# Domain-Independent Operational Ontology
**Entity class:** Concept
**Research spine:** [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]]
## Definition
A domain-independent operational ontology represents objects, relationships, actions, permissions, and workflows generically enough to model many different institutions.
## Chronological Proximity
Its portability became especially visible by 2023 across defense, intelligence, energy, manufacturing, retail, logistics, public health, and sports.
## Relational Proximity
The [[wiki/Palantir Ontology|Palantir Ontology]] is the concrete architecture; [[wiki/Gotham|Gotham]], [[wiki/Foundry|Foundry]], and [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence Platform|AIP]] apply it to different domains.
## Collection Routes
[[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] · [[wiki/Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software|Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]]
## Sources / Provenance
- [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research]].