The URI for this vocabulary is
http://purl.org/ontology/places#When abbreviating terms the suggested prefix is place
Each class or property in the vocabulary has a URI constructed by appending a term name to the vocabulary URI. For example:
http://purl.org/ontology/places#bounded_byAn alphabetical list of all terms defined in this schema.
| Term | URI | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitrary Region | http://purl.org/ontology/places#ArbitraryRegion | An area that is useful to illustrate a particular point but does not have a recognised political or cultural identity. |
| Bay | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Bay | An indentation to a shoreline, a body of water enclosed but with a large mouth to a wider body of water. |
| Beach | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Beach | The shore of a body of water, usually sandy or pebbly. |
| Borough | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Borough | An administrative region of governance. |
| Boundary | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Boundary | A Boundary resource specifies a sequence of points which, if joined, give the boundary of a geographical area. |
| Cape | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Cape | A strip of land projecting into a body of water. |
| City | http://purl.org/ontology/places#City | A large settlement, often with some form of formal political recognition. |
| Cliff | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Cliff | A steep high face of rock. |
| Continent | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Continent | A large landmass recognised by convention as a continent. |
| Country | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Country | A region considered to be the territory of a recognised political state. |
| County | http://purl.org/ontology/places#County | A county is a land area of local governance within a country. |
| Desert | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Desert | A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. |
| District | http://purl.org/ontology/places#District | A region of governance. |
| Estuary | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Estuary | The widened area of a river as it opens to meet the sea or ocean. |
| Glacier | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Glacier | A slow-moving mass of ice. |
| Gulf | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Gulf | Part of a sea or ocean that is partially enclosed by land. |
| Hamlet | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Hamlet | A Hamlet is a small human settlement consisting of just a few dwellings. |
| Hill | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Hill | A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. |
| Island | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Island | A landmass surrounded entirely by water. |
| Isthmus | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Isthmus | A narrow strip of land, bounded by water on two sides, and connecting two larger landmasses. |
| Lake | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Lake | An inland body of water. |
| Landmass | http://purl.org/ontology/places#LandMass | A piece of land, useful in combination with Continent, Plate and others. |
| Mountain | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Mountain | A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. |
| Municipality | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Municipality | A region of governance, often self-governed. |
| Ocean | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Ocean | A major body of salt water. |
| Parish | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Parish | An area of regional governance stemming from the geographical area associated with a church. |
| Path | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Path | A Path is a recognised and maintained route from one place to another that is suitable for pedestrians. |
| Peninsula | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Peninsula | A landmass projecting out into a body of water. |
| Plain | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Plain | A level area of land. |
| Plate | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Plate | A geological plate, a piece of the earth’s crust. |
| Plateau | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Plateau | A flat highland, a large area of flat land higher than the surrounding land. |
| Province | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Province | A region of governance. |
| Region | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Region | A politically or culturally recognised area. |
| Reservoir | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Reservoir | A man-made or natural lake used for the storage and regulation of a water supply. |
| Ridge | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Ridge | A long elevation or striation in the land. |
| River | http://purl.org/ontology/places#River | A natural watercourse flowing towards an ocean, sea or lake. |
| Road | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Road | A Road is a recognised and maintained route from one place to another that is suitable for vehicles. |
| Sea | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Sea | A large body of salt water, usually connected to an ocean. |
| Settlement | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Settlement | A Settlement is an area of land inhabited by humans and usually having buildings. |
| State | http://purl.org/ontology/places#State | A State is a land area of governance within a country. |
| Strait | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Strait | A narrow channel of a sea joining two larger bodies of water. |
| Town | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Town | A settlement smaller than a city but larger than a village. |
| Township | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Township | A settlement and geographic area, less formally recognised than a town. |
| Valley | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Valley | A depressed area of land, often between mountains and often containing a river. |
| Village | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Village | A small human settlement. |
| Volcano | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Volcano | A volcano is a crack in the Earth's crust that allows lava and hot gases to escape. |
| Watershed | http://purl.org/ontology/places#Watershed | A ridge of land seperating two adjacent water systems. |
| bounded by | http://purl.org/ontology/places#bounded_by | The bounded by property relates any place to a boundary that marks out the geographic area it covers. |
| in | http://purl.org/ontology/places#in | in is a property that allows you to say that a place is entirely within the boundaries of another place. |
| overlaps | http://purl.org/ontology/places#overlaps | Overlaps is a property for saying that a particular place shares an area of land with another place but that neither place is entirely within the other. |
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#ArbitraryRegion
An area that is useful to illustrate a particular point but does not have a recognised political or cultural identity.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Bay
An indentation to a shoreline, a body of water enclosed but with a large mouth to a wider body of water.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Beach
The shore of a body of water, usually sandy or pebbly.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Borough
An administrative region of governance.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Boundary
A Boundary resource specifies a sequence of points which, if joined, give the boundary of a geographical area. The sequence may be a serious of resources, each with a latitude and longitude, or a series of points using the datatype place:latlong. If the final point is the same as the first then the boundary is considered to be a closed area, whereas if the first and last points differ the boundary is considered to be a border line.
Being a member of this class implies also being a member of rdf:Seq. Things are a member of this class if they are the value of a bounded by.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Cape
A strip of land projecting into a body of water.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#City
A large settlement, often with some form of formal political recognition.
It is equivalent to dbpo:City.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Cliff
A steep high face of rock.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Continent
A large landmass recognised by convention as a continent.
It is equivalent to dbpo:Continent and geography:Continent.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Country
A region considered to be the territory of a recognised political state.
It is equivalent to dbpo:Country.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#County
A county is a land area of local governance within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#District
A region of governance.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Estuary
The widened area of a river as it opens to meet the sea or ocean.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Glacier
A slow-moving mass of ice.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Gulf
Part of a sea or ocean that is partially enclosed by land. Like a bay but larger.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Hamlet
A Hamlet is a small human settlement consisting of just a few dwellings.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Island
A landmass surrounded entirely by water.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Isthmus
A narrow strip of land, bounded by water on two sides, and connecting two larger landmasses.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Lake
An inland body of water.
It is equivalent to dbpo:Lake.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#LandMass
A piece of land, useful in combination with Continent, Plate and others.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Mountain
A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill.
It is equivalent to dbpo:Mountain.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Municipality
A region of governance, often self-governed.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Ocean
A major body of salt water.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Parish
An area of regional governance stemming from the geographical area associated with a church.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Path
A Path is a recognised and maintained route from one place to another that is suitable for pedestrians.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Peninsula
A landmass projecting out into a body of water.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Plain
A level area of land.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Plate
A geological plate, a piece of the earth’s crust. Useful for geological descriptions involving the movement and separation of continents.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Plateau
A flat highland, a large area of flat land higher than the surrounding land.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Province
A region of governance.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Region
A politically or culturally recognised area.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Reservoir
A man-made or natural lake used for the storage and regulation of a water supply.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Ridge
A long elevation or striation in the land.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#River
A natural watercourse flowing towards an ocean, sea or lake.
It is equivalent to dbpo:River.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Road
A Road is a recognised and maintained route from one place to another that is suitable for vehicles.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Sea
A large body of salt water, usually connected to an ocean.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Settlement
A Settlement is an area of land inhabited by humans and usually having buildings.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#State
A State is a land area of governance within a country. A state may have counties, cities and towns within its area.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Strait
A narrow channel of a sea joining two larger bodies of water.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Town
A settlement smaller than a city but larger than a village.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Township
A settlement and geographic area, less formally recognised than a town.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Valley
A depressed area of land, often between mountains and often containing a river.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Village
A small human settlement.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Volcano
A volcano is a crack in the Earth's crust that allows lava and hot gases to escape.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#Watershed
A ridge of land seperating two adjacent water systems.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#bounded_by
The bounded by property relates any place to a boundary that marks out the geographic area it covers.
Every value of this property is a Boundary.
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#in
in is a property that allows you to say that a place is entirely within the boundaries of another place. It allows you to make statements like "Paris is in france".
URI: http://purl.org/ontology/places#overlaps
Overlaps is a property for saying that a particular place shares an area of land with another place but that neither place is entirely within the other.
27 November 2010 | |