Linked.Archi Technology Radar Ontology

Cross-reference for Linked.Archi Technology Radar Ontology classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by Linked.Archi Technology Radar Ontology.

Classes

Movement
Quadrant
Radar
Radar assessment
Ring
Technology

Movement^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Movement

Direction of movement since last radar publication.

is equivalent to: { Moved in , Moved out , New , No change }
is in range of: movement ^op
has members: Moved in ⁿⁱ, Moved out ⁿⁱ, New ⁿⁱ, No change ⁿⁱ

Quadrant^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Quadrant

Technology domain grouping on the radar. Organizations customize quadrant names to their context.

is equivalent to: { Languages & Frameworks , Platforms , Techniques , Tools }
is in range of: quadrant ^op
has members: Languages & Frameworks ⁿⁱ, Platforms ⁿⁱ, Techniques ⁿⁱ, Tools ⁿⁱ

Radar^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Radar

A radar instance representing a specific publication (e.g., "Q2 2026 Technology Radar"). Groups assessments into a coherent snapshot.

is in domain of: governed by ^op, publication date ^dp
is in range of: published in radar ^op

Radar assessment^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#RadarAssessment

A point-in-time governance recommendation for a technology. Records the ring placement, quadrant, rationale, and assessment metadata. Multiple assessments over time track movement across rings.

has super-classes: entity ^c
is in domain of: assessed technology ^op, assessment date ^dp, migration deadline ^dp, movement ^op, published in radar ^op, rationale ^dp, replacement technology ^op, ring ^op
is in range of: has assessment ^op

Ring^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Ring

Radar ring representing the governance recommendation for a technology.

is equivalent to: { Adopt , Assess , Hold , Retire , Trial }
is in range of: ring ^op
has members: Adopt ⁿⁱ, Assess ⁿⁱ, Hold ⁿⁱ, Retire ⁿⁱ, Trial ⁿⁱ

Technology^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Technology

A technology item tracked on the radar — a language, framework, platform, tool, technique, or infrastructure component.

has super-classes: element ^c
is in domain of: has assessment ^op, quadrant ^op
is in range of: assessed technology ^op, replacement technology ^op

assessed technology^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#assessedTechnology

Relates a radar assessment to the technology it evaluates.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Radar assessment ^c
has range: Technology ^c
is inverse of: has assessment ^op

governed by^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#governedBy

The governance body responsible for approving ring placements.

has domain: Radar ^c
has range: stakeholder ^c

has assessment^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#hasAssessment

Relates a technology to one or more radar assessments over time.

has domain: Technology ^c
has range: Radar assessment ^c
is inverse of: assessed technology ^op

movement^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#movement

Direction of movement relative to the previous radar publication.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Radar assessment ^c
has range: Movement ^c

published in radar^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#publishedInRadar

Relates an assessment to the radar publication it appeared in.

has domain: Radar assessment ^c
has range: Radar ^c

quadrant^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#quadrant

The quadrant (technology domain) the technology belongs to.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Technology ^c
has range: Quadrant ^c

replacement technology^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#replacementTechnology

For Hold/Retire: the recommended replacement technology.

has domain: Radar assessment ^c
has range: Technology ^c

ring^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#ring

The ring (governance recommendation) assigned in this assessment.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Radar assessment ^c
has range: Ring ^c

Data Properties

assessment date
migration deadline
publication date
rationale

assessment date^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#assessmentDate

Date when the ring placement was decided.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Radar assessment ^c
has range: date

migration deadline^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#migrationDeadline

For Hold/Retire technologies: deadline by which remaining workloads must migrate.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Radar assessment ^c
has range: date

publication date^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#publicationDate

Date the radar was published.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Radar ^c
has range: date

rationale^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#rationale

Narrative justification for the ring placement.

has domain: Radar assessment ^c
has range: string

Annotation Properties

abstract
broader
created
creator
definition
description
in scheme
license
modified
pref label
preferred namespace prefix
preferred namespace uri
publisher
references
scope note
status
title
was derived from

abstract^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

broader^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broader

created^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

creator^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

definition^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#definition

description^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

in scheme^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#inScheme

license^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://creativecommons.org/ns#license

modified^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

pref label^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel

preferred namespace prefix^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

preferred namespace uri^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

publisher^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

references^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

scope note^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#scopeNote

status^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/status

title^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

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

was derived from^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#wasDerivedFrom

Named Individuals

Adopt
Assess
Hold
Languages & Frameworks
Moved in
Moved out
New
No change
Platforms
Retire
Techniques
Tools
Trial

Adoptⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Adopt

Proven in production at scale. New projects should use this technology by default.

belongs to: concept ^c; Ring ^c

Assessⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Assess

Worth exploring. Investigate how it could address a specific need. Not yet approved for project use.

belongs to: concept ^c; Ring ^c

Holdⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Hold

Proceed with caution. Existing use is acceptable but new adoption is discouraged.

belongs to: concept ^c; Ring ^c

Languages & Frameworksⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#LanguagesAndFrameworks

Programming languages, application frameworks, libraries.

belongs to: concept ^c; Quadrant ^c

Moved inⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#MovedIn

Moved to an inner ring (increased confidence).

belongs to: concept ^c; Movement ^c

Moved outⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#MovedOut

Moved to an outer ring (decreased confidence or nearing end-of-life).

belongs to: concept ^c; Movement ^c

Newⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#New

First appearance on the radar.

belongs to: concept ^c; Movement ^c

No changeⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#NoChange

Position unchanged since last publication.

belongs to: concept ^c; Movement ^c

Platformsⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Platforms

Infrastructure, cloud services, container orchestration, databases.

belongs to: concept ^c; Quadrant ^c

Retireⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Retire

Actively being decommissioned. Migration path required for remaining workloads. Not in the original ThoughtWorks model — added for portfolio lifecycle management.

belongs to: concept ^c; Ring ^c

Techniquesⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Techniques

Development practices, architectural patterns, methodologies.

belongs to: concept ^c; Quadrant ^c

Toolsⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Tools

Developer tools, CI/CD, observability, testing frameworks.

belongs to: concept ^c; Quadrant ^c

Trialⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/tech-radar/onto#Trial

Ready for use in non-critical workloads. Pursue actively with the goal of confirming production readiness.

belongs to: concept ^c; Ring ^c

Legend back to ToC

^c: Classes
^op: Object Properties
^dp: Data Properties
ⁿⁱ: Named Individuals

Linked.Archi Technology Radar Ontology

Release: 2026-06-22

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