Observational Method
type: Class
part of: MAC-Ontology
comment: An epidemiological surveillance system or data-collection platform through which real-world occurrences of biological entities are documented. Referenced by Type 2 observation FDOs via `mac:hasSurveillanceMethod`. Instances carry one or more `cito:citesAsAuthority` URIs identifying the published descriptions of the surveillance platform.
subclass of: Method

Vocabulary term: mac:ObservationalMethod
created: 2026-05-26T21:47:42Z
creator: 0000-0001-8888-635X
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
introduces: Observational Method
type: Nanopublication
has assertion: assertion
has provenance: provenance
has publication info: pubinfo

sig
has algorithm: RSA
signed by: 0000-0001-8888-635X

assertion
created: 2026-05-22
was attributed to: 0000-0001-8888-635X