site type

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

The purpose of a location when used as an organizational site — headquarters, branch, registered office. Non-functional: a single location may serve multiple purposes for the same or different organizations.

Structure

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

Practical Pattern

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

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Location, gmeow:SiteType

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to tag the purpose(s) a gmeow:Location serves as an organizational site — headquarters, branch, or registered office — by referencing gmeow:SiteType value individuals.

Avoid when

• Avoid subclassing the location by site purpose (it is a value — Principle 9) and avoid forcing one purpose; a single location may serve several purposes for the same or different organizations.

How to use

• Attach one or more gmeow:siteType triples to a gmeow:Location referencing gmeow:SiteType individuals, pairing with gmeow:hasSite on the organization that occupies it.

Examples

• ex:torontoOffice gmeow:siteType gmeow:siteTypeHeadquarters.