MorphoSource Terms Vocabulary

Classes

Biological Specimen Object Class

Term Name ms:BiologicalSpecimenObject ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/BiologicalSpecimenObject
Label	Biological Specimen Object
Description	A physical object that is a biological specimen, such as a skeleton, a whole body, or a fossil.
Sub Class Of	ms:PhysicalObject
Property Terms Inherited	dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:TGN \| dcterms:identifier \| dcterms:title \| dwc:catalogNumber \| dwc:collectionCode \| dwc:country \| dwc:formation \| dwc:institutionCode \| dwc:stateProvince \| edm:currentLocation \| ms:ID \| ms:address \| ms:city \| ms:context \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:datingMethod \| ms:depositor \| ms:dimensions \| ms:latitude \| ms:longitude \| ms:numericTime \| ms:organizationID \| ms:originalLocation \| ms:periodicTime \| ms:provenanceDate \| ms:provenanceDetails \| ms:provenanceLocation \| ms:provenanceName \| ms:relatedURL \| ms:vouchered
Property Terms	dwc:sex \| dwc:occurrenceID \| ms:canonicalTaxonomy \| ms:idigbioRecordsetID \| ms:idigbioUUID \| ms:isTypeSpecimen \| ms:taxonomyID
Type	Class

CT Image Series Imaging Event Class

Term Name ms:CTImageSeriesImagingEvent ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/CTImageSeriesImagingEvent
Label	CT Image Series Imaging Event
Description	Imaging Event with CT, MRI, or similar Image Modality. Has specific metadata fields other Imaging Events may not have.
Sub Class Of	ms:ImagingEvent
Property Terms Inherited	pcdm:hasMember \| dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:created \| dcterms:title \| ms:ID \| ms:attachmentFile \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:depositor \| ms:deviceID \| ms:ieModality \| ms:photographicReference \| ms:physicalObjectID \| ms:software
Property Terms	dicom:AcquisitionType \| ms:detectorConfiguration \| ms:detectorType \| ms:pixelSpacingCalibration \| ms:targetType \| dicom:ExposureTime \| ms:amperage \| ms:detectorPixelSizeX \| ms:detectorPixelSizeY \| ms:detectorPixelsX \| ms:detectorPixelsY \| ms:fluxNormalization \| ms:frameAveraging \| ms:ieFilter \| ms:opticalMagnification \| ms:phaseContrast \| ms:power \| ms:projections \| ms:rotationNumber \| ms:shadingCorrection \| ms:sourceDetectorDistance \| ms:sourceObjectDistance \| ms:surroundingMaterial \| ms:targetMaterial \| ms:voltage \| ms:xrayTubeType
Type	Class

Cultural Heritage Object Class

Term Name ms:CulturalHeritageObject ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/CulturalHeritageObject
Label	Cultural Heritage Object
Description	A physical object that is usually non-biological and is of some human cultural significance.
Sub Class Of	ms:PhysicalObject
Property Terms Inherited	dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:TGN \| dcterms:identifier \| dcterms:title \| dwc:catalogNumber \| dwc:collectionCode \| dwc:country \| dwc:formation \| dwc:institutionCode \| dwc:stateProvince \| edm:currentLocation \| ms:ID \| ms:address \| ms:city \| ms:context \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:datingMethod \| ms:depositor \| ms:dimensions \| ms:latitude \| ms:longitude \| ms:numericTime \| ms:organizationID \| ms:originalLocation \| ms:periodicTime \| ms:provenanceDate \| ms:provenanceDetails \| ms:provenanceLocation \| ms:provenanceName \| ms:relatedURL \| ms:vouchered
Property Terms	ms:aatAttribute \| ms:aatMaterial \| ms:aatPeriod \| ms:aatType \| ms:choAttribute \| ms:choType \| ms:material \| ms:shortTitle
Type	Class

Device Class

Term Name ms:Device ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/Device
Label	Device
Description	A device used to image a physical object to create media.
Sub Class Of	http://pcdm.org/works#Work
Property Terms	pcdm:memberOf \| ms:depositor \| ms:modality3D \| dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:title \| ms:ID \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded
Value Of Property Terms	pcdm:hasMember
Type	Class

FileSet Class

Term Name ms:FileSet ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/FileSet
Label	FileSet
Description	A sequence of binary data accompanied by technical metadata.
Sub Class Of	http://pcdm.org/works#Work
Property Terms	pcdm:hasFile \| pcdm:memberOf \| dicom:DetectorDescription \| dicom:Modality \| dicom:PhotometricInterpretation \| dicom:PixelSpacingCalibrationType \| ms:colorFormat \| ms:colorSpace \| ms:compression \| ms:depositor \| ms:owner \| dcterms:title \| dicom:AccessionNumber \| dicom:AnodeTargetMaterial \| dicom:BitsAllocated \| dicom:BitsStored \| dicom:Columns \| dicom:ContainerDescription \| dicom:ContentDate \| dicom:ContentTime \| dicom:ContrastFrameAveraging \| dicom:DistanceSourceToDetector \| dicom:DistanceSourceToPatient \| dicom:ExposureTime \| dicom:GeneratorID \| dicom:GeneratorPower \| dicom:HighBit \| dicom:ImageOrientationPatient \| dicom:ImagePositionPatient \| dicom:ImageType \| dicom:ImagesInAcquisition \| dicom:InstanceNumber \| dicom:KVP \| dicom:PixelRepresentation \| dicom:PixelSpacing \| dicom:RescaleIntercept \| dicom:RescaleSlope \| dicom:Rows \| dicom:SamplesPerPixel \| dicom:SeriesDate \| dicom:SeriesTime \| dicom:SliceThickness \| dicom:SpacingBetweenSlices \| dicom:SpiralPitchFactor \| dicom:StudyDate \| dicom:StudyTime \| dicom:WindowCenter \| dicom:WindowWidth \| dicom:XRayTubeCurrent \| ms:ID \| ms:boundingBoxX \| ms:boundingBoxY \| ms:boundingBoxZ \| ms:centroidX \| ms:centroidY \| ms:centroidZ \| ms:contentsAcceptedFileCount \| ms:contentsFileName \| ms:contentsFileSize \| ms:contentsMimeType \| ms:crc32 \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:dicomFileTypeExtension \| ms:dicomSecondaryCaptureDeviceManufacturer \| ms:dicomSecondaryCaptureDeviceSoftwareVers \| ms:dicomWindowCenterAndWidthExplanation \| ms:edgesPerFace \| ms:faceCount \| ms:fileName \| ms:fileSize \| ms:hasUVSpace \| ms:height \| ms:mimeType \| ms:normalsFormat \| ms:pointCount \| ms:shutterSpeed \| ms:vertexColor \| ms:width \| exif:apertureValue \| exif:bitsPerSample \| exif:focalLength \| exif:isoSpeedRatings
Value Of Property Terms	pcdm:fileOf \| pcdm:hasMember
Type	Class

Imaging Event Class

Term Name ms:ImagingEvent ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/ImagingEvent
Label	Imaging Event
Description	An active event in which a physical object is imaging to produce media.
Sub Class Of	http://pcdm.org/works#Work
Property Terms	pcdm:hasMember \| ms:depositor \| ms:ieModality \| dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:created \| dcterms:title \| ms:ID \| ms:attachmentFile \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:deviceID \| ms:photographicReference \| ms:physicalObjectID \| ms:software
Value Of Property Terms	pcdm:memberOf
Super Class Of	ms:CTImageSeriesImagingEvent \| ms:PhotogrammetryImagingEvent \| ms:PhotographyImagingEvent \| ms:SequentialSectionImagingEvent
Type	Class

Media Class

Term Name ms:Media ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/Media
Label	Media
Description	3D, 2D, or AV media representing a physical object.
Sub Class Of	http://pcdm.org/works#Work
Property Terms	pcdm:hasMember \| pcdm:memberOf \| dcterms:license \| ms:depositor \| ms:downloadReviewer \| ms:mapType \| ms:mediaType \| ms:morphosourceUseAgreementType \| ms:owner \| ms:permits3DUse \| ms:permitsCommercialUse \| ms:requiredArchivalOfPublishedDerivatives \| ms:rightsStatement \| ms:seriesType \| ms:side \| ms:unit \| ms:visibility \| dc:creator \| dc:description \| dc:publisher \| dcterms:available \| dcterms:created \| dcterms:identifier \| dcterms:title \| dicom:SliceThickness \| ms:ID \| ms:agreementURI \| ms:ark \| ms:attachmentFile \| ms:citeAs \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:doi \| ms:funding \| ms:imagingEventID \| ms:legacyMediaFileID \| ms:legacyMediaGroupID \| ms:mediaParentID \| ms:numberOfImagesInSet \| ms:orientation \| ms:part \| ms:physicalObjectID \| ms:relatedURL \| ms:rightsHolder \| ms:scaleBar \| ms:shortDescription \| ms:tag \| ms:xSpacing \| ms:ySpacing \| ms:zSpacing
Value Of Property Terms	pcdm:hasMember \| pcdm:memberOf
Type	Class

Organization Class

Term Name ms:Organization ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/Organization
Label	Organization
Description	A relatively autonomous bureaucratic unit responsible for controlling physical objects or devices. Often a museum collection, an entire museum institution, or a faculty lab department.
Sub Class Of	http://pcdm.org/works#Work
Property Terms	pcdm:hasMember \| dcterms:license \| dwc:country \| dwc:stateProvince \| ms:dataManager \| ms:depositor \| ms:downloadPermission \| ms:downloadReviewer \| ms:morphosourceUseAgreementType \| ms:organizationType \| ms:permits3DUse \| ms:permitsCommercialUse \| ms:requiredArchivalOfPublishedDerivatives \| ms:rightsStatement \| dc:description \| dcterms:title \| dwc:collectionCode \| dwc:institutionCode \| ms:ID \| ms:address \| ms:agreementURI \| ms:attachmentFile \| ms:city \| ms:contactUser \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:institutionName \| ms:licenseBlank \| ms:postalCode \| ms:recordsetID \| ms:relatedURL \| ms:rightsHolder \| ms:rightsHolderBlank \| ms:rightsStatementBlank \| ms:teamID
Value Of Property Terms	pcdm:memberOf
Type	Class

Photogrammetry Imaging Event Class

Term Name ms:PhotogrammetryImagingEvent ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/PhotogrammetryImagingEvent
Label	Photogrammetry Imaging Event
Description	Imaging Event with Photogrammetry Image Modality. Has specific metadata fields other Imaging Events may not have.
Sub Class Of	ms:ImagingEvent
Property Terms Inherited	pcdm:hasMember \| dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:created \| dcterms:title \| ms:ID \| ms:attachmentFile \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:depositor \| ms:deviceID \| ms:ieModality \| ms:photographicReference \| ms:physicalObjectID \| ms:software
Property Terms	ms:focalLengthType \| exif:lightSource \| ms:focalLength \| ms:lensMake \| ms:lensModel \| ms:photogrammetryBackgroundRemoval \| ms:shutterSpeed \| exif:apertureValue \| exif:isoSpeedRatings
Type	Class

Photography Imaging Event Class

Term Name ms:PhotographyImagingEvent ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/PhotographyImagingEvent
Label	Photography Imaging Event
Description	Imaging Event with Photography Image Modality. Has specific metadata fields other Imaging Events may not have.
Sub Class Of	ms:ImagingEvent
Property Terms Inherited	pcdm:hasMember \| dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:created \| dcterms:title \| ms:ID \| ms:attachmentFile \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:depositor \| ms:deviceID \| ms:ieModality \| ms:photographicReference \| ms:physicalObjectID \| ms:software
Property Terms	exif:lightSource \| ms:focalLength \| ms:lensMake \| ms:lensModel \| ms:shutterSpeed \| exif:apertureValue \| exif:isoSpeedRatings
Type	Class

Physical Object Class

Term Name ms:PhysicalObject ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/PhysicalObject
Label	Physical Object
Description	A physical object, usually of scholarly interest, that is imaged to create media.
Sub Class Of	http://pcdm.org/works#Work
Property Terms	dcterms:TGN \| dwc:country \| dwc:stateProvince \| ms:depositor \| dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:identifier \| dcterms:title \| dwc:catalogNumber \| dwc:collectionCode \| dwc:formation \| dwc:institutionCode \| edm:currentLocation \| ms:ID \| ms:address \| ms:city \| ms:context \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:datingMethod \| ms:dimensions \| ms:latitude \| ms:longitude \| ms:numericTime \| ms:organizationID \| ms:originalLocation \| ms:periodicTime \| ms:provenanceDate \| ms:provenanceDetails \| ms:provenanceLocation \| ms:provenanceName \| ms:relatedURL \| ms:vouchered
Super Class Of	ms:BiologicalSpecimenObject \| ms:CulturalHeritageObject
Type	Class

Processing Event Class

Term Name ms:ProcessingEvent ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/ProcessingEvent
Label	Processing Event
Description	An active event in which a media is processed to produce another media. Belongs to Imaging Event or Media as a member (as either of these can lead to a processing event), and has member Media (as the processing event leads to the production of Media).
Sub Class Of	http://pcdm.org/works#Work
Property Terms	pcdm:hasMember \| pcdm:memberOf \| ms:depositor \| ms:processingActivityType \| dcmitype:Software \| dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:created \| dcterms:title \| ms:ID \| ms:attachmentFile \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:processingActivityDescription \| ms:processingActivitySoftware
Value Of Property Terms	pcdm:hasMember \| pcdm:memberOf
Type	Class

Sequential Section Imaging Event Class

Term Name ms:SequentialSectionImagingEvent ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/SequentialSectionImagingEvent
Label	Sequential Section Imaging Event
Description	Imaging Event with Sequential Section Image Modality. Has specific metadata fields other Imaging Events may not have.
Sub Class Of	ms:ImagingEvent
Property Terms Inherited	pcdm:hasMember \| dc:creator \| dc:description \| dcterms:created \| dcterms:title \| ms:ID \| ms:attachmentFile \| ms:dateModified \| ms:dateUploaded \| ms:depositor \| ms:deviceID \| ms:ieModality \| ms:photographicReference \| ms:physicalObjectID \| ms:software
Property Terms	ms:slideType
Type	Class

Taxonomy Class

Term Name ms:Taxonomy ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/Taxonomy
Label	Taxonomy
Description	Set of hierarchical categorical terms used to classify a biological specimen based on phylogeny and shared characteristics.
Sub Class Of	http://pcdm.org/works#Work
Property Terms	ms:gbifKey \| ms:taxonomyClass \| ms:taxonomyDomain \| ms:taxonomyFamily \| ms:taxonomyGenus \| ms:taxonomyKingdom \| ms:taxonomyOrder \| ms:taxonomyPhylum \| ms:taxonomySpecies \| ms:taxonomySubclass \| ms:taxonomySubfamily \| ms:taxonomySubgenus \| ms:taxonomySuborder \| ms:taxonomySubspecies \| ms:taxonomySuperclass \| ms:taxonomySuperfamily \| ms:taxonomySuperorder \| ms:taxonomyTribe
Type	Class

User Class

Term Name ms:User ^c

Term IRI	http://www.morphosource.org/terms/ms/User
Label	User
Description	Individual user of MorphoSource.
Value Of Property Terms	ms:dataManager \| ms:depositor \| ms:downloadReviewer \| ms:owner
Type	Class

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Classes

Biological Specimen Object Class

CT Image Series Imaging Event Class

Cultural Heritage Object Class

Device Class

FileSet Class

Imaging Event Class

Media Class

Organization Class

Photogrammetry Imaging Event Class

Photography Imaging Event Class

Physical Object Class

Processing Event Class

Sequential Section Imaging Event Class

Taxonomy Class

User Class