Geometry

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

The spatial extent of a place — a point, line, or polygon — carrying a Well-Known Text (WKT) serialization for shapes richer than a single point (the GeoSPARQL geo:Geometry superset).

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Entity, gufo:Object

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:Geometry as a specialized kind of gmeow:Entity, gufo:Object. 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: cp, geo, ladm

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 the spatial extent of a place richer than a point — a line or polygon — serialized as WKT or GeoJSON.

Avoid when

• Avoid for a single point (use GeoCoordinates) and avoid carrying the frame in the literal; the frame travels on the CoordinateObservation (Principle 11).

How to use

• Mint Geometry with gmeow:geometryType and gmeow:asWKT / gmeow:asGeoJSON; reach it from a place via gmeow:hasGeometry or CoordinateObservation → gmeow:geometryResult.

Examples

• ex:shape a gmeow:Geometry; gmeow:geometryType gmeow:geometryTypePolygon; gmeow:asWKT "POLYGON((...))".

Use For Consumers

• gmeow:consumerInternalArchive
• gmeow:consumerResearchQueue

Avoid For Consumers

• gmeow:consumerPublicSite