Change Place to GeoSpatialObject

[rjyounes]

• Class definition:

gist:GeoSpatialObject
	a owl:Class ;
	skos:definition "Union of all the geo classes"^^xsd:string ;
	skos:altLabel "Place"^^xsd:string ;
        skos:prefLabel "Geo-Spatial Object" ;
	.

• gist:Landmark and gist:Building will not subclass GeoSpatialObject.
• Other subclasses of gist:Place remain subclasses of gist:GeoSpatialObject.
• Formalize the union of geo classes with owl:unionOf.

[rjyounes]

GeoSpatialLocation? GeoLocation?

Scott: Geospatial is a physical location with reference to the earth.
A brain location is a location but doesn't use the earth as a frame of reference.

BFO distinguishes points, lines, and areas on the surface of the earth from physical things located in/on those. A building is a thing located on the earth but is not a geo location. This seems right.

[rjyounes]

GeoLocation seems odd for GeoRoute.

Dan: Make GeoRoute a subclass of OrderedCollection rather than GeoLocation.
Michael: Remove GeoRoute - not used, doesn't belong in an enterprise ontology.
Rebecca/Kate: Shipping logistics.
Dave: BFO has a 1-dimensional spatial region: a line or aggregate of lines stretching from one point to another.

DECISION:

• Rename Place to GeoLocation.
• GeoRoute is a subclass of OrderedCollection not GeoLocation.
• Update definition of GeoRoute to clarify that it doesn't have to be a traveled route.
• Possibly add alternate names GeoPath etc in altLabel.