Foundational Ontology Comparison: Software Engineering Properties
These are general properties associated with foundational ontologies e.g. licensing, modularity etc.
| Term | DOLCE | BFO | GFO | SUMO |
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| Dimensions | 100 categories and 100 axioms and relations. Quality and qualia to represent attributes | in OWL - 39 universals; in OBO- 39; with RO-33 universals and 34 object properties | Full- 79 classes, 97 subclass axioms and 67 object properties; Basic- 44 classes, 28 subclass axioms, 41 object properties | 1000 terms, 4000 axioms, 750 rules |
| Modularity | Lighter/expressive versions, built-in domain- specific ontologies, endurants and perdurants are found in separate branches | Endurants and perdurants are found in separate branches | Lighter/expressive versions, modules for functions and roles | Endurants and perdurants are found in separate branches, built-in domain-specific ontologies |
| Licensing | Freely available | Freely available | Freely available | Freely available |
| Actively maintained | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |