EPVOC Ontology Documentation
Metadata
- Title: EPVOC ontology
- Description: The EPVOC ontology defines classes and properties that are re-used across ontologies, vocabularies, and application profiles to represent data of the European Parliament.
- Created: 2022-11-18
- Modified: 2025-10-07
- License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Version: 3.0.0
- Ontology URI:
https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc - Namespace:
epvoc - Download serialization:
Prefixes
xml:→http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespacerdf:→http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#rdfs:→http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#xsd:→http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#schema:→http://schema.org/owl:→http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#skosthes:→http://purl.org/iso25964/skos-thes#qb:→http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#pim:→http://www.w3.org/2000/10/swap/pim/contact#doap:→http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#sh:→http://www.w3.org/ns/shacl#dcterms:→http://purl.org/dc/terms/file-status:→http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-status/vann:→http://purl.org/vocab/vann/euvoc:→http://publications.europa.eu/ontology/euvoc#dcat:→http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#prov:→http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#foaf:→http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/eli:→http://data.europa.eu/eli/ontology#adms:→https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-adms#concept-status:→http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/concept-status/org:→http://www.w3.org/ns/org#xls2rdf:→https://xls2rdf.sparna.fr/vocabulary#eli-dl:→http://data.europa.eu/eli/eli-draft-legislation-ontology#vcard:→http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#epvoc:→https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#dc:→http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/skos:→http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#skosxl:→http://www.w3.org/2008/05/skos-xl#
Classes
epvoc:CapacityRole
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#CapacityRole
Label: capacity role
Description: Defines the role or function of a person in a specific capacity.
epvoc:ContactPoint
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#ContactPoint
Label: contact point
Description: Identifies a contact point for a person or organisation.
SubClassOf: vcard:Address
epvoc:ForeseenCapacity
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#ForeseenCapacity
Label: foreseen capacity
Description: Indicates the expected capacity of a person, room, or resource.
SubClassOf: eli-dl:Participation
epvoc:Room
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#Room
Label: room
Description: Identifies a physical or virtual room, e.g., a meeting room or a person's office.
epvoc:Seat
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#Seat
Label: seat
Description: Identifies a seat.
epvoc:SeatAllocation
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#SeatAllocation
Label: seat allocation
Description: Identifies an allocated seat assigned to a person being part of an organisation during a period of time.
SubClassOf: org:Membership
Object Properties
epvoc:capacityActivity
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#capacityActivity
Label: capacity activity
Description: Specifies the activity performed in a particular capacity.
Domain: epvoc:ForeseenCapacity
Range: eli-dl:Process
epvoc:capacityOrganization
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#capacityOrganization
Label: capacity organization
Description: Identifies the organization in which the capacity is held.
Domain: epvoc:ForeseenCapacity
Range: org:Organization
epvoc:capacityPerson
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#capacityPerson
Label: capacity person
Description: Identifies the person linked to a specific capacity.
Domain: epvoc:ForeseenCapacity
Range: org:Organization
epvoc:capacityRole
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#capacityRole
Label: capacity role
Description: Defines the role associated with a capacity.
Domain: epvoc:ForeseenCapacity
Range: epvoc:CapacityRole
epvoc:hasRoom
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#hasRoom
Label: has room
Description: Associates a resource with a room (physical or virtual).
Domain: eli-dl:Activity
Range: epvoc:Room
epvoc:hasSeat
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#hasSeat
Label: has seat
Description: Associates a seat allocation with a particular seat.
Domain: epvoc:SeatAllocation
Range: epvoc:Seat
epvoc:hasSeatAllocation
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#hasSeatAllocation
Label: has seat allocation
Description: Associates a person with a seat allocation.
Domain: foaf:Person
Range: epvoc:SeatAllocation
epvoc:hasSite
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#hasSite
Label: has site
Description: Identifies the site where a resource is located.
Range: org:Site
epvoc:inCapacityOf
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#inCapacityOf
Label: in capacity of
Description: Indicates that a person is acting in a specific capacity.
Domain: eli-dl:Participation
Range: epvoc:ForeseenCapacity
epvoc:isAboutDirectoryCode
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#isAboutDirectoryCode
Label: is about directory code
Description: Subproperty of eli:is_about identifying the directory code of a Work, pointing to dir-eu-legal-act concepts.
Domain: eli:Work
Range: skos:Concept
SubPropertyOf: eli:is_about
epvoc:isAboutSubjectMatter
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#isAboutSubjectMatter
Label: is about subject matter
Description: Subproperty of eli:is_about identifying the subject matter of a Work.
Domain: eli:Work
Range: skos:Concept
SubPropertyOf: eli:is_about
epvoc:memberDuringParliamentaryTerm
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#memberDuringParliamentaryTerm
Label: member during parliamentary term
Description: Identifies the parliamentary term during which a person was a Member of the European Parliament.
Domain: org:Membership
Range: eli-dl:ParliamentaryTerm
SubPropertyOf: org:organization
epvoc:membershipClassification
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#membershipClassification
Label: membership classification
Description: Classification of an organisation linked to a membership.
Domain: org:Membership
Range: euvoc:CorporateBodyClassification
epvoc:originalLanguage
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#originalLanguage
Label: original language
Description: Original language of a Work.
Domain: eli:Work
Range: dcterms:LinguisticSystem
epvoc:scheduledIn
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#scheduledIn
Label: scheduled in
Description: Relates scheduled Activities.
Range: eli-dl:Activity
epvoc:versionType
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#versionType
Label: version type
Description: Type of version of a Work.
Domain: eli:Work
Range: skos:Concept
epvoc:workHadParticipation
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#workHadParticipation
Label: work had participation
Description: Shortcut connecting a Work to participations in Activities related to it.
Domain: eli:Work
Range: eli:Participation
Datatype Properties
epvoc:ItemNumberEnd
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#ItemNumberEnd
Label: item number end
Description: Ending number in a list of items.
Domain: eli:Work
Range: xsd:integer
epvoc:agendaLabel
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#agendaLabel
Label: agenda label
Description: Label used in an agenda.
Domain: eli-dl:ForeseenActivity
Range: rdf:langString
epvoc:awarenessOfConflict
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#awarenessOfConflict
Label: awareness of conflict
Description: Indicates awareness of conflicts of interest (true/false).
Range: xsd:boolean
epvoc:byteSize
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#byteSize
Label: byte size
Description: Indicates the size of a file in bytes.
Domain: eli:Manifestation
Range: xsd:long
epvoc:capacityActivityLabel
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#capacityActivityLabel
Label: capacity activity label
Description: Label of a capacity activity.
Domain: epvoc:ForeseenCapacity
Range: xsd:string
epvoc:conflictDescription
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#conflictDescription
Label: conflict description
Description: Provides details of a conflict of interest.
Domain: eli:Work
Range: xsd:string
epvoc:deathDate
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#deathDate
Label: death date
Description: Identifies the death date of a person.
Domain: foaf:Person
Range: xsd:dateTime
epvoc:decisionAboutId
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#decisionAboutId
Label: decision about ID
Description: Uniquely identifies the object of a decision.
Domain: eli-dl:Decision
Range: xsd:string
epvoc:epNumber
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#epNumber
Label: EP number
Description: Internal identifier of European Parliament documents used by the EP Public Register.
SubPropertyOf: dcterms:identifier
epvoc:epNumberVersion
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#epNumberVersion
Label: EP number version
Description: Identifies the version of an epvoc:epNumber.
Range: xsd:string
SubPropertyOf: dcterms:identifier
epvoc:expressionContent
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#expressionContent
Label: expression content
Description: Shortcut for the path from eli:Work to eli:Expression.
Range: rdf:langString
epvoc:hadResponsibleOrganization
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#hadResponsibleOrganization
Label: had responsible organization
Description: Identifies the organization responsible for a resource.
Domain: eli-dl:Activity
Range: org:Organization
epvoc:headingLabel
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#headingLabel
Label: heading label
Description: Label for a section heading.
Domain: eli-dl:Activity
Range: rdf:langString
epvoc:identifierYear
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#identifierYear
Label: identifier year
Description: Year identifier for a document.
Domain: eli:Work
Range: xsd:string
SubPropertyOf: dcterms:identifier
epvoc:itemNumberBegin
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#itemNumberBegin
Label: item number begin
Description: Starting number in a list of items.
Domain: eli:Work
Range: xsd:integer
epvoc:numbering
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#numbering
Label: numbering
Description: Sequence used to indicate order or identification.
Domain: eli:Work
epvoc:officialFamilyName
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#officialFamilyName
Label: official family name
Description: Family name of a person in the original language script.
Range: xsd:string
SubPropertyOf: foaf:familyName
epvoc:officialGivenName
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#officialGivenName
Label: official given name
Description: Given name of a person in the original language script.
SubPropertyOf: foaf:givenName
epvoc:referenceText
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#referenceText
Label: reference text
Description: Text used as a reference.
Domain: eli-dl:Activity
Range: rdf:langString
epvoc:sortLabel
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#sortLabel
Label: sort label
Description: Part of the family name used for alphabetical sorting.
Range: xsd:string
epvoc:speakingTimeContent
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#speakingTimeContent
Label: speaking time content
Description: Content related to the duration of speech.
Domain: eli-dl:Activity
Range: rdf:langString
epvoc:structuredContent
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#structuredContent
Label: structured content
Description: Content structured according to a defined format.
Domain: eli-dl:Activity
Range: rdf:langString
epvoc:structuredLabel
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#structuredLabel
Label: structured label
Description: Label structured according to a defined format.
Domain: eli-dl:Activity
Range: rdf:langString
epvoc:translationReference
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#translationReference
Label: translation reference
Description: Identifies the translation reference code for a Work or resource.
Range: xsd:string
SubPropertyOf: dcterms:identifier
epvoc:upperFamilyName
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#upperFamilyName
Label: upper family name
Description: Family name of a person in uppercase letters.
Domain: foaf:Person
Range: xsd:string
SubPropertyOf: foaf:familyName
epvoc:upperGivenName
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#upperGivenName
Label: upper given name
Description: Given name of a person in uppercase letters.
Domain: foaf:Person
Range: xsd:string
SubPropertyOf: foaf:givenName
epvoc:upperOfficialFamilyName
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#upperOfficialFamilyName
Label: upper official family name
Description: Official family name in uppercase letters.
Domain: foaf:Person
Range: xsd:string
SubPropertyOf: foaf:familyName
epvoc:upperOfficialGivenName
URI: https://data.europarl.europa.eu/def/epvoc#upperOfficialGivenName
Label: upper official given name
Description: Official given name in uppercase letters.
Domain: foaf:Person
Range: xsd:string
SubPropertyOf: foaf:givenName