overlay type

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

The kind(s) of regulatory overlay (a gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType individual). Non-functional: a single overlay may be classified by multiple sources as different types (e.g. a zone that is both a protected area and an indigenous territory), and those claims coexist as evidence (Principle 9).

Structure

Property shape: object property; gmeow:RegulatoryOverlay -> gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:overlayType from gmeow:RegulatoryOverlay to gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:RegulatoryOverlay, gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to classify a regulatory overlay by one or more gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType values; non-functional, so multi-source classifications coexist.

Avoid when

• Avoid encoding the kind as a subclass (Principle 9).

How to use

• Attach one or more gmeow:RegulatoryOverlayType individuals; competing classifications coexist as evidence.

Examples

• ex:ov gmeow:overlayType gmeow:overlayTypeProtectedArea.