Annotation
Annotation as the Bridge Between Rules and Reality
Annotations give regulatory knowledge its practical grounding. By linking concepts such as measures, risks, or incidents to elements found in multimodal data—especially text—they transform abstract requirements into contextualized, verifiable information.
Through annotation, regulations become traceable within real operational environments: documents reveal obligations, reports expose gaps, and domain-specific language connects directly to the ontology. This creates a dynamic, evidence-based knowledge layer that enables consistent interpretation, strengthens automated reasoning, and supports more reliable safety decisions.
Example
pirischool:nonSmokingSigns a piri:Measure ;
piri:inScheme pirischool:schoolSafetyMeasures ;
piri:broader pirischool:fireSafetyMeasures ;
piri:prefLabel "fire"@en, "Feuer"@de ;
piri:altLabel "fire incident"@en, "burning incident"@en, "burn"@en, "flame"@en, "Brand"@de, "Feuer"@de, "Flamme"@de ;
piri:definition "Störungen die durch Brand verursacht sind sowie Feuer als Störung an sich."@de ;
piri:definition "Incidents caused by fire and fire as an incident itself."@en ;
piri:isMeasureFor pirischool:fireEmergency .