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INSPIRE spatial object type classification #25

Closed jechterhoff closed 7 years ago

jechterhoff commented 8 years ago

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Let us assume that the representation of an INSPIRE feature in INSPIRE RDF schemas was split in two resources: 1) containing information about the real-world phenomenon, and 2) containing information about the feature document itself (feature metadata, see issue #22).

It is not clear which of the subjects would be typed using the feature type classification. I.e., which of the two following statements is correct:

Should the real-world phenomenon, the feature document or both be typed with an INSPIRE spatial object type classification?

DieterDePaepe commented 7 years ago

I believe the second case is the only correct one, assuming that I interpret "feature type classification" correctly.

You are describing a real world object, that object is a cadastral parcel, hence: :rwo rdf:type cp:CadastralParcel. That real world object might have been measured by a GIS expert, who documented that in his GIS software. That measured object is a Feature, but not a cp:CadastralParcel.

jechterhoff commented 7 years ago

The draft vocabularies do not differentiate between properties that describe the real-world phenomenon and properties that contain feature metadata (see also #22). If that changes in the future, we can re-open this issue.