amissahj/KNBS_Ontology_Project

Ontology for Road Traffic Injuries in Ghana # Road Traffic Injury Ontology (RTIO) An epidemiological framework ontology for analyzing road traffic injuries in Ghana with a focus on Person-Place-Time relationships. **Student Information:** - **Student Name**: John Amissah - **Student ID**: 22205995 - **Course**: KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEM (KNBS) - **Institution**: DEGGENDORF INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - **Programme**: GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH - **Academic Year**: SUMMER SEMESTER,2025 - **Course Professor**: PROF. DR. DOMINIK BÖHLER - **Date**: 14.07.2025 **Project Title:**: Road Traffic Injury Ontology Development ## 📋 Overview The Road Traffic Injury Ontology (RTIO) is a semantic model designed to capture and analyze road traffic accidents and injuries within Ghana's context. The ontology follows an epidemiological framework based on **Person**, **Place**, and **Time** dimensions to provide a structured representation of traffic incidents, their causes, consequences, and emergency response patterns. ### Key Features - **Ghana-specific context**: Includes local healthcare facilities (KATH, 37 Hospital, Nyaho) and emergency services - **Person-centered analysis**: Traffic participants, demographics, and injury outcomes - **Geographic modeling**: Specific Ghana locations (Circle, TechJunction, TemaMotorway, Ejisu, Nkawkaw) - **Temporal analysis**: Accident timing patterns and emergency response coordination - **Injury classification**: Severity-based categorization with treatment requirements - **Emergency response**: Ghana Ambulance Services, MTTD, Fire Department integration - **Seasonal factors**: Dry season dust haze and rainy season pothole contexts ## Ontology Structure ### Core Classes #### Person Dimension - `TrafficParticipant`: Driver, Passenger, Pedestrian (disjoint classes) - `PersonDemographics`: Age, gender demographics - `InjuryType`: Fracture, HeadInjury, InternalInjury, Laceration (with severity levels) - `VulnerableRoadUser`: Pedestrians and motorcycle/bicycle operators #### Place Dimension - …