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It allows for a better understanding of *why* something might have taken place, have been used or produced than the more generic [PROV ontology](https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-o/), on which it is mainly based, does.  \n\nThe specialised decision modelling elements of this ontology have been derived from the [W3C Decisions and Decision-Making Incubator Group](https://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/decision/)'s Decision Ontology (DO) which can be found at \u003chttps://github.com/nicholascar/decision-o\u003e. Many DO classes have been aligned with the PROV-O since it is widely recognised that analysing the elements of decisions *post hoc* is an exercise in provenance.\n\nUnlike the original DO, this ontology cannot be used for *normative* scenarios: it is only capable of recording decisions that have already been made (so-called *data-driven* use in the DO). This is because PROV does not have a templating system which can indicate what *should* occur in future scenarios.\n\nThis ontology introduces only one new element for decision modelling over that which was present in the DO: an Agent which allows agency in decision making to be recorded.\n\nNOTE: this ontology is now in Version 2.0 release however not all examples are updated to match the new version's modelling.\n\n## Ontology document\nNamespace location:\n* HTML: \u003chttp://promsns.org/def/decprov\u003e\n* RDF turtle: \u003chttp://promsns.org/def/decprov.ttl\u003e\n\nLocal copies:\n* HTML: [decprov.html](decprov.html)  \n* RDF Turtle: [decprov.ttl](decprov.ttl)\n\n\n## Ontology class diagram\n![](decprov.svg)  \n**Figure 1**: An Overview of the DecPROV classes and main relationships**\n\n## Modelling description\nSee [MODELLING](MODELLING.md) for a description of the choices made about classes in DecPROV, including why certain Decision Ontology classes were included, excluded or changed.\n\n\n## Examples\nSee [EXAMPLES](EXAMPLES.md).\n\n\n## Publications\n* [Modelling causes for actions with the Decision and PROV ontologies (MODSIM 2017 conference)](http://github.com/nicholascar/decprov-ont/blob/master/references/Car2017-Modelling-causes-for-actions-with-the-Decision-and-PROV-ontologies.pdf)\n\n\n## License\nThis ontology and all other content in this repository are licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (local copy of deed: [LICENSE](LICENSE)).\n\n\n## Contacts\n**Nicholas Car**  \n*Data Systems Architect*  \nSURROUND Australia Pty Ltd  \n*(formerly of [Geoscience Australia](http://www.ga.gov.au) \u0026 [CSIRO](https://www.csiro.au))*  \n\u003cnicholas.car@surroundaustralia.com\u003e  \n\u003chttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8742-7730\u003e  ","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnicholascar%2Fdecprov-ont","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fnicholascar%2Fdecprov-ont","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnicholascar%2Fdecprov-ont/lists"}