rcc8 ec

• CURIE: gmeow:rcc8ec
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/rcc8ec
• Category: property
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/places
• Box roles: RBox role (What is this?)

RCC-8: Externally Connected (EC) — regions share only boundary points.

Structure

Property shape: object property; gmeow:Location -> gmeow:Location

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:rcc8ec from gmeow:Location to gmeow:Location when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Location

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to assert RCC-8 Externally Connected — regions share only boundary points; symmetric.

Avoid when

• Avoid it for traversable connection (gmeow:spatiallyConnectsTo) or partial overlap (gmeow:rcc8po).

How to use

• Assert exactly one RCC-8 relation per region pair from the pairwise-disjoint set.

Examples

• ex:a gmeow:rcc8ec ex:b.