Basic Graph Patterns
A list of common CIDOC CRM graph patterns
This page lists common graph patterns that we encounter when modelling data in LINCS using the CIDOC CRM ontology. When modelling data, we select appropriate graph patterns and combine them together to create our data model. Then we apply the model to our dataset, resulting in a knowledge graph.
General Patterns
Name
An entity may have a name (or title).
Identifier
An entity may have an identifier.
String Value
A name (or title) or identifier has a string value.
Type
An entity may have a type.
Patterns Involving Events
The following patterns are applicable to any event or its subclasses colored in blue, such as Activity (including occupations), Birth, Death, Production, Move, etc.
Event Place
An event took place at a certain place.
Event Date, human-readable
An event took place on a certain date.
Event Date, machine-readable
Patterns Involving People
The following patterns are applicable to any person.
Person Name
A person has a name.
Birth Date
A person was born on a certain date.
Birth Place
A person was born in a certain place.
Death Date
A person died on a certain date.
Death Place
A person died in a certain place.
Occupation
A person has an occupation such as an employment or appointment.
Residence
A person resides (or has previously resided) in a place.
Patterns Involving Groups
The following patterns are applicable to any group, including companies and other organizations.
Group Name
A group has a name.
Formation
A group has a member (a person).
Dissolution
A group has a member (a person).
Membership
A group has a member (a person).
Patterns Involving Places
The following patterns are applicable to any place.
Place Name
A place has a name.
Place Coordinates
A place has certain geographic coordinates.
Place Relations
A place contains another place.
A place borders another place.
A place overlaps with another place.
A place approximates another place.
Move
An object was moved from a place to a place.
