Re: SubObjectPropertyChain question

>> <owl11:PropertyChain>
>>  <owl11:members rdf:parseType="Collection">
>>       <owl11:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="p1"/>
>>        ...
>>   </owl11:members>
>>   <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="#p"/>
>> </owl11:PropertyChain>
> This works fine with me except that I don't think the 
> <rdfs:subPropertyOf/> should be used.  The reason is the same as I 
> raised before, it will suggest <owl:PropertyChain> is a rdf:Property, 
> which is not, because the chain is a composition of properties.  Use 
> another property name will make it separate cleanly.

I very much support this (or a similar) solution.  The current 
rdfs:subPropertyOf syntax breaks RDF compatibility (and is rather 
difficult to read).  An explicit chain axiom class would be better.

Holger

Received on Monday, 12 March 2007 16:07:02 UTC