Thing:Observation
Thing:Observation node definition.
Description
Nodes with both the "Thing" and "Observation" labels, representing a wide range of observations made about various ( :Place ) or ( :Thing ) entities, usually as part of an ( :Activity ) carried out by one or more ( :Actor ). Represented in visualizations by HTML hex color #4A4E69: Thing:Observation with white (#FFFFFF) label text.
Analogy
A row in an "Observations" spreadsheet or relational database table. Most often, though, these will be recorded as various columns or properties recorded in a database table or spreadsheet.
Example
GIVE EXAMPLE HERE
CIDOC-CRM Mapping
MAYBE include a short summmary here, but leave the details for the designated CIDOC-CRM section.
Node Properties
Basic Properties
| property | type | req? | uniq? | description | example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| uid | string | Y | Y | Unique identifier as alphanumeric slug, prepended with “observ-” | "observ-0000001123456789" |
TENTATIVE Properties
(these may be changed to edge/relationships with Vocab terms or XX nodes, rather than directly stored as node properties)
| property | type | req? | uniq? | description | example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
System/Audit Properties
(these are not required/enforced by Neo4j but are populated via the UJAP Database web application; these could also be handled—perhaps more simply—by edge/relationship to AuditEvent nodes)
| property | type | req? | uniq? | description | example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| proposedAt | datetime | n | n | Timestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation) | "2026-01-30T02:39:15.638Z" |
| proposedBy | string | n | n | Email or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record | "person@email.com" |
| approvedAt | datetime | n | n | Timestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation) | "2026-01-30T12:47:15.638Z" |
| approvedBy | string | n | n | Email or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record | "person@email.com" |
| committedAt | datetime | n | n | of node entity COMMIT (i.e., formal approval/ publishing to database by an admin). | "2026-01-31T02:41:56.043Z" |
| committedBy | string | n | n | Email or userID of the person who COMMITTED this node entity. | "person@email.com" |
Relationships (outgoing)
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( Node2 )
Relationships (incoming)
( Node2 )
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