Location

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

A locus where an entity can be situated, reside, or occur — a geographic place, an online (virtual) location, a digital storage location, or an astronomical/celestial position.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Entity, gufo:Object

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:Location 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: bfo, crm

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 as the umbrella domain for anything an entity can be situated at — geographic, virtual, storage, or celestial — when the kind of locus is not yet committed.

Avoid when

• Avoid as a concrete type when a structural specialization fits (Place for geographic, VirtualLocation for online, StorageLocation for digital bytes, CelestialLocation for sky); those differ in structure, not merely in a value.

How to use

• Type the locus with its most specific Location subkind and hang gmeow:locatedAt, gmeow:containedInLocation, and the RCC-8 topology relations off the Location spine.

Examples

• ex:office a gmeow:Location; gmeow:containedInLocation ex:building.