Space Life Sciences Ontology

Last uploaded: October 31, 2024
Preferred Name

Sensor
Synonyms
Definitions

Device, agent (including humans), or software (simulation) involved in, or implementing, a Procedure. Sensors respond to a stimulus, e.g., a change in the environment, or input data composed from the results of prior Observations, and generate a Result. Sensors can be hosted by Platforms.

ID

http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/Sensor

comment

Device, agent (including humans), or software (simulation) involved in, or implementing, a Procedure. Sensors respond to a stimulus, e.g., a change in the environment, or input data composed from the results of prior Observations, and generate a Result. Sensors can be hosted by Platforms.

definition

Device, agent (including humans), or software (simulation) involved in, or implementing, a Procedure. Sensors respond to a stimulus, e.g., a change in the environment, or input data composed from the results of prior Observations, and generate a Result. Sensors can be hosted by Platforms.

example

Accelerometers, gyroscopes, barometers, magnetometers, and so forth are Sensors that are typically mounted on a modern smart phone (which acts as Platform). Other examples of sensors include the human eyes.

isDefinedBy

http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/

label

Sensor

prefLabel

Sensor

subClassOf

http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Thing

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