geometry type

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

The structural kind of a geometry (a gmeow:GeometryType individual). Non-functional: competing source classifications may differ (e.g. polygon vs multipolygon) and must coexist as evidence.

Structure

Property shape: object property; gmeow:Geometry -> gmeow:GeometryType

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:geometryType from gmeow:Geometry to gmeow:GeometryType when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Geometry, gmeow:GeometryType

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to classify a geometry by its structural kind; non-functional, so competing source classifications coexist.

Avoid when

• Avoid encoding the kind as a subclass (polygon vs multipolygon disagreements coexist as evidence).

How to use

• Attach a gmeow:GeometryType individual to the Geometry alongside gmeow:asWKT / gmeow:asGeoJSON.

Examples

• ex:shape gmeow:geometryType gmeow:geometryTypePolygon.