EU DPP Textile Indicator Ontology
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EU DPP Textile Indicator Ontology

Release: 2026-03-06

Created on: 2026-03-06

Modified on: 2026-07-16
This version:
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator/1.1.2
Revision:
Version 1.1.2
Issued on:
2026-03-06
Authors:
Elio Hbeich
Imported Ontologies:
textile-assessment
textile-connector
textile-dpp-mireot
textile-durability
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EU DPP Textile Indicator Ontology. Version 1.1.2.
Provenance of this page
Ontology Specification Draft

EU DPP Textile Indicator Ontology: Overview back to ToC

This ontology has the following classes and properties.

Classes

Object Properties

Data Properties

Annotation Properties

EU DPP Textile Indicator Ontology: Description back to ToC

This module models interpretive or calculated indicators. It does not treat a raw assessment result, a durability characteristic, a threshold or a quantitative value as an indicator.

Cross-reference for EU DPP Textile Indicator Ontology classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by EU DPP Textile Indicator Ontology.

Classes

Degradation ratec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#DegradationRate

Calculated indicator expressing change in a performance parameter or degradation phenomenon per stated unit of time, use, cycle or exposure.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Performance indicator c

Durability indicatorc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#DurabilityIndicator

Indicator used to express or interpret durability-related evidence about a textile product.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Indicator c
has sub-classes
Lifetime indicator c, Performance indicator c

Estimated lifetimec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#EstimatedLifetime

An estimated lifetime is not a directly measured property and must identify its evidence, method and assumptions.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Lifetime of product c

Indicatorc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#Indicator

Derived information object used to calculate, interpret, aggregate, compare or communicate evidence about a textile product. An indicator is not the underlying assessment result, characteristic, threshold or quantitative value.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has sub-classes
Durability indicator c, Use-related indicator c
is in domain of
calculation assumption dp, calculation description dp, concerns degradation phenomenon op, concerns durability aspect op, concerns failure mode op, concerns performance parameter op, concerns product op, contributes to indicator op, derived from op, derived using method op, evaluated against threshold op, has categorical value op, has constituent indicator op, has quantitative value op, has reference period op, has textual value dp, informs estimate of op, is indicator of op, is qualified by parameter setting op, is structured by measurement parameter op, supports assessment of op
is in range of
contributes to indicator op, derived from op, has constituent indicator op, has indicator op
is disjoint with
Assessment Result c, Quantitative Value c, Failure Mode c, Observed Degradation Phenomenon c, Observed Performance Parameter c

Lifetime indicatorc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#LifetimeIndicator

Durability indicator expressing, estimating or interpreting a product lifespan or duration of service.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Durability indicator c
has sub-classes
Lifetime of product c

Lifetime of productc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#LifetimeOfProduct

Indicator expressing a stated, observed or inferred lifespan of a textile product using a specified lifespan descriptor and stated assumptions.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Lifetime indicator c
has sub-classes
Estimated lifetime c
is in range of
informs estimate of op

Number of use cyclesc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#NumberOfUseCycles

This indicator concerns product use and must not be confused with txtass:NumberOfCycles used as a test-protocol parameter.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Use-related indicator c

Performance after N cyclesc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#PerformanceAfterNCycles

Derived performance indicator reporting a performance state or level after a stated number and type of use, wash, abrasion, ageing or other cycles.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Performance indicator c

Performance indicatorc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#PerformanceIndicator

Durability indicator expressing a derived level, score, rate, retention or trajectory of a durability-related performance parameter.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Durability indicator c
has sub-classes
Degradation rate c, Performance after N cycles c, Performance level over time c, Performance retention rate c, Robustness score c

Performance level over timec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#PerformanceLevelOverTime

A performance trajectory should preserve the underlying assessment results or constituent point indicators from which it was derived.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Performance indicator c

Performance retention ratec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#PerformanceRetentionRate

Calculated indicator expressing retained performance relative to an initial or reference performance value under stated calculation rules.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Performance indicator c

Product replacement frequencyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#ProductReplacementFrequency

Replacement frequency is not a direct measure of intrinsic durability because disposal and replacement also depend on fit, perceived value, fashion and other contextual factors.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Use-related indicator c

Robustness scorec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#RobustnessScore

Score produced by a robustness scoring method from selected textile test and visual-inspection results; it is proxy information for physical durability and is not a service-lifetime value.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
has super-classes
Performance indicator c

Use-related indicatorc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#UseRelatedIndicator

Indicator concerning actual or expected product use, use-cycle count or replacement behaviour.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-classes
Indicator c
has sub-classes
Number of use cycles c, Product replacement frequency c

Object Properties

concerns degradation phenomenonop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#concernsDegradationPhenomenon

Relates an indicator to an observed textile degradation phenomenon that it interprets.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Observed Degradation Phenomenon c

concerns durability aspectop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#concernsDurabilityAspect

Relates an indicator to the durability concept whose interpretation it supports.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Durability c

concerns failure modeop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#concernsFailureMode

Relates an indicator to a textile failure mode that it interprets or uses in its derivation.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Failure Mode c

concerns performance parameterop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#concernsPerformanceParameter

Relates an indicator to the durability-related performance parameter that it interprets.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Observed Performance Parameter c

concerns productop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#concernsProduct

Relates an indicator to the product that it describes or interprets.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has sub-properties
is indicator of op
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Product c

contributes to indicatorop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#contributesToIndicator

Relates an indicator to a broader indicator to which it contributes.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Indicator c
is inverse of
has constituent indicator op

derived fromop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#derivedFrom

Relates an indicator to an assessment result or another indicator used as evidence in its calculation, aggregation or interpretation.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Assessment Result c or Indicator c

derived using methodop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#derivedUsingMethod

Relates an indicator to the assessment, scoring or interpretive method used to derive it.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Assessment Method c

evaluated against thresholdop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#evaluatedAgainstThreshold

Relates an indicator to a performance threshold used to interpret or classify its value.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Performance Threshold c

has categorical valueop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#hasCategoricalValue

Relates an indicator to a controlled categorical, ordinal or rating value represented as a SKOS concept.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Concept c

has constituent indicatorop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#hasConstituentIndicator

Relates an aggregate or trajectory indicator to a more specific indicator included in its derivation.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Indicator c
is inverse of
contributes to indicator op

has indicatorop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#hasIndicator

Relates a product to an indicator that describes or interprets it.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Product c
has range
Indicator c
is inverse of
is indicator of op

has quantitative valueop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#hasQuantitativeValue

Relates an indicator to the quantitative value that expresses its reported or calculated value.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Quantitative Value c

has reference periodop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#hasReferencePeriod

Relates an indicator to the structured temporal interval to which it applies.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Reference Period c

informs estimate ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#informsEstimateOf

Relates supporting indicator evidence to a lifetime-of-product indicator whose value is inferred from that evidence.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Lifetime of product c

is indicator ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#isIndicatorOf

Relates an indicator to the product that it describes or interprets.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has super-properties
concerns product op
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Product c
is inverse of
has indicator op

is qualified by parameter settingop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#isQualifiedByParameterSetting

Relates an indicator to the concrete measurement-parameter setting that qualifies its meaning, such as a number and type of cycles.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Measurement Parameter Setting c

is structured by measurement parameterop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#isStructuredByMeasurementParameter

Relates a series or trajectory indicator to the measurement parameter used as its organising axis.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Measurement Parameter c

supports assessment ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#supportsAssessmentOf

Relates an indicator to a durability concept whose assessment it supports without asserting equivalence.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
Durability c

Data Properties

calculation assumptiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#calculationAssumption

Textual statement of an assumption used in calculating, estimating or interpreting an indicator.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2025-12/Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
string

calculation descriptiondp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#calculationDescription

Textual description of the calculation, aggregation or interpretation procedure used for an indicator.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
string

has textual valuedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator#hasTextualValue

Relates an indicator to a free-text value when no controlled categorical value is available.
Is defined by
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-indicator
Source
https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-ontology
has domain
Indicator c
has range
string

Annotation Properties

bibliographic Citationap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation

createdap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/created

creatorap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator

descriptionap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/description

issuedap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued

licenseap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/license

modifiedap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified

preferred Namespace Prefixap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/vann/preferredNamespacePrefix

preferred Namespace Uriap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/vann/preferredNamespaceUri

relationap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation

sourceap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/source

source Locatorap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-connector#sourceLocator

source Typeap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-connector#sourceType

titleap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/title

typically Contributes Toap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp/textile-connector#typicallyContributesTo

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.