id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/GeoSpatialPlace name: geospatial_place_class title: GeoSpatialPlace Class prefixes: geo: http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql# rov: http://www.w3.org/ns/regorg# geosparql: http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql# wgs84: http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos# sf: http://www.opengis.net/ont/sf# gn: http://www.geonames.org/ontology# gn_entity: http://sws.geonames.org/ tooi: https://identifier.overheid.nl/tooi/def/ont/ imports: - linkml:types - ../enums/GeometryTypeEnum - ../metadata - ../slots/20260202_matang/new/coordinate_reference_system - ../slots/20260202_matang/has_altitude - ../slots/20260202_matang/has_coordinates - ../slots/20260202_matang/has_geofeature - ../slots/20260202_matang/has_geographic_extent - ../slots/20260202_matang/has_geometry - ../slots/20260202_matang/identified_by - ../slots/20260202_matang/has_score - ../slots/20260202_matang/new/osm_id - ../slots/20260202_matang/new/spatial_resolution - ../slots/20260202_matang/temporal_extent types: WktLiteral: uri: geosparql:wktLiteral base: str description: 'Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of geometry. See OGC Simple Features specification. ' examples: - value: POINT(4.2894 52.0705) - value: POLYGON((4.0 52.0, 4.5 52.0, 4.5 52.5, 4.0 52.5, 4.0 52.0)) classes: GeoSpatialPlace: class_uri: geosparql:Feature description: "Geospatial location with coordinates, geometry, and projections.\n\nCRITICAL DISTINCTION FROM CustodianPlace:\n\n| Aspect | CustodianPlace | GeoSpatialPlace |\n|--------|----------------|-----------------|\n| Nature | Nominal reference | Geospatial data |\n| Content | \"het herenhuis in de Schilderswijk\" | lat: 52.0705, lon: 4.2894 |\n| Purpose | Identify custodian by place name | Locate custodian precisely |\n| Ambiguity | May be vague (\"the mansion\") | Precise, measurable |\n| Source | Archival documents, oral history | GPS, cadastral surveys, geocoding |\n\n**TOOI Ontology Alignment**:\n\nThis class follows the TOOI pattern for geospatial data:\n- `tooi:BestuurlijkeRuimte` is a subclass of `geosparql:Feature` and `prov:Entity`\n- `tooi:BestuurlijkeRuimte-hasGeometry` \u2192 `geosparql:Geometry`\n- `tooi:RegistratieveRuimte` for administrative boundaries\n- `tooi:JuridischeRuimte` for legal jurisdiction boundaries\n\nLike TOOI, we separate:\n- **geosparql:Feature**\ \ (this class): The real-world place with location data\n- **geosparql:Geometry**: The mathematical representation (WKT, GeoJSON)\n\n**Use Cases**:\n\n1. **Building-level precision**: Museum building footprint (Polygon)\n2. **City-level approximation**: Heritage institution centroid (Point)\n3. **Administrative boundaries**: Archive jurisdiction area (MultiPolygon)\n4. **Historical boundaries**: Pre-merger municipal territory (Polygon + temporal_extent)\n\n**Relationship to CustodianPlace**:\n\nCustodianPlace.has_geospatial_location \u2192 GeoSpatialPlace\n\nA nominal place reference (\"Rijksmuseum\") links to its geospatial location\n(lat: 52.3600, lon: 4.8852, geometry: building footprint polygon).\n\n**Relationship to AuxiliaryPlace**:\n\nAuxiliaryPlace.has_geospatial_location \u2192 GeoSpatialPlace\n\nSecondary/subordinate locations (branch offices, storage depots, reading rooms)\ncan also link to precise geospatial coordinates. This enables:\n- Mapping all custodian locations\ \ (primary + auxiliary)\n- Spatial queries across an organization's entire footprint\n- Building footprints for off-site storage facilities\n- Historical boundary tracking for branch offices\n\n**Relationship to OrganizationalChangeEvent**:\n\nOrganizational changes may affect geographic location:\n- RELOCATION: New GeoSpatialPlace, old one gets temporal_extent.end_of_the_end\n- MERGER: Multiple locations \u2192 single primary + auxiliary locations\n- SPLIT: One location \u2192 multiple successor locations\n" exact_mappings: - geosparql:Feature close_mappings: - geo:SpatialThing - schema:Place - schema:GeoCoordinates related_mappings: - prov:Entity - tooi:BestuurlijkeRuimte - crm:E53_Place slots: - has_coordinates - has_altitude - has_geographic_extent - identified_by - coordinate_reference_system - has_geofeature - geometric_extent - osm_id - spatial_resolution - has_score - temporal_extent slot_usage: has_coordinates: range: Coordinates inlined: true required: true examples: - value: latitude: 52.36 longitude: 4.8852 coordinate_reference_system: ifabsent: string(EPSG:4326) identified_by: description: 'Cadastral identifiers for this geospatial place. MIGRATION NOTE (2026-01-14): Replaces cadastral_id per slot_fixes.yaml. Use Identifier with identifier_scheme=''cadastral'' for parcel IDs. Netherlands: Kadaster perceelnummer format {gemeente}-{sectie}-{perceelnummer}' examples: - value: temporal_extent: range: TimeSpan inlined: true required: false examples: - value: begin_of_the_begin: '1920-01-01' end_of_the_end: '2001-01-01' comments: - Follows TOOI BestuurlijkeRuimte pattern using GeoSPARQL - 'CRITICAL: NOT a nominal reference - this is measured/surveyed location data' - Use CustodianPlace for nominal references, this class for coordinates - lat/lon required; geometry_wkt optional for point locations - Link from CustodianPlace via has_geospatial_location slot - Link from AuxiliaryPlace via has_geospatial_location slot (subordinate sites) - Link from OrganizationalChangeEvent via has_affected_territory slot - temporal_extent tracks boundary changes over time (was valid_from_geo/valid_to_geo) - OSM and GeoNames IDs enable external linking see_also: - http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql - https://www.geonames.org/ - https://www.openstreetmap.org/ - https://identifier.overheid.nl/tooi/def/ont/ examples: - value: geospatial_id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/geo/rijksmuseum-building has_coordinates: latitude: 52.36 longitude: 4.8852 altitude: 0.0 geometric_extent: - has_format: has_value: POLYGON((4.8830 52.3590, 4.8870 52.3590, 4.8870 52.3610, 4.8830 52.3610, 4.8830 52.3590)) has_type: has_label: POLYGON coordinate_reference_system: EPSG:4326 osm_id: way/27083908 spatial_resolution: BUILDING has_geofeature: - has_type: SpotFeature has_code: has_label: S.MUS - value: geospatial_id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/geo/amsterdam-centroid has_coordinates: latitude: 52.3676 longitude: 4.9041 geometric_extent: - has_type: has_label: POINT coordinate_reference_system: EPSG:4326 spatial_resolution: CITY has_geofeature: - has_type: PopulatedPlace has_code: has_label: P.PPLC - value: geospatial_id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/geo/noord-holland-archive-territory-pre-2001 has_coordinates: latitude: 52.5 longitude: 4.8 geometric_extent: - has_format: has_value: MULTIPOLYGON(((4.5 52.2, 5.2 52.2, 5.2 52.8, 4.5 52.8, 4.5 52.2))) has_type: has_label: MULTIPOLYGON coordinate_reference_system: EPSG:4326 spatial_resolution: REGION has_geofeature: - has_type: AdministrativeBoundary has_code: has_label: A.ADM1 temporal_extent: begin_of_the_begin: '1920-01-01' end_of_the_end: '2001-01-01' annotations: specificity_score: 0.1 specificity_rationale: Generic utility class/slot created during migration custodian_types: "['*']"