Geocode

• CURIE: gmeow:Geocode
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/Geocode
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/places
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

A geographic location code expressed in an alternative geocoding reference frame — a Plus Code, what3words address, geohash, MGRS grid reference, UN/LOCODE, or linear-referencing mile-marker.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Entity

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:Geocode as a specialized kind of gmeow:Entity. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Entity

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: wd

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use for an alternative geocoding identifier — Plus Code, what3words, geohash, MGRS, UN/LOCODE, mile-marker — carried in its own reference frame.

Avoid when

• Avoid for decimal lat/long (GeoCoordinates) and avoid asserting conversion to WGS84 as triples — that is a solver computation (Principle 12).

How to use

• Mint a Geocode, set the functional gmeow:geocodeFrame and one gmeow:geocodeValue (or a per-system accessor like gmeow:plusCode), and link from the place via gmeow:hasGeocode.

Examples

• ex:loc a gmeow:Geocode; gmeow:plusCode "9F4W9C8C+W4"; gmeow:geocodeFrame gmeow:referenceFramePlusCode.