VSO

Vehicle Sales Ontology Recipes

The Vehicle Sales Ontology (VSO) is a Web vocabulary for describings cars, boats, bikes, and other vehicles for e-commerce. The vocabulary is designed to be used in combination with GoodRelations, a standard vocabulary for the commercial aspects of offers for sale, rental, repair, or disposal.

Main page: http://purl.org/vso/ns

On this page, we give examples of how it can be used in combination with GoodRelations.

Publishing Sales or Rental Offers

Car Sales

Scenario: Miller Inc. sells the following car:

• Make and Model: 2002 Chevrolet Camaro
• Price: $ 11990
• VIN: 2G1FP22G522155049
• Drivetype: RWD
• Mileage: 42000
• Stock No: 155049
• Transmission: 6-Speed Manual
• Engine: 5.7L V8 OHV 16V
• Exterior Color: red

Extensions

• For additional properties for describing the car, see http://purl.org/vso/ns#Automobile
• For additional properties for augmenting the offer (e.g. payment options), see <http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Offering>
  • Validity
  • Pre-booking requirements
  • Payment
• For examples of more sophisticated price modeling, see http://www.ebusiness-unibw.org/wiki/GoodRelationsPricing

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# Car Sales

@prefix rdfs:    <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd:     <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix gr:      <http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#> .
@prefix foaf:    <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .
@prefix dbpedia: <http://dbpedia.org/resource/> .
@prefix vso:     <http://purl.org/vso/ns#> .
@prefix foo:     <http://example.org/#> .

# Company / Vendor Data (needed only once for all offers)
foo:company a gr:BusinessEntity ;
    gr:legalName "Miller Inc." ;
    foaf:page <http://www.miller.com/> ;
    gr:offers foo:offer1 .

# Offer: Price, Payment, Conditions
foo:offer1 a gr:Offering ;
    gr:includes foo:car_155049 ;
    gr:hasBusinessFunction gr:Sell ;
    gr:hasPriceSpecification [ a gr:UnitPriceSpecification ;
                                gr:hasCurrency "USD"^^xsd:string ;
                                gr:hasCurrencyValue "11990"^^xsd:float ] ;
    foaf:page <http://www.agautosalesny.com/details.php?key=71> . # URI of the web page

# Car Specification
foo:car_155049 a vso:Automobile, gr:ActualProductOrServiceInstance ; # it' a real car
    gr:hasManufacturer dbpedia:Chevrolet ;
    gr:hasMakeAndModel dbpedia:Chevrolet_Camaro ;
    vso:modelDate "2002-01-01"^^xsd:date ; # year-only data is not possible in xsd:date and also problematic
    vso:VIN "2G1FP22G522155049"^^xsd:string ;
    vso:bodyStyle <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Coup%C3%A9> ; # Coupé
    vso:color "red"@en ;
    vso:engineDisplacement [ a gr:QuantitativeValueFloat ;
                             gr:hasValueFloat "5.7"^^xsd:float ;
                             gr:hasUnitOfMeasurement "LTR"^^xsd:string ] ;
    vso:engineName "5.7L V8 OHV 16V"@en ;
    vso:mileageFromOdometer [ a gr:QuantitativeValueFloat ;
                             gr:hasValueFloat "42000"^^xsd:float ;
                             gr:hasUnitOfMeasurement "SMI"^^xsd:string ] ;
    gr:hasStockKeepingUnit "155049"^^xsd:string ;
    vso:gearsTotal [ a gr:QuantitativeValueInteger ;
                     gr:hasValueInteger "6"^^xsd:int ;
                     gr:hasUnitOfMeasurement "C62"^^xsd:string ] ;
    vso:transmission dbpedia:Manual_transmission ;
    vso:fuelType dbpedia:Gasoline ;
    vso:rentalUsage "false"^^xsd:boolean ;
    vso:feature dbpedia:Cup_holder,
                dbpedia:Power_window,
                dbpedia:Air_conditioner,
                dbpedia:Anti-lock_braking_system ;  # Add more DBPedia / Wikipedia URIs for additional features
    foaf:depiction <http://www.agautosalesny.com/super_admin/car_images/71-Photo-01_large.jpg> ; # URI of a photo
    foaf:page <http://www.agautosalesny.com/details.php?key=71> . # URI of the web page

RDFa

Car Rental

Scenario: Miller Inc. offers the following car class for rent.

• ACRISS Car Classification Code "ECMN" (a typical code for rental car categories), i.e. an Economy car, 2/4 doors, manual gearbox, no air-conditioning (e.g. Ford Fiesta or Opel Corsa)
• The price is $ 50 per day.

Extensions

• For additional properties for describing the car, see http://purl.org/vso/ns#Automobile
• For additional properties for augmenting the offer (e.g. payment options), see <http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Offering>
  • Validity
  • Pre-booking requirements
  • Payment
• For examples of more sophisticated price modeling, see http://www.ebusiness-unibw.org/wiki/GoodRelationsPricing

Turtle

# Car Rental

@prefix rdfs:    <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd:     <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix gr:      <http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#> .
@prefix foaf:    <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .
@prefix dbpedia: <http://dbpedia.org/resource/> .
@prefix vso:     <http://purl.org/vso/ns#> .
@prefix foo:     <http://example.org/#> .

# Company Data (needed only once for all offers)
foo:company a gr:BusinessEntity ;
    gr:legalName "Miller Inc." ;
    foaf:page <http://www.miller.com/> ;
    gr:offers foo:offer2 .

# Offer: Price, Payment, Conditions
foo:offer2 a gr:Offering ;
    gr:includes foo:cars ;
    gr:hasBusinessFunction gr:LeaseOut ;
    gr:hasPriceSpecification [ a gr:UnitPriceSpecification ;
                                gr:hasCurrency "USD"^^xsd:string ;
                                gr:hasCurrencyValue "50"^^xsd:float ;
                                gr:hasUnitOfMeasurement "DAY"^^xsd:string ] ;
    foaf:page <http://example.org/economy-car-deal> . # URI of the web page

# Car Specification
foo:cars a vso:Automobile, gr:ProductOrServicesSomeInstancesPlaceholder ; # it' a placeholder for multiple cars
    vso:ACRISSCode "ECMN"^^xsd:string ; # Rental car category
    vso:doors [ a gr:QuantitativeValueInteger ;
                gr:hasMinValueInteger "2"^^xsd:int ;
                gr:hasMaxValueInteger "4"^^xsd:int ;
                gr:hasUnitOfMeasurement "C62"^^xsd:string ] ;
    vso:transmission dbpedia:Manual_transmission ;
    vso:fuelType dbpedia:Gasoline ;
    foaf:page <http://example.org/economy-car-deal> . # URI of the web page

RDFa

Bike Rental

Scenario: Miller Inc. offers bikes for rent. The rate is 10 $ per day.

Extensions

• For additional properties for describing the available bikes, see http://purl.org/vso/ns#Bicycle
• For additional properties for augmenting the offer (e.g. payment options), see http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Offering
  • Validity
  • Pre-booking requirements
  • Payment
• For examples of more sophisticated price modeling, see http://www.ebusiness-unibw.org/wiki/GoodRelationsPricing

Turtle

# Bike Rental

@prefix rdfs:    <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd:     <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix gr:      <http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#> .
@prefix foaf:    <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .
@prefix dbpedia: <http://dbpedia.org/resource/> .
@prefix vcard:   <http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#> .
@prefix vso:     <http://purl.org/vso/ns#> .
@prefix foo:     <http://example.org/#> .

# Company Data (needed only once for all offers)
foo:company a gr:BusinessEntity ;
    gr:legalName "Miller Inc." ;
    foaf:page <http://www.miller.com/> ;
    gr:offers foo:offer3 .

# Offer: Price, Payment, Conditions
foo:offer3 a gr:Offering ;
    gr:includes foo:bikes ;
    gr:hasBusinessFunction gr:LeaseOut ;
    gr:hasPriceSpecification [ a gr:UnitPriceSpecification ;
                                gr:hasCurrency "USD"^^xsd:string ;
                                gr:hasCurrencyValue "10"^^xsd:float ;
                                gr:hasUnitOfMeasurement "DAY"^^xsd:string ] ;
    foaf:page <http://example.org/bike-rental> . # URI of the web page

# Bike Specification
foo:bikes a vso:Bicycle, gr:ProductOrServicesSomeInstancesPlaceholder ; # it' a placeholder for multiple bikes
    foaf:page <http://example.org/bike-rental> . # URI of the web page

RDFa

Canoe Rental

Scenario: Miller Inc. offers canoes for 2 - 3 paddlers for rent. The rate is 10 $ per day.

Extensions

• For additional properties for describing the available boats, see http://purl.org/vso/ns#Canoe
• For other types of watercraft, see
  • http://purl.org/vso/ns#Boat
  • http://purl.org/vso/ns#SailingBoat
  • http://purl.org/vso/ns#Kayak
  • http://purl.org/vso/ns#MotorBoat
• For additional properties for augmenting the offer (e.g. payment options), see <http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#Offering>
  • Validity
  • Pre-booking requirements
  • Payment
• For examples of more sophisticated price modeling, see http://www.ebusiness-unibw.org/wiki/GoodRelationsPricing

Turtle

# Boat Rental
# Miller Inc. offers canoes for 2 - 3 paddlers for rent. The rate is 10 $ per day.

@prefix rdfs:    <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd:     <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix gr:      <http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#> .
@prefix foaf:    <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .
@prefix dbpedia: <http://dbpedia.org/resource/> .
@prefix vcard:   <http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#> .
@prefix vso:     <http://purl.org/vso/ns#> .
@prefix foo:     <http://example.org/#> .

# Company Data (needed only once for all offers)
foo:company a gr:BusinessEntity ;
    gr:legalName "Miller Inc." ;
    foaf:page <http://www.miller.com/> ;
    gr:offers foo:offer4 .

# Offer: Price, Payment, Conditions
foo:offer4 a gr:Offering ;
    gr:includes foo:canoes ;
    gr:hasBusinessFunction gr:LeaseOut ;
    gr:hasPriceSpecification [ a gr:UnitPriceSpecification ;
                                gr:hasCurrency "USD"^^xsd:string ;
                                gr:hasCurrencyValue "10"^^xsd:float ;
                                gr:hasUnitOfMeasurement "DAY"^^xsd:string ] ;
    foaf:page <http://example.org/canoe-rental> . # URI of the web page

# Bike Specification
foo:canoes a vso:Canoe, gr:ProductOrServicesSomeInstancesPlaceholder ; # it' a placeholder for multiple canoes
    vso:seatingCapacity [ a gr:QuantitativeValueInteger ;
                gr:hasMinValueInteger "2"^^xsd:int ;
                gr:hasMaxValueInteger "3"^^xsd:int ;
                gr:hasUnitOfMeasurement "C62"^^xsd:string ] ;
    foaf:page <http://example.org/canoe-rental> . # URI of the web page

# Option: Indicate pick-up location
foo:offer4 gr:availableAtOrForm foo:KeyWestStore .

foo:KeyWestStore a gr:LocationOfSalesOrServiceProvisioning ;
     rdfs:label "Rental Location: Key West"@en ;
     vcard:adr
         [ a vcard:Address ;
             vcard:country-name "USA" ;
             vcard:locality "Key West" ;
             vcard:postal-code "1234" ;
             vcard:street-address "1234 Beach Street"
         ] ;
     vcard:geo
         [ vcard:latitude "48.08"^^xsd:float ;
             vcard:longitude "11.64"^^xsd:float
         ] ;
     vcard:tel "+1 408 970-6104" ;
 foaf:page <http://example.org/canoe-rental/keywestStore> .

RDFa

SPARQL Queries

Scenario: Find car listings for cars with power windows, a mileage lesser or equal to 40,000 miles, and not more than two previous owners.

Note 1: The example is a bit more complex, since it is made to handle real data.
Note 2: It is relatively easy to make the query compatible with different units of measurement for the quantitative properties, but this is not shown in here.

You can try the query against the sample data provided at <http://www.heppnetz.de/ontologies/vso/examples.rdf>.

SPARQL Query:

PREFIX vso: <http://purl.org/vso/ns#>
PREFIX dbpedia: <http://dbpedia.org/resource/>

SELECT ?dealername ?dealerwebpage ?offer ?deeplink ?price ?currency ?vin ?mileage
FROM <http://www.heppnetz.de/ontologies/vso/examples.rdf>
WHERE
{
?d a gr:BusinessEntity .
OPTIONAL {?d gr:legalName ?dealername }
OPTIONAL {?d foaf:page ?dealerwebpage }
?d gr:offers ?offer .
?offer gr:hasPriceSpecification ?p .
?p gr:hasCurrencyValue ?price .
?p gr:hasCurrency ?currency .

{
 { ?offer gr:includes ?car }
 UNION
 {
  ?offer gr:includesObject ?bundle .
  ?bundle gr:typeOfGood ?car .
 }
}

?car a vso:Automobile .
OPTIONAL { ?car vso:VIN ?vin }
?car vso:feature dbpedia:Power_window .
?car vso:mileageFromOdometer ?m .
?m gr:hasUnitOfMeasurement ?unit .
?unit bif:contains "HM" .
{
 { ?m gr:hasMaxValueFloat ?mileage }
UNION
 { ?m gr:hasValueFloat ?mileage }
}
OPTIONAL { ?offer foaf:page ?deeplink }
OPTIONAL { ?car foaf:page ?deeplink }
?car vso:previousOwners ?o .
?o gr:hasValueInteger ?owners .

FILTER (?mileage <= 40000) .
FILTER (?owners <= 2) .
}