | large tents provided | large tents supplied | located in country | mats contained | mats distributed | mats provided | mats supplied | measurement methodology | measures | mosquito nets contained | mosquito nets distributed | mosquito nets provided | mosquito nets supplied | near | non-food items contained | non-food items distributed | non-food items provided | non-food items supplied | number of beneficiaries | numerator | objective description | organisation name for display | organisation name | native organisation name | organisation homepage | outcome to date | output to date | overlaps | person count | planned end | planned start | poles contained | poles distributed | poles provided | poles supplied | population description | provenance Information | provides | rationale | reaches | related indicator | reported by | represented country | rope contained | rope distributed | rope provided | rope supplied | sheets contained | sheets distributed | sheets provided | sheets supplied | situation description | start | submitting organization | supplies | tarpaulin contained | tarpaulin distributed | tarpaulin provided | tarpaulin supplied | tents contained | tents distributed | tents provided | tents supplied | to age | touches | water filters contained | water filters distributed | water filters provided | water filters supplied | within | http://purl.org/dc/terms/date |

3. Cross-reference for all HXL classes and properties

The cross-reference is organized into thematic sections. Each section is illustrated by a graph of the respective classes and properties. The ellipses in the graph represent classes, whereas the arrows represent properties. Dashed lines indicate a subclass relationship (e.g. Camp is a subclass of Site). Solid lines are labeled with the property that connects these two classes. Grey ellipses indicate adjacent classes that are defined in a different section.

Jump directly to the different sections: | Date/Time Section | Geolocation Section | Metadata Section | Response Section | Shelter Cluster Section | Situation Section | WASH Cluster Section |

Date/Time Section

This section of the vocabulary defines the date/time standard. The draft HXL date/time standard contains a detailed description of how to use the classes and properties.

Alphabetical index of all classes and properties in the Date/Time Section:

Classes | Reporting Period | http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime |

Properties | actual end | actual start | duration | end | planned end | planned start | start | http://purl.org/dc/terms/date |

Extended graph visualization of the Date/Time Section, including adjacent classes defined in a different section (in grey).

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Classes:

Class: Reporting Period

The time frame that a report covers.
Term origin: Sigmah DB.

Identifier:ReportingPeriod
Subclass of:http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime

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Class: dc:PeriodOfTime

Identifier:http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime
Subclasses:Reporting Period |
Domain of:duration | end | start |

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Properties:

Property: actual end

Specifies the actual end of an activity.

Identifier:actualEnd
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: actual start

Specifies the actual start of an activity.

Identifier:actualStart
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: duration

Specifies the duration of a period of time; if the duration is given, start and/or end may be omitted.

Identifier:duration
Domain: http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: end

Specifies the end of activities, projects, etc.

Identifier:end
Domain: http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: planned end

Specifies the planned end of an activity.

Identifier:plannedEnd
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: planned start

Specifies the planned start of an activity.

Identifier:plannedStart
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: start

Specifies the start of time periods.

Identifier:start
Domain: http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: dc:date

Generic property for date/time stamps at arbitrary granularity.

Identifier:http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
Domain:
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Geolocation Section

This section of the vocabulary defines the geolocation standard. The draft HXL geolocation standard contains a detailed description of how to use the classes and properties.

Alphabetical index of all classes and properties in the Geolocation Section:

Classes | Administrative Unit | Administrative Unit Level | Bounding Box | Country | Feature | Geometry | Line String | Point | Polygon | Populated Place |

Properties | administrative unit level title | administrative unit level number | administrative unit level title | as WKT | at level | at Location | contains | crosses | equals | has geometry | in administrative unit | intersects | near | overlaps | touches | within |

Extended graph visualization of the Geolocation Section, including adjacent classes defined in a different section (in grey).

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Classes:

Class: Administrative Unit

Administrative units can include coutries, regions, cities, etc. The hierarchy of administrative units can vary from country to country.

Identifier:AdminUnit
Subclass of:Feature
Subclasses:Country | Populated Place |
Domain of:at level | in administrative unit |
Range of:in administrative unit |

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Class: Administrative Unit Level

The specific administrative unit levels can vary from country to country. Administrative Unit Level 0 is a country – in this case, hxl:Country should be used.

Identifier:AdminUnitLevel
Domain of:administrative unit level title | administrative unit level number | administrative unit level title |
Range of:at level |

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Class: Bounding Box

A BoundingBox is a Polygon defined by 1 exterior boundary and 0 interior boundaries. The exterior boundary consists of 4 points arranged as a rectangle.

Identifier:BoundingBox
Subclass of:Polygon

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Class: Country

Highest-level administrative unit (level 0).

Identifier:Country
Subclass of:Administrative Unit
Range of:administrative unit level title | located in country | represented country |

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Class: Feature

Any real-word phenomenon with spatial extent, i.e. size, shape, or position.

Identifier:Feature
Subclass of:http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#SpatialThing
Subclasses:Administrative Unit |
Domain of:has geometry |
Range of:at Location |

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Class: Geometry

Abstract root class of the geometry. This class should not be instantiated; use any of the subclasses when creating actual geometries.

Identifier:Geometry
Subclasses:Line String | Point | Polygon |
Domain of:as WKT | contains | crosses | equals | intersects | near | overlaps | touches | within |
Range of:contains | crosses | equals | has geometry | intersects | near | overlaps | touches | within |

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Class: Line String

A LineString is a Curve with linear interpolation between Points. Each consecutive pair of Points defines a Line segment.

Identifier:Line
Subclass of:Geometry

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Class: Point

A Point is a 0-dimensional geometric object and represents a single location in a two- or three-dimensional coordinate space.

Identifier:Point
Subclass of:Geometry

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Class: Polygon

A Polygon is a planar Surface defined by 1 exterior boundary and 0 or more interior boundaries. Each interior boundary defines a hole in the Polygon.

Identifier:Polygon
Subclass of:Geometry
Subclasses:Bounding Box |

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Class: Populated Place

Lowest-level administrative unit, such as a town or settlement.

Identifier:PopulatedPlace
Subclass of:Administrative Unit

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Properties:

Property: administrative unit level title

Relates an administrative unit level to the country (or countries) that it can be used in.

Identifier:adminUnitLevelCountry
Domain: Administrative Unit Level
Range: Country

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Property: administrative unit level number

The number for this administrative unit level; e.g. 0 for country, 1 for state, etc.

Identifier:adminUnitLevelNumber
Domain: Administrative Unit Level
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: administrative unit level title

The title for this administrative unit level; e.g. state or city district.

Identifier:adminUnitLevelTitle
Domain: Administrative Unit Level
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: as WKT

A geometry serialised as WKT. Note that the WKT serialisation contains the spatial reference system (SRS), as specified in the OGC Simple Feature standard. If no SRS is given, HXL uses WGS 84 as the standard SRS.

Identifier:asWKT
Domain: Geometry
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: at level

Specifies the level for an administrative unit.

Identifier:atLevel
Domain: Administrative Unit
Range: Administrative Unit Level
Inverse property: levelOf

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Property: at Location

Specififes the location for things like emergencies, projects, or camps.

Identifier:atLocation
Domain: Situation Humanitarian Activity
Range: Feature
Inverse property: locationOf

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Property: contains

Topological relation. States that one geometry contains another one.

Identifier:contains
Domain: Geometry
Range: Geometry

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Property: crosses

Topological relation. States that one geometry crosses another one.

Identifier:crosses
Domain: Geometry
Range: Geometry

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Property: equals

Topological relation. States that two geometries are equal.

Identifier:equals
Domain: Geometry
Range: Geometry

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Property: has geometry

Relates a feature to its geometry.

Identifier:hasGeometry
Domain: Feature
Range: Geometry
Inverse property: isGeometryOf

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Property: in administrative unit

Specifies direct containment between two administrative units. This property should only be used between administrative units that directly contain each other, i.e., when the administrative unit level of the containing unit is the level of the contained unit plus 1.

Identifier:inAdminUnit
Domain: Administrative Unit
Range: Administrative Unit

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Property: intersects

Topological relation. States that one geometry intersects another one.

Identifier:intersects
Domain: Geometry
Range: Geometry

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Property: near

Topological relation. States that one geometry is near another one.

Identifier:near
Domain: Geometry
Range: Geometry

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Property: overlaps

Topological relation. States that one geometry overlaps another one.

Identifier:overlaps
Domain: Geometry
Range: Geometry

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Property: touches

Topological relation. States that one geometry touches another one.

Identifier:touches
Domain: Geometry
Range: Geometry

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Property: within

Topological relation. States that one geometry is within another one.

Identifier:within
Domain: Geometry
Range: Geometry

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Metadata Section

This section of the vocabulary defines the standards for metadata about a set of HXL data that is being exchanged.

Alphabetical index of all classes and properties in the Metadata Section:

Classes | Approval level | Data container |

Properties | approved at level | approved by | contains primary data | contains secondary data | data collection process | reported by |

Extended graph visualization of the Metadata Section, including adjacent classes defined in a different section (in grey).

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Classes:

Class: Approval level

Instance of this class define fixed levels of approval. Example: in the WHO system, there could be three levels: region, country, and world.

Identifier:ApprovalLevel
Range of:approved at level |

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Class: Data container

This is the container element for to attach any metadata to. Any HXL file has to include exactly one data container element and make all metadata statements about this container. When loading the file into the triple store, a new named graph will be created that inherits the metadata from this container.

Identifier:DataContainer
Domain of:approved at level | approved by | contains primary data | contains secondary data | data collection process | reported by |

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Properties:

Property: approved at level

A container can have approval at different levels, which may in turn indicate for which kind of analyses the data in this container is fit.

Identifier:approvedAtLevel
Domain: Data container
Range: Approval level

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Property: approved by

Link from a container to the person or organisation who has 'lifted' it to the current approvalLevel.

Identifier:approvedBy
Domain: Data container
Range: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent

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Property: contains primary data

A container can contain primary data, secondary data, or both.

Identifier:containsPrimaryData
Domain: Data container
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: contains secondary data

A container can contain primary data, secondary data, or both.

Identifier:containsSecondaryData
Domain: Data container
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: data collection process

Links a container to a description of the data collection process. We'll have to discuss this – is there a set fixed procedures (such as MIRA) so that it would make sense to have a class DataCollectionProcess?

Identifier:dataCollectionProcess
Domain: Data container
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: reported by

The reporting person or organization - not necessarily involved in the aid activity itself, though in practice it often will be a donor or appealing agency.
Term origin: IATI.

Identifier:reportedBy
Domain: Data container
Range: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent

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Response Section

This section of the vocabulary defines the standards for response activities.

Alphabetical index of all classes and properties in the Response Section:

Classes | Humanitarian Activity | Bilateral organisation | Cluster | Government organisation | Impact planned | Inter-governmental organisation | NGO | Objective | Organisation | Outcome planned | Output planned | Priority | Private organisation / foundation | Red cross / red crescent | Response | Sector | Status | UN agency | http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Organisation |

Properties | organisation abbreviation | activity desription | activity title | addresses | cluster lead of | cluster member of | cluster name | coordinates | covers | extends | for emergency | funded by | has beneficiary organisation | has child organisation | has objective | has part | has priority | has status | implemented by | involved in | located in country | measures | number of beneficiaries | objective description | organisation name for display | organisation name | native organisation name | organisation homepage | outcome to date | output to date | represented country |

Extended graph visualization of the Response Section, including adjacent classes defined in a different section (in grey).

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Classes:

Class: Humanitarian Activity / Project / Intervention

An Activity generally addresses some kind of need given in a Humanitarian Situation. Synonyms: Project, intervention.
Term origin: IATI, CAP OPS, Pakistan SRF, Sahana Project, Sigmah DB

Identifier:Activity
Subclasses:Borehole drilling | Communal latrine building | Communal latrine rehabilitation | Distribution | Hygiene promotion | Pipe building | Rainwater catchment building | Rainwater catchment rehabilitation | Shallow well improvement | Solid waste container installment | Water source chlorination | Water trucking |
Domain of:activity desription | activity title | actual end | actual start | addresses | at Location | funded by | has beneficiary organisation | has objective | has part | has priority | has status | implemented by | number of beneficiaries | planned end | planned start |
Range of:coordinates | has part | involved in |

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Class: Bilateral organisation

A bilateral organization is a government agency or nonprofit organization based in a single country while the agency provides aid, including medical aid or disaster relief, for people in other countries. Example: DFID, AusAID, USAID. Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:BilateralOrganisation
Subclass of:Organisation

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Class: Cluster

An organizational unit responsible for one or more sectors during an emergency. Examples: Emergency shelter cluster, WASH, Food. The cluster approach is a coordination mechanism that can help to address identified gaps in response and enhance the quality of humanitarian action with improved effectiveness, predictability and accountability of humanitarian response.
Term origin: CAP OPS, CCDI.

Identifier:Cluster
Subclasses:Shelter cluster | WASH cluster |
Domain of:cluster name | coordinates | covers |
Range of:cluster lead of | cluster member of |

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Class: Government organisation

A government organisation.
Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:GovernmentOrganisation
Subclass of:Organisation

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Class: Impact planned

The positive and negative, primary and secondary long-term effects produced by a humanitarian action, directly or indirectly. Example: Reduction in child mortality. See CAP Guidelines 2012.

Identifier:ImpactPlanned
Subclass of:Objective

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Class: Inter-governmental organisation

An inter-governmental organisation (IGOs) is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states), or of other intergovernmental organizations.Example: NATO, SAARC.
Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:InterGovernmentalOrganisation
Subclass of:Organisation

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Class: NGO / Non-governmental organisation

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a nonprofit, voluntary citizens' group that operates independently from any government on a local, national or international level. Example: Wolrd Vision International, ACF, Oxfam.Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:NGO
Subclass of:Organisation

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Class: Objective

An objective states part of your humanitarian strategy in terms of the expected outputs, outcomes and impact, supported by a convincing description of how you will attain them in the face of limited resources, imperfect access and other impediments. Every objective should be SMART: specific, measurable (when matched with relevant indicators), achievable, relevant and time-bound. (CAP 2012 Guidelines)
Term origin: Sahana Project, CERF

Identifier:Objective
Subclasses:Impact planned | Outcome planned | Output planned |
Domain of:objective description |
Range of:has objective | measures |

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Class: Outcome planned

Planned outcome. An outcome is the short-term or medium-term effect of a humanitarian action on the affected population. Outcomes often are the results of multiple outputs; each outcome in your planning may therefore correspond to more than one output. Example: Increase in household consumption of potable water. See CAP Guidelines 2012.

Identifier:OutcomePlanned
Subclass of:Objective
Domain of:outcome to date |

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Class: Output planned

Planned output. The outputs are the products, goods or services that are the direct results of a humanitarian action. Example: NFI kits in the hands of affected households; functioning water points; latrines; distributed food rations; therapeutic feeding treatments. See CAP Guidelines 2012.

Identifier:OutputPlanned
Subclass of:Objective
Domain of:output to date |

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Class: Priority

The priority for a project or activity. Individuals of this class should be created whenever a fixed scale for priorities is in use.
Term origin: CAP OPS, UNHCR Camp DB, Sahana Project, MIRA, HPM Ethiopia.

Identifier:Priority
Range of:has priority |

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Class: Private organisation / foundation

is a self-sustaining special interest groups (like business firms) with activities mor enclined towards profit making. Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:PrivateOrganisation
Subclass of:Organisation

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Class: Red cross / red crescent

Organisations under the world's largest humanitarian network of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.(source:IFRC )Organisation under red cross / red crescent.
Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:RedCrossRedCrescent
Subclass of:Organisation

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Class: Response

Generic term for the collection of all activities that address the needs araising from an emergency.
Term origin: ACAPS DSS, ACAPS DSS, MIRA, EDXL, CCDI (Humanitarian Response), CERF (Humanitarian Response)

Identifier:Response
Domain of:addresses | for emergency | has part |

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Class: Sector

A thematic sector, such as health, that needs to be addressed during an emergency. One cluster can be responsible for one or more sectors, depeding on the emergency.

Identifier:Sector
Range of:covers | in sector |

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Class: Status

Status of an activity. Can be instantiated by organisations that use standardised status codes.
Term origin: Sahana Project CCDI, CERF, EDXL.

Identifier:Status
Range of:has status |

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Class: UN agency

Specialized agencies that carry out various functions on behalf of the United Nations. Example: WHO, WFP.An UN agency.
Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:UNAgency
Subclass of:Organisation

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Class: foaf:Organisation

Identifier:http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Organisation
Subclass of:http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent
Subclasses:Organisation |

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Properties:

Property: organisation abbreviation

Indicates the abbreviation of the Organisation. Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:abbreviation
Domain: Organisation
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: activity desription

Description of an activity.
Term origin: 3W.

Identifier:activityDescription
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: activity title

Title of an activity.
Term origin: 3W.

Identifier:activityTitle
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: addresses

States that a certain activity addresses a need.

Identifier:addresses
Domain: Response Humanitarian Activity
Range: Need
Inverse property: addressedBy

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Property: cluster lead of

IASC The cluster member designated organisation(s) to lead sector(s) with clear responsiblilities, accountability and predictable leaderships in situation of humanitarian emergencies.See Guidance note on using the cluster approach to strengthen humanitarian response.2006 .Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:clusterLeadOf
Domain: Organisation
Range: Cluster
Inverse property: leadBy

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Property: cluster member of

Indicates that this organisation is a member of the cluster.

Identifier:clusterMemberOf
Domain: Organisation
Range: Cluster
Inverse property: hasMember

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Property: cluster name

The name of IASC emergency cluser.

Identifier:clusterName
Domain: Cluster
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: coordinates

Relates a cluster to the sectors(s) or activitie(s) it coordinates.

Identifier:coordinates
Domain: Cluster
Range: Humanitarian Activity
Inverse property: coordinatedBy

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Property: covers

Relates IASC cluster to the sector(s) it is designated to cover (food, health, water hygiene and sanitation etc. ).covers.

Identifier:covers
Domain: Cluster
Range: Sector
Inverse property: coveredBy

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Property: extends

The subunit of the funding country or organisation, financing the activity from its own budget. Example: Government agency or department.
Term origin: IATI.

Identifier:extends
Domain:
Range: Organisation
Inverse property: extendedBy

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Property: for emergency

States that a certain activity has been initiated for an emergency.

Identifier:forEmergency
Domain: Response
Range: Emergency
Inverse property: emergencyOf

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Property: funded by

Relates an activity to the organisation providing money or any kind of funding.
Term origin: IATI.

Identifier:fundedBy
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: Organisation
Inverse property: funds

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Property: has beneficiary organisation

An organisation receiving funding for this activity and ultimately carrying it out.
Term origin: IATI.

Identifier:hasBeneficiaryOrganisation
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: Organisation
Inverse property: isBeneficiaryIn

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Property: has child organisation

Relates the parent organisation with its child agencies or other branches.Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:hasChildOrg
Domain: Organisation
Range: Organisation
Inverse property: hasParentOrg

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Property: has objective

Defines the objectives for an activity or project.

Identifier:hasObjective
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: Objective
Inverse property: isObjectiveOf

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Property: has part

Specifies part-whole relationships; e.g., a specific project can have sub-projects or specific activities.

Identifier:hasPart
Domain: Response Humanitarian Activity
Range: Humanitarian Activity
Inverse property: partOf

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Property: has priority

Defines the priority for an activity or project.

Identifier:hasPriority
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: Priority
Inverse property: isPriorityOf

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Property: has status

Sets the current status for an activity.

Identifier:hasStatus
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: Status
Inverse property: statusOf

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Property: implemented by

Property for external organisations / partners implenting (parts) of a project for an agency.
Term origin: IATI, CAP OPS, Pakistan SRF, HPM Ethiopia (Partner), Sigmah DB (Partner).

Identifier:implementedBy
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: Organisation

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Property: involved in

Indicates an organisation's involvement in an activity.

Identifier:involvedIn
Domain: Organisation
Range: Humanitarian Activity
Inverse property: involvedOrganisation

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Property: located in country

Specifies the country where the given Organisation is working/functioning. Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:locatedInCountry
Domain: Organisation
Range: Country

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Property: measures

Specififes the need or objective that a certain indicator addresses or measures. Eventually create second property for objectives?

Identifier:measures
Domain: Indicator
Range: Objective
Inverse property: measuredBy

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Property: number of beneficiaries

Number of people who benefit from this activity.
Term origin: 3W.

Identifier:numberOfBeneficiaries
Domain: Humanitarian Activity
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: objective description

Describes the objective(s) of the humanitarian activity Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:objectiveDescription
Domain: Objective
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: organisation name for display

Indicates the organisation name that is most commonly used and displayed. Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:orgDisplayName
Domain: Organisation
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: organisation name

States the name of the organisation. Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:orgName
Domain: Organisation
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: native organisation name

Specifies the native name of the organisation. Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:orgNativeName
Domain: Organisation
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: organisation homepage

States the website of a given organisation. Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:organisationHomepage
Domain: Organisation
Range: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Document

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Property: outcome to date

The state of this outcome at a certain point in time. An outcome is the short-term or medium-term effect of a humanitarian action on the affected population. Outcomes often are the results of multiple outputs; each outcome in your planning may therefore correspond to more than one output. Example: Increase in household consumption of potable water. See CAP Guidelines 2012.

Identifier:outcomeToDate
Domain: Outcome planned
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: output to date

The state of this outcome at a certain point in time. The outputs are the products, goods or services that are the direct results of a humanitarian action. Example: NFI kits in the hands of affected households; functioning water points; latrines; distributed food rations; therapeutic feeding treatments. See CAP Guidelines 2012.

Identifier:outputToDate
Domain: Output planned
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: represented country

Links a given organisation wiith the country it represents. Term origin: FTS.

Identifier:representedCountry
Domain: Organisation
Range: Country

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Shelter Cluster Section

This section of the vocabulary defines the standards for the shelter cluster.

Alphabetical index of all classes and properties in the Shelter Cluster Section:

Classes | Community tool kit | Distributing partner | Distribution | Family tool kit | Kit | Shelter cluster | Shelter kit | Supplying agency | Tool kit |

Properties | bladders contained | bladders distributed | bladders provided | bladders supplied | blankets contained | blankets distributed | blankets provided | blankets supplied | buckets contained | buckets distributed | buckets provided | buckets supplied | contains item | cots contained | cots distributed | cots provided | cots supplied | distributes | family tents contained | family tents distributed | family tents provided | family tents supplied | individual items contained | individual items distributed | individual items provided | individual items supplied | jerry cans contained | jerry cans distributed | jerry cans provided | jerry cans supplied | kitchen sets contained | kitchen sets distributed | kitchen sets provided | kitchen sets supplied | large tents contained | large tents distributed | large tents provided | large tents supplied | mats contained | mats distributed | mats provided | mats supplied | mosquito nets contained | mosquito nets distributed | mosquito nets provided | mosquito nets supplied | non-food items contained | non-food items distributed | non-food items provided | non-food items supplied | poles contained | poles distributed | poles provided | poles supplied | provides | reaches | rope contained | rope distributed | rope provided | rope supplied | sheets contained | sheets distributed | sheets provided | sheets supplied | supplies | tarpaulin contained | tarpaulin distributed | tarpaulin provided | tarpaulin supplied | tents contained | tents distributed | tents provided | tents supplied | water filters contained | water filters distributed | water filters provided | water filters supplied |

Extended graph visualization of the Shelter Cluster Section, including adjacent classes defined in a different section (in grey).

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Classes:

Class: Community tool kit

Community toolkit is designed to be placed in a community containing more than one family where beneficiaries will have equal access to the community owned tools.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:CommunityToolKit
Subclass of:Tool kit

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Class: Distribution

Activity that refers to the distribution of relief item(s) during an emergency or a crisis to save lives. Do we need a distribution point?Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:Distribution
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity
Subclasses:Hygiene kit distribution |
Domain of:blankets provided | buckets provided | cots provided | family tents provided | jerry cans provided | kitchen sets provided | large tents provided | mats provided | mosquito nets provided | non-food items provided | provides | reaches | rope provided | sheets provided | tarpaulin provided | tents provided | water filters provided |

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Class: Family tool kit

Toolkit prepared for distribution per affected family. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:FamilyToolKit
Subclass of:Tool kit

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Class: Kit

A kit is specifically designed set of items for distribution after a disaster in which the regular capacities of the population have been affected.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:Kit
Subclasses:Hygiene kit | Shelter kit | Tool kit |
Domain of:bladders contained | bladders provided | blankets contained | buckets contained | contains item | cots contained | family tents contained | individual items contained | jerry cans contained | kitchen sets contained | large tents contained | mats contained | mosquito nets contained | non-food items contained | poles contained | poles provided | rope contained | sheets contained | tarpaulin contained | tents contained | water filters contained |
Range of:distributes | provides | supplies |

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Class: Shelter cluster

Based on the IASC principals agreed upon Cluster Apparoach, IFRC is convener of the Emergency Shelter Cluster in disaster situations while UNHCR leads the Emergency Shelter Cluster in the area of conflict generated IDPs. See Guidance note on using the cluster approach to strengthen humanitarian response.2006. Instances of this class should be created for the shelter cluster in a specific emergency.

Identifier:ShelterCluster
Subclass of:Cluster

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Class: Shelter kit

Shelter Kit is a package including plastic sheeting, tools and fixings suitable for repairing damaged houses or building emergency shelters.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:ShelterKit
Subclass of:Kit

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Class: Tool kit

Refers to sets of humanitarian clusters specific (agreed upon) tools prepared for distribution in emergencies.Example: Emergency shelter tools included in Shelter Kits.See Shelter Cluster.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:ToolKit
Subclass of:Kit
Subclasses:Community tool kit | Family tool kit |

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Properties:

Property: bladders contained

Defines NFIbladder as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:bladdersContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: bladders distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its NFI baldders (water container of various sizes) distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:bladdersDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: bladders provided

Defines NFIbladder as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:bladdersProvided
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: bladders supplied

Specifies the amount of NFI bladders supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:bladdersSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: blankets contained

Defines NFIblanket as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:blanketsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: blankets distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its blanket distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:blanketsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: blankets provided

Defines NFIblanket as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:blanketsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: blankets supplied

Specifies the amount of blankets supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:blanketsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: buckets contained

Defines NFI bucket as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:bucketsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: buckets distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its bucket distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:bucketsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: buckets provided

Defines NFI bucket as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:bucketsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: buckets supplied

Specifies the amount of buckets supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:bucketsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: contains item

Used to specify the items contained in a kit.

Identifier:containsItem
Domain: Kit
Range:
Inverse property: containedInKit

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Property: cots contained

Defines NFICots as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:cotsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: cots distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its NFI cot distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:cotsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: cots provided

Defines NFICots as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:cotsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: cots supplied

Specifies the amount of NFI cots supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:cotsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: distributes

Specifies whichwith items or kits a distributing partner is resposible for Links the actual distribution of a NFI and/or the kits with pre-arranged NFIs to a humanitarian agency responsible for such distribution.

Identifier:distributes
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: Kit
Inverse property: distributedBy

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Property: family tents contained

Defines NFI item family tent as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:familyTentsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: family tents distributed

Relates a NFI/Shelter distributing partner to the number of family tents provided during the reporting period.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:familyTentsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: family tents provided

Defines NFI item family tent as one of the items provided during a distribution. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:familyTentsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: family tents supplied

Specifies the number of family tents (based on SPHERE standards) supplied by a supplying agency. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:familyTentsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: individual items contained

Generic property to define indivisual relief material as a possible item to be included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:individualItemsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: individual items distributed

Generic property to relate a humanitarian partner to its indivisual relief item distributed during a response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:individualItemsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: individual items provided

Generic property to define indivisual relief material as a possible item provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:individualItemsProvided
Domain:
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: individual items supplied

Generic property to specify the total amount of unique relief items supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:individualItemsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: jerry cans contained

Defines NFI jerry cans as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:jerryCansContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: jerry cans distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its jerry can distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:jerryCansDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: jerry cans provided

Defines NFI jerry cans as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:jerryCansProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: jerry cans supplied

Specifies the amount of jerry cans supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:jerryCansSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: kitchen sets contained

Defines NFI kitchen sets as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:kitchenSetsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: kitchen sets distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its kitchen set distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:kitchenSetsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: kitchen sets provided

Defines NFI kitchen sets as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:kitchenSetsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: kitchen sets supplied

Specifies the total amount of kitchen sets supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:kitchenSetsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: large tents contained

Defines NFI large (community) tent as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:largeTentsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: large tents distributed

Links a Shelter/NFI distributing partner and its large size (enough to shelter more than one family) family tent distribution activities. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:largeTentsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: large tents provided

Defines NFI large (community) tent as one of the items proived during a distribution. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:largeTentsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: large tents supplied

Specifies the number of family (SPHERE standards) tents supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:largeTentsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: mats contained

Defines NFIMats as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:matsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: mats distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its NFI Mats distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:matsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: mats provided

Defines NFIMats as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:matsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: mats supplied

Specifies the amount of NFI mats supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:matsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: mosquito nets contained

Defines NFImosquito nets as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:mosquitoNetsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: mosquito nets distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its NFI mosquito nets distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:mosquitoNetsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: mosquito nets provided

Defines NFImosquito nets as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:mosquitoNetsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: mosquito nets supplied

Specifies the amount of NFI mosquito nets supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:mosquitoNetsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: non-food items contained

Refers to a specifically designed set of NFI items packaged for distribution after a disaster in which the regular capacities of the population have been affected.
Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:nonFoodItemsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: non-food items distributed

Specifies Non Food Items (NFIs) distributed by a distributing partner in a certain location. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:nonFoodItemsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: non-food items provided

Refers to the number of single NFIs (not kits) provided in a distribution.
Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:nonFoodItemsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: non-food items supplied

Specifies the NFIs supplied by a certain supplying agency. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:nonFoodItemsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: poles contained

Defines NFIpoles as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:polesContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: poles distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its NFI poles distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:polesDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: poles provided

Defines NFIpoles as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:polesProvided
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: poles supplied

Specifies the total amount of NFI poles supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:polesSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: provides

Links the items and kits to its actual distribution in a given location .

Identifier:provides
Domain: Distribution
Range: Kit

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Property: reaches

Links the items and kits to affected population.

Identifier:reaches
Domain: Distribution
Range: Population

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Property: rope contained

Defines NFI ropes as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:ropeContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: rope distributed

Links a Shelter/NFI distributing partner and its rope distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:ropeDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: rope provided

Defines NFI ropes as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:ropeProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: rope supplied

Specifies the number of ropes supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:ropeSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: sheets contained

Defines NFIsheets as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:sheetsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: sheets distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its NFI sheet distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:sheetsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: sheets provided

Defines NFIsheets as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:sheetsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: sheets supplied

Specifies the amount of NFI Sheets supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:sheetsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: supplies

Links the items and kits to the supplying agency.

Identifier:supplies
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: Kit
Inverse property: suppliedBy

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Property: tarpaulin contained

Defines NFI item tarpaulin as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:tarpaulinContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: tarpaulin distributed

Links a Shelter/NFI distributing partner and its tarpaulin distribution activities. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:tarpaulinDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: tarpaulin provided

Defines NFI item tarpaulin as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:tarpaulinProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: tarpaulin supplied

Specifies the amount of tarpaulins supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:tarpaulinSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: tents contained

Defines NFI item tent as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:tentsContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: tents distributed

Links a Shelter/NFI distribution partner and its tent distribution activities. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:tentsDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: tents provided

Defines NFI item tent as one of the items provided during a distribution. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:tentsProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: tents supplied

Specifies the number of tents provided by a supplying agency. Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:tentsSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: water filters contained

Defines NFIwater filter as one of the items included in a shelter kit that is distributed to affected communities during emergency shelter response.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:waterFiltersContained
Domain: Kit
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: water filters distributed

Links a relief item distributing partner and its NFI water filter distribution activities.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:waterFiltersDistributed
Domain: Distributing partner
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: water filters provided

Defines NFIwater filter as one of the items provided in a distribution.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:waterFiltersProvided
Domain: Distribution
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: water filters supplied

Specifies the total amount of NFI water filters supplied by a supplying agency.Term origin: Shelter Cluster.

Identifier:waterFiltersSupplied
Domain: Supplying agency
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Situation Section

This section of the vocabulary defines the standards for situations and emergencies.

Alphabetical index of all classes and properties in the Situation Section:

Classes | Affected Population | Age Group | Casualty | Dead | Displaced | Emergency | Female | GLIDE number | Internally Displaced Person | Indicator | Indicator unit | Injured | Input indicator | Male | Missing | Need | Non-Displaced | Internally Displaced Person | Outcome indicator | Output indicator | Population | Proxy input indicator | Proxy outcome indicator | Refugees and Asylum Seekers | Sex | Situation | Total Population | http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent | http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Group |

Properties | affected by | based on | benchmark | common title | count | data source | denominator | from age | has GLIDE number | has standard | has value | household count | identified at | in sector | in unit | indicator ID | indicator note | indicator references | indicator title | measurement methodology | numerator | person count | population description | provenance Information | rationale | related indicator | situation description | submitting organization | to age |

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Classes:

Class: Affected Population

The population affected by an emergency.
Term origin: Humanitarian Profile (Affected);

Identifier:AffectedPopulation
Subclass of:Population
Subclasses:Casualty | Displaced | Non-Displaced |
Domain of:affected by |

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Class: Age Group

Generic class for age groups; instances should be created for actual age groups. Example: Children under 5.

Identifier:AgeGroup
Subclass of:Population
Domain of:from age | to age |

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Class: Casualty

Examples: Injured or dead.
Term origin: ACAPS DSS, Humanitarian Profile.

Identifier:Casualty
Subclass of:Affected Population
Subclasses:Dead | Injured | Missing |

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Class: Dead / Death

A (reported) death.
Term origin: ACAPS DSS, HPM Ethiopia, Shelter Cluster, Humanitarian Profile (Dead).

Identifier:Dead
Subclass of:Casualty

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Class: Displaced / Displacement

Refers to internally displaced persons, refugees, and others of concern.
Term origin: Humanitarian Profile, ACAPS DSS (Displacement)

Identifier:Displaced
Subclass of:Affected Population
Subclasses:Internally Displaced Person | Internally Displaced Person | Refugees and Asylum Seekers |

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Class: Emergency

Any situation in which ... life or well-being ... will be threatened unless immediate and appropriate action is taken, and which demands an extraordinary response and exceptional measures” (UNHCR Handbook for Emergencies)

A sudden crisis situation or event requiring immediate action (WART)

Any situation in which there is an exceptional and widespread threat to life, health or basic subsistence, that is beyond the coping capacity of individuals and the community” (Oxfam GB Emergency Response Manual).

Where and when a disaster provokes an immediate, exceptional and widespread threat to life, health or basic subsistence, which overwhelms the coping capacity of individual and community, implying need of external assistance” (source: ACFIN Emergency module)

Term origin: CAP OPS, Pakistan SRF, ACAPS DSS, CERF, MIRA.

Identifier:Emergency
Subclass of:Situation
Domain of:has GLIDE number |
Range of:affected by | for emergency |

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Class: Female

A woman/girl or group of women/girls.
Term origin: CERF, EIMS Report.

Identifier:Female
Subclass of:http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent

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Class: GLIDE number

Globally common Unique ID code for disasters. See about GLIDE.

Identifier:GLIDEnumber
Range of:has GLIDE number |

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Class: Internally Displaced Person / IDP

A group of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Term origin: Humanitarian Profile, CERF, HPM Ethiopia

Identifier:IDP
Subclass of:Displaced

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Class: Indicator

Concrete measurable reference for a concrete need; e.g., 5 litres of clean water per person and day. The different subclasses should be used to type instances.
Term origin: Pakistan SRF, ACAPS DSS, CCDI, CERF, HPM Ethiopia, Sigmah DB, Indicator registry

Identifier:Indicator
Subclasses:Input indicator | Outcome indicator | Output indicator | Proxy input indicator | Proxy outcome indicator |
Domain of:benchmark | data source | denominator | has standard | has value | in sector | in unit | indicator ID | indicator note | indicator references | indicator title | measurement methodology | measures | numerator | rationale | related indicator | submitting organization |
Range of:based on | related indicator |

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Class: Indicator unit

Measurement unit for an indicator; Instances to be created in the registry: Household, Individual, Session, School, TSS, Child, Student, Square Meter, Teacher, Child friendly spaces, Committee, Acre, Animal, Meeting, Hub, Tree, and 'other'.
Term origin: Indicator registry

Identifier:IndicatorUnit
Range of:in unit |

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Class: Injured

Indicates the Injured population.
Term origin: ACAPS DSS, Humanitarian Profile, Shelter Cluster, HERAMS Checklist (Injury)

Identifier:Injured
Subclass of:Casualty

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Class: Input indicator

Explanation t.b.d..
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:InputIndicator
Subclass of:Indicator

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Class: Male

A man/boy or group of men/boys.
Term origin: CERF, EIMS Report.

Identifier:Male
Subclass of:http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent

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Class: Missing

Associated with Missing Persons as a major humanitarian concern in complex emergencies where many people go missing, causing anguish and uncertainty for their families and friends. See ICRC .
Term origin: Humanitarian Profile.

Identifier:Missing
Subclass of:Casualty

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Class: Need / Gap / Lack

A concrete need, lack, or gap, e.g. a shortage of food. Can be based on the application of relevant norms (usually a minimum requirement or a pre-existing ‘normal’ situation); and an assessment of how the reality differs. Identifying and measuring deficits, either actual or predicted.
Term origin: CAP OPS, ACAPS DSS (also: Humanitarian Need), CCDI (Humanitarian Need), CCDI Shelter Cluster (Gap), HPM Ethiopia (Gap).

Identifier:Need
Domain of:based on | identified at |
Range of:addresses |

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Class: Non-Displaced

Refers to the part of the affected population that is not displaced (i.e., host or non-host);.
Term origin: Humanitarian Profile.

Identifier:NonDisplaced
Subclass of:Affected Population

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Class: Internally Displaced Person / Others of Concern

A group of displaced persons that does neither fit the IDP nor Refugees/Asylum Seekers classes.
Term origin: Humanitarian Profile

Identifier:Others
Subclass of:Displaced

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Class: Outcome indicator

Explanation t.b.d..
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:OutcomeIndicator
Subclass of:Indicator

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Class: Output indicator

Explanation t.b.d..
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:OutputIndicator
Subclass of:Indicator

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Class: Population

Generic class for any kind of population. Example: Total population, affected population etc; use the subclasses for the data annotation.

Identifier:Population
Subclass of:http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Group
Subclasses:Affected Population | Age Group | Total Population |
Domain of:household count | person count | population description | provenance Information |
Range of:reaches |

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Class: Proxy input indicator

Explanation t.b.d..
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:ProxyInputIndicator
Subclass of:Indicator

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Class: Proxy outcome indicator

Explanation t.b.d..
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:ProxyOutcomeIndicator
Subclass of:Indicator

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Class: Refugees and Asylum Seekers

A group of refugees and asylum seekers.
Term origin: Humanitarian Profile

Identifier:RefugeesAsylumSeekers
Subclass of:Displaced

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Class: Sex

Class to describe sex-specific issues, either at individual or group level.
Term origin: MIRA, CCDI

Identifier:Sex
Subclasses:Female | Male |

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Class: Situation

Generic situation.

Identifier:Situation
Subclasses:Emergency |
Domain of:at Location | common title | situation description |

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Class: Total Population

Total population for a given administrative unit or geographic area. Instances can be created to make statements about this population.

Identifier:TotalPopulation
Subclass of:Population

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Class: foaf:Group

Identifier:http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Group
Subclass of:http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent
Subclasses:Population |

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Properties:

Property: affected by

States that a Population is affacted by an Emergency.

Identifier:affectedBy
Domain: Affected Population
Range: Emergency
Inverse property: affects

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Property: based on

Specififes that a gap for a certain need has been identified based on a specific indicator.

Identifier:basedOn
Domain: Need
Range: Indicator
Inverse property: indicates

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Property: benchmark

Links an Indicator to benchmark description.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:benchmark
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: common title

A commonly use title/name for an emergency.

Identifier:commonTitle
Domain: Situation
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: count

Property to count people, things, etc. Subproperties should be used if possible to clarify what has been counted.

Identifier:count
Domain:
Range:

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Property: data source

URL that points to the source of the data.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:dataSource
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Document http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: denominator

Related to Unit. To be verified.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:denominator
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: from age

Specifies the bottom of an age range for an AgeGroup (in years).

Identifier:fromAge
Domain: Age Group
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: has GLIDE number

Assigns the GLIDE number to an Emergency.

Identifier:hasGLIDEnumber
Domain: Emergency
Range: GLIDE number

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Property: has standard

A reference against which the measured value can be compared to know if it requires intervention.

Identifier:hasStandard
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: has value

The measured value of this indicator.

Identifier:hasValue
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: household count

The number of people in a population. The range is intentionally not restricted to numeric values, so that rough numbers or estimates are supported.

Identifier:householdCount
Domain: Population
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: identified at

Specifies when a specific need has been identified.

Identifier:identifiedAt
Domain: Need
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: in sector

Links an Indicator to the corresponding sector(s).
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:inSector
Domain: Indicator
Range: Sector

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Property: in unit

Links an Indicator to the IndicatorUnit it is measured in.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:inUnit
Domain: Indicator
Range: Indicator unit

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Property: indicator ID

Links an Indicator to its ID defined by OCHA.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:indicatorID
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: indicator note

Any notes or comments on this Indicator.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:indicatorNote
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: indicator references

Any references for this Indicator.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:indicatorReferences
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: indicator title

Links an Indicator to its title.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:indicatorTitle
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: measurement methodology

Links an Indicator to a description of the corresponding measurement methodology.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:measurementMethodology
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: numerator

Related to Unit. To be verified.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:numerator
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: person count

The number of persons in a population. The range is intentionally not restricted to numeric values, so that rough numbers or estimates are supported.

Identifier:personCount
Domain: Population
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: population description

A description of this population.

Identifier:populationDescription
Domain: Population
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: provenance Information

Free-text description of how the information about the demographic methodology, where the data came from, etc.

Identifier:provenanceInfo
Domain: Population
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: rationale

Links an Indicator to rationale description.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:rationale
Domain: Indicator
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: related indicator

Links an Indicator to a related Indicator.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:relatedIndicator
Domain: Indicator
Range: Indicator

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Property: situation description

Identifier:situationDescription
Domain: Situation
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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Property: submitting organization

Links an Indicator to the submitting organisation.
Term origin: Indicator registry.

Identifier:submittingOrganization
Domain: Indicator
Range: Organisation

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Property: to age

Specifies the top of an age range for an AgeGroup (in years).

Identifier:toAge
Domain: Age Group
Range: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal

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WASH Cluster Section

This section of the vocabulary defines the standards for the WASH cluster.

Alphabetical index of all classes and properties in the WASH Cluster Section:

Classes | Borehole drilling | Communal latrine building | Communal latrine rehabilitation | Hygiene kit | Hygiene kit distribution | Hygiene promotion | Pipe building | Rainwater catchment building | Rainwater catchment rehabilitation | Shallow well improvement | Solid waste container installment | WASH cluster | Water source chlorination | Water trucking |

Properties |

Extended graph visualization of the WASH Cluster Section, including adjacent classes defined in a different section (in grey).

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Classes:

Class: Borehole drilling

The process of drilling additional boreholes for installation of water yards and/or hand pumps. See WASH Cluster Response Plan: Refugees and Returnees from Blue Nile State. 2011. Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:BoreholeDrilling
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: Communal latrine building

Class to describes communal latrines in a IDP camp set up or a community. Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:CommunalLatrineBuilding
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: Communal latrine rehabilitation

Rehabiliation of communal laterines udring emergency response. Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:CommunalLatrineRehabilitation
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: Hygiene kit

Hygiene Kits are prepared in humanitarian Emergencies and disasters to provide immediate support to a family for 20 days to 1 Month. Although Hygiene Kits vary from country to country and also differs in each disaster, standard components include the NFI items like cooking sets, soap, buckets, jerry cans and sanitary towels. See Emergency Field Handbook: A guide for UNICEF staff. Term origin: Shelter Cluster, WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:HygieneKit
Subclass of:Kit

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Class: Hygiene kit distribution

Distribution of WASH NFI hygiene kit during humanitarian relief item distribution.Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:HygieneKitDistribution
Subclass of:Distribution

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Class: Hygiene promotion

Hygiene promotion is an umbrella term used to cover a range of activities/strategies which aim to improve people’s hygiene behavior and so prevent the spread of water and sanitation related diseases. See ochaonline. Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:HygienePromotion
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: Pipe building

Instance of this class defines activities related to construction of water pipe buidling for safe drinking water facilities. Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:PipeBuilding
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: Rainwater catchment building

Describes WASH activities directed towards collection of rainwater where possible (if available the available source of water is contaminated, if wells are reduced or insufficient).See Emergency Field Handbook: A guide for UNICEF staff.Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:RainwaterCatchmentBuilding
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: Rainwater catchment rehabilitation

Instance of this class can be used to specify the rehabiliation of rainwater catchment during emergencies. Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:RainwaterCatchmentRehabilitation
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: Shallow well improvement

Refers to wells that needs improvement in order to increase the drinking water sources. Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:ShallowWellImprovement
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: Solid waste container installment

Class that describes installment of solid waster container to avoid insect borne diseaes through ccumulations of garbages. See Emergency Field Handbook: A guide for UNICEF staff.Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:SolidWasteContainerInstallment
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: WASH cluster

The main objective of water supply and sanitation programmes in emergencies is to reduce the transmission of diseases from faeces to mouth through the promotion of good hygiene practices, the provision of safe drinking water and the reduction of health risks related to poor sanitation. See WASH OneResponse.
Instances of this class should be created for the WASH cluster in a specific emergency.

Identifier:WASHCluster
Subclass of:Cluster

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Class: Water source chlorination

Instances of this class define chlorine usage at the water source as critical role in providing safe drinking water in different emergencies around the globe. Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:WaterSourceChlorination
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Class: Water trucking

Class to describes activities when water trucks are used to commute drinking water to and from pre identified water source. Term origin: WASH cluster CRF sheet.

Identifier:WaterTrucking
Subclass of:Humanitarian Activity

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Properties:

4. Integrated graph overview of the complete HXL vocabulary

The following figure gives an overview of all classes and properties defined by HXL, and how they are connected. The ellipses represent classes, whereas the arrows represent properties: Dashed lines indicate a subclass relationship (e.g. Camp is a subclass of Site). Solid lines are labeled with the property that connects these two classes.

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5. License

We still need to decide under which license this vocabulary should be published.

Valid XHTML + RDFa This Vocabulary Specification relies on W3C's RDF technology, an open Web standard that can be freely used by anyone.

This visual layout and structure of the specification was adapted from the Open Provenance Model Vocabulary edited by Jun Zhao, SIOC Core Ontology Specification edited by Uldis Bojars and John G. Breslin and the Provenance Vocabulary Core Ontology Specification edited by Olaf Hartig and Jun Zhao.

6. Change log

Changes compared to the previous version of the vocabulary:

Changes compared to the previous version:

  1. Added a number of ... provided properties to class