# Spatial Ontology (BSPO)

> An ontology for respresenting spatial concepts, anatomical axes, gradients, regions, planes,...

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/05f5f90f3b3b4a7cb5f556a38f6ca856
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC0 1.0
- Access type: Free
- Access method: Download
- Model size: Small
- Formats: OWL
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/BSPO
- Contact: Chris Mungall (cjmungall@lbl.gov)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2023-05-28

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | BSPO |
| Description | An ontology for respresenting spatial concepts, anatomical axes, gradients, regions, planes, sides, and surfaces. These concepts can be used at multiple biological scales and in a diversity of taxa, including plants, animals and fungi. The BSPO is used to provide a source of anatomical location descriptors for logically defining anatomical entity classes in anatomy ontologies. |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | Anatomy |
| Groups | OBO Foundry |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 170 |
| Individuals | 18 |
| Properties | 172 |
| Max Depth | 8 |
| Max Child Count | 33 |
| Average Child Count | 4 |
| Classes With One Child | 25 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 1 |
| Classes With No Definition | 34 |

## Projects using BSPO

- [Neural ElectroMagnetic Ontologies](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/NEMO)
- [Phenoscape](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/Phenoscape)
- [The Monarch Initiative](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/Monarch)

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Source: https://library.schematica.io/model/05f5f90f3b3b4a7cb5f556a38f6ca856