Regulatory Overlay Type
- CURIE:
gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType - IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/RegulatoryOverlayType
- Category: class
- Defined by:
gmeow:slices/places - Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)
The kind of a regulatory overlay (zoning, protected area, restricted airspace, sanctions, tax district, electoral district, postal zone, civil-time zone, …). A value, not a subclass: the set is open-ended and they share all of RegulatoryOverlay's structure, so a new kind is a new individual, not a new class (Principle 9).
Structure
Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue
Practical Pattern
Use gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.
Usage Advice
Use when
- Use to mint a new kind of regulatory overlay as an individual on the open value vocabulary (zoning, maritime, aviation, …).
Avoid when
- Avoid subclassing
RegulatoryOverlayfor a new kind (Principle 9).
How to use
- Mint the kind as a
gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayTypeindividual and reference it from an overlay viagmeow:overlayType.
Examples
- ex:overlayTypeFloodZone a
gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType.