organization identifier

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/OrganizationIdentifier

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/core/Core/

SubClass Of: identifier

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:generically dependent continuant › information content entity › denoter › identifier › organization identifier

Definition

identifier that identifies an organization

Semi-Formal Definition:

every instance of ‘organization identifier’ is defined as exactly an instance of ‘identifier’ that ‘designates’ an ‘organization’

Explanatory Notes

  1. Organization identifier used here is intended to uniquely identify a particular organization within a region, country, or globally. A government body usually issues one such identifier in the region or country where the business operates (a.k.a. legal entity identifier). Other such identifiers may be assigned by well-known business organizations operating in a locale, a region, or a country – an example being Dun and Bradstreet for businesses operating in the United States. Moreover, others may still be assigned by international trade organizations for multi-national organizations. In all cases, these unique identifiers facilitate regional or international trade and commerce between such “legal entities.”

  2. As introduced here, the term serves to identify other organizational types, including government entities, who are often parties in trade or commerce or have a vested interest in controlling it. In the future, the IOF will introduce and adopt a mid-level ontology for legal entities and relations.

  3. The identifier of an organization may be the name of an organization or an alias and may only be unique in a particular jurisdiction (locale, region) and may not be unique on a wider scale - namely at the country level or globally.

Examples

  • DUNS Number, CAGE Code, EIN, FIIN, BICID, DODAACID, SCACID

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Definition 

OrganizationIdentifier(x) ↔ Identifier(x) ∧ ∃b(Organization(b) ∧ designates(x,b))

Description Logic

constr:OrganizationIdentifier ≡ constr:Identifier ⊓ ∃ constr:designates .constr:Organization

constr:OrganizationIdentifier ⊑ constr:Identifier

EquivalentTo: constr:Identifier and constr:designates some constr:Organization

SubClassOf: constr:Identifier