Geography and Spatial Information
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== Geographic terminologies == | == Geographic terminologies == | ||
| - | * Political Boundaries | + | These describe types of features, e.g. named topographic/planimetric features and points of interest |
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| + | ===Types of features:=== | ||
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| + | * Political and Administrative Boundaries | ||
* Hydrography | * Hydrography | ||
| + | * Transportation | ||
* and other terminologies, e.g. along lines of efforts by UK Ordinance Survey and US FGDC A-16 Framework Data Themes | * and other terminologies, e.g. along lines of efforts by UK Ordinance Survey and US FGDC A-16 Framework Data Themes | ||
| - | + | ===Ongoing Efforts in Geographic Terminology=== | |
Notable efforts in government to develop ontologies for geographic features include: | Notable efforts in government to develop ontologies for geographic features include: | ||
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== Geospatial Features == | == Geospatial Features == | ||
| + | These describe feature geometry, e.g. point/line/polygon/topology/surface and other types of entities that would typically be represented via GIS or remote sensing data structures. | ||
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* Simple Features, e.g. WGS84 lat/long | * Simple Features, e.g. WGS84 lat/long | ||
** [http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/ W3C Basic Geo (WGS84 lat/long) Vocabulary] | ** [http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/ W3C Basic Geo (WGS84 lat/long) Vocabulary] | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 11 July 2011
Deliverables: Standard Vocabularies 2.3.5 of the GLD WG Charter addresses the use of standard vocabularies for handling geographic concepts and geospatial data.
Contents |
Geographic terminologies
These describe types of features, e.g. named topographic/planimetric features and points of interest
Types of features:
- Political and Administrative Boundaries
- Hydrography
- Transportation
- and other terminologies, e.g. along lines of efforts by UK Ordinance Survey and US FGDC A-16 Framework Data Themes
Ongoing Efforts in Geographic Terminology
Notable efforts in government to develop ontologies for geographic features include:
- UK Ordinance Survey
- USGS National Map
Geospatial Features
These describe feature geometry, e.g. point/line/polygon/topology/surface and other types of entities that would typically be represented via GIS or remote sensing data structures.
- Simple Features, e.g. WGS84 lat/long
- Complex Geodata, e.g. polygonal data
- Spatial reference systems, e.g. EPSG and other designators for spatial reference systems
Action Item: support 2.3.5 - Standard Vocabularies - (optional) Geography, Spatial Information - Chris Musialek (GSA), Dave G. Smith (EPA), Todd Pehle (Orbis). Retrieved from "http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/wiki/Meetings:Telecon2011.07.07"
