This group of terms is aimed at defining a set of classes, properties and instances that have to do with Geographic Location.
An alphabetical index of terms, composed by classes (concepts), properties (relationships, attributes), and instances (only those which are considered normative) is given below. All the terms are hyperlinked to their detailed description for quick reference.
Classes: AngleOfArrivalLocMethod, AssistedLocMethod, CellIdLocMethod, Context_LocationEntity, GeoCoordinateRS, GeoCoordinates, Location, LocationMethod, LocationProvider, NetworkBasedLocMethod, Position, SatelliteLocMethod, ShortRangeLocMethod, TerminalBasedLocMethod, TimeDifferenceLocMethod, TimeOfArrivalLocMethod, UnassistedLocMethod, UTMCoordinates, WGS84Coordinates,
Properties: altitude, availableLocationProviders, coordinates, course, currentLocation, datum, easting, estimatedPosition, geoReferenceSystem, horizontalAccuracy, iso6709String, lastKnownLocation, latitude, latitudeZone, locationCostsMoney, locationMethod, longitude, longitudeZone, northing, position, speed, supportedGeoCoordinateRS, supportedLocationProviders, timestamp, typicalResponseTime, utmCoordinates, verticalAccuracy, wgs84Coordinates,
Instances: Feature_ALTITUDE, Feature_COURSE, Feature_SPEED, GeoCoordinateRS_UTM, GeoCoordinateRS_WGS84,
AngleOfArrivalLocMethod
Angle Of Arrival Method - Location method Angle of Arrival for cellular / terrestrial RF system.
CURIE: loc:AngleOfArrivalLocMethod
AssistedLocMethod
Assisted Method - Location method is assisted by the other party (Terminal assisted for Network based, Network assisted for terminal based).
CURIE: loc:AssistedLocMethod
CellIdLocMethod
Cell Id Method - Location method Cell-ID for cellular (in GSM, this is the same as CGI, Cell Global Identity).
CURIE: loc:CellIdLocMethod
Context_LocationEntity
Context Location Entity - This class reprensents the set of all delivery context entities that has to do with location.
CURIE: loc:Context_LocationEntity
GeoCoordinateRS
Geographical Coordinate Reference System - This class represents a geographical coordinate system.
CURIE: loc:GeoCoordinateRS
GeoCoordinates
Geographical Coordinates - This class represents geographical coordinates that allow to locate precisely a point on the Earth surface.
CURIE: loc:GeoCoordinates
Location
Location - This class represents all the information about a location.
CURIE: loc:Location
LocationMethod
Location Method - It represents an specific mechanism used to calculate the location of a thing.
CURIE: loc:LocationMethod
LocationProvider
Location Provider - Represents an entity capable of providing location information.
CURIE: loc:LocationProvider
NetworkBasedLocMethod
Network Based Method - Location method is of type network based. This means that the final location result is calculated in the network.
CURIE: loc:NetworkBasedLocMethod
Position
Position - This class represents a position, which it is composed by the coordinates of a point on the Earth surface, together with the speed, course, and the corresponding accuracies and timestamp.
CURIE: loc:Position
SatelliteLocMethod
Satellite Method - The location method uses satellites to assist in obtaining the location.
CURIE: loc:SatelliteLocMethod
ShortRangeLocMethod
Short Range Method - Location method Short-range positioning system (for example, Bluetooth LP).
CURIE: loc:ShortRangeLocMethod
TerminalBasedLocMethod
Terminal Based Method - Location method is of type terminal based. This means that the final location result is calculated in the terminal.
CURIE: loc:TerminalBasedLocMethod
TimeDifferenceLocMethod
Time Difference Method - Location method Time Difference for cellular / terrestrial RF system.
CURIE: loc:TimeDifferenceLocMethod
TimeOfArrivalLocMethod
Time of Arrival Method - Location method Time of Arrival (TOA) for cellular / terrestrial RF system.
CURIE: loc:TimeOfArrivalLocMethod
UnassistedLocMethod
Unassisted Method - Location method is unassisted it does not need other party in order to obtain the location.
CURIE: loc:UnassistedLocMethod
UTMCoordinates
(Non Normative) UTM Coordinates - This class represents UTM coordinates.
CURIE: loc:UTMCoordinates
WGS84Coordinates
WGS84 Coordinates - This class represents WGS84 coordinates.
CURIE: loc:WGS84Coordinates
WGS84^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string)
The following classes are pairwise disjoint between them:
DisjointClasses (loc:AssistedLocMethod, loc:UnassistedLocMethod)
DisjointClasses (loc:Position, loc:LocationProvider, loc:LocationMethod, loc:Location, loc:GeoCoordinates, loc:GeoCoordinateRS)
DisjointClasses (loc:TerminalBasedLocMethod, loc:NetworkBasedLocMethod)
altitude
Altitude - The altitude as defined by the WGS84 coordinate system.
CURIE: loc:altitude
availableLocationProviders
Available Location Providers - This property represents the LocationProviders that are currently available in a network, device or the Delivery Context itself as whole.
CURIE: loc:availableLocationProviders
coordinates
Coordinates - The coordinates of a point.
CURIE: loc:coordinates
course
Course - The course made good in degrees relative to true north. The value is always in the range [0.0,360.0) degrees.
CURIE: loc:course
currentLocation
Current Location - The current location associated to the environment component of this Delivery Context.
CURIE: loc:currentLocation
datum
Datum - The datum that express the reference of the coordinates.
CURIE: loc:datum
easting
(Non-Normative) Easting - The easting (x) component of the UTM coordinates measured in metres.
CURIE: loc:easting
estimatedPosition
Estimated Position - The estimated position provided by a location provider.
CURIE: loc:estimatedPosition
geoReferenceSystem
Georeference System - This property represents the reference system in which are expressed the geographical coordinates.
CURIE: loc:geoReferenceSystem
horizontalAccuracy
Horizontal Accuracy - Stimate of the horizontal accuracy of the location in metres.
CURIE: loc:horizontalAccuracy
iso6709String
ISO 6709:1983 String - The position represented as an ISO6709:1983 String.
CURIE: loc:iso6709String
lastKnownLocation
Last Known Location - The last known location associated to a Delivery Context.
CURIE: loc:lastKnownLocation
latitude
Latitude - Latitude as defined by the WGS84 coordinate reference system.
CURIE: loc:latitude
latitudeZone
(Non-Normative) UTM Latitude Zone - This property represent the UTM latitude zone.
CURIE: loc:latitudeZone
locationCostsMoney
Location Costs Money - This property indicates whether the location provider has a cost for the user.
CURIE: loc:locationCostsMoney
locationMethod
Location Method - The location method used by a LocationProvider for determining the current location.
CURIE: loc:locationMethod
longitude
Longitude - The longitude as defined by the WGS84 coordinate system.
CURIE: loc:longitude
longitudeZone
(Non-Normative) UTM Longitude Zone - This property represents the longitude zone according to the UTM coordinate system.
CURIE: loc:longitudeZone
northing
(Non-Normative) Northing - The northing component of the UTM coordinates measured in metres.
CURIE: loc:northing
position
Position - The position associated to a Location.
CURIE: loc:position
speed
Speed - Observed speed in meters per second.
CURIE: loc:speed
supportedGeoCoordinateRS
Geographical Coordinate Systems - Indicates what are goegraphical coordinate systems supported by the location provider.
CURIE: loc:supportedGeoCoordinateRS
supportedLocationProviders
Supported Location Providers - This property is a list of the Location Providers supported by a Device or a Network.
CURIE: loc:supportedLocationProviders
timestamp
Location Timestamp - A timestamp that indicates when it was obtained the position in question.
CURIE: loc:timestamp
typicalResponseTime
Typical Response Time - This property represents the typical response time in seconds of a location provider from the instant in which the location is requested to the moment in which the location is returned.
CURIE: loc:typicalResponseTime
utmCoordinates
(Non-Normative) UTM Coordinates - Coordinates of a point expressed in the UTM reference system.
CURIE: loc:utmCoordinates
verticalAccuracy
Vertical Accuracy - Stimate of the vertical accuracy of the location in metres.
CURIE: loc:verticalAccuracy
wgs84Coordinates
WGS84 Coordinates - Coordinates of a point expressed in the WGS84 reference system.
CURIE: loc:wgs84Coordinates
Feature_ALTITUDE
Altitude Feature - Indicates that the location provider is capable of determining the altitude.
CURIE: loc:Feature_ALTITUDE
Altitude^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)__Location_Feature_Altitude^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)Feature_COURSE
Course Feature - This feature indicates that the location provider supports course determination.
CURIE: loc:Feature_COURSE
Course^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)__Location_Feature_Course^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)Feature_SPEED
Speed Feature - This feature indicates that a location provider is capable of determining the speed.
CURIE: loc:Feature_SPEED
Speed^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)__Location_Feature_Speed^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)GeoCoordinateRS_UTM
UTM - The Universal Traversal Marcator coordinate reference system.
CURIE: loc:GeoCoordinateRS_UTM
UTM^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)__GeocordinateRS_UTM^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)GeoCoordinateRS_WGS84
WGS 84 - The WGS 84 geographic coordinates reference system.
CURIE: loc:GeoCoordinateRS_WGS84
__GeoCordinateRS_WGS84^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)WGS84^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string
)Utility instances can be found in the OWL file.
Example instances can be found in the OWL examples file.