SkosCoreGuideToc/SectionSymbolic
Symbolic Concept Schemes
To describe the preferred and alternative symbolic labels for a concept, do for example:
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:skos="http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#"> <skos:Concept rdf:about="http://example.org/scheme/concept#banana"> <skos:prefSymbol rdf:resource="http://example.org/scheme/symbol/banana1.jpg"/> <skos:altSymbol rdf:resource="http://example.org/scheme/symbol/banana2.jpg"/> <skos:altSymbol rdf:resource="http://example.org/scheme/symbol/banana3.jpg"/> </skos:Concept> </rdf:RDF>
Note that skos:prefSymbol
and skos:altSymbol
allow you to state the preferred and alternative symbolic labels for a concept, which is different from a depiction of a concept. E.g. the set of UK road traffic signs could be modelled as a set of symbolic labels for road safety concepts; some of the signs depict the concept they represent (e.g. 'slippery road') and some don't (e.g. 'no entry').