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 RegulatoryOverlay for a new kind (Principle 9).

How to use

• Mint the kind as a gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType individual and reference it from an overlay via gmeow:overlayType.

Examples

• ex:overlayTypeFloodZone a gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType.