OM4.1 metric: Ontology has a license available

This metric evaluates whether an ontology clearly defines its licensing terms or rights, ensuring that users are informed about how the ontology can be used and shared.

What is being measured?

The presence of a clearly defined license (or rights) for the ontology within the ontology metadata.

Why should we measure it?

Measuring license availability ensures that the ontology can be legally used and shared within a community, supporting the FAIR principles by making its usage terms clear.

What must be provided for the measurement?

An ontology URI or file.

What are considered valid results?

The ontology must include a license, such as Creative Commons.

Metric information

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Title
Ontology has a license available
Identifier
https://w3id.org/foops/metric/OM4.1
Keywords
License availability, Metric, Reusable
Contact Point
Daniel Garijo at upm.es
Publisher
Ontology Engineering Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Version
0.0.1
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Principle
  • R1.1: (meta)data are released with a clear and accessible data usage license
Benchmark
General Benchmark ALL for FAIR Principles: This benchmark specifies the criteria for evaluating aspects of data quality according to the FAIR principle. Apply to all metrics.
General Benchmark PRE for FAIR Principles: This benchmark specifies the criteria for evaluating aspects of data quality according to the FAIR principle. Apply to some metrics.
Applicable for
https://schema.org/DefinedTermSet
Supported by
https://w3id.org/foops/
Same as
https://doi.org/10.25504/FAIRsharing.64b709
Metric Status
Active
Active Proposed Inactive Deprecated
Used in Test
https://w3id.org/foops/test/OM4.1
Ontology Engineering Group https://oeg.fi.upm.es