Geographical Place Kind – C51
C51 Geographical Place Kind
Subclass of:
Scope note:
This class comprises concepts denoted by terms from thesauri and controlled vocabularies used to identify more precisely an instance of the class C8 Geographical Place without needing to create sub-classes of that class. Instances of C8 Geographical Place can only be linked to a unique instance of C51 Geographical Place Kind. Therefore, instances of C51 Geographical Place Kind, while in essence similar to instances of E55 Geographical Place Type, have a different function of further specifying the intension of an instance of C8 Geographical Place, whereas instances of E55 Type can be used to epistemically classify instances of C8 Geographical Place.
Instances of C51 Geographical Place Kind represent concepts in contrast to instances of E41 Appellation which are used to name instances of classes.
Examples:
The city of Geneva (instance of C13 Geographical Place) is of the kind "settlement" (instance of C51 Geographical Place Kind, sub-class of C50 Kind) and has been classified (instance of C48 Geographical Place Classification) as a "city" (instance of C14 Geographical Place Type, sub-class of E55 Type) and as a "town" (instance of C14 Geographical Place Type, sub-class of E55 Type)
In First Order Logic:
- C51(x) ⇒ C50(x)
Incoming properties:
Scope notes
| Show | Scope note | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments |
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| This class comprises concepts denoted by terms from thesauri and controlled vocabularies used to identify more precisely an instance of the class C8 Geographical Place without needing to create sub-classes of that class. Instances of C8 Geographical Place can only be linked to a unique instance of C51 Geographical Place Kind. Therefore, instances of C51 Geographical Place Kind, while in essence similar to instances of E55 Geographical Place Type, have a different function of further specifying the intension of an instance of C8 Geographical Place, whereas instances of E55 Type can be used to epistemically classify instances of C8 Geographical Place. Instances of C51 Geographical Place Kind represent concepts in contrast to instances of E41 Appellation which are used to name instances of classes. | en | SDHSS Core v1.2 | 0 |
Examples
| Show | Example | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments |
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| The city of Geneva (instance of C13 Geographical Place) is of the kind "settlement" (instance of C51 Geographical Place Kind, sub-class of C50 Kind) and has been classified (instance of C48 Geographical Place Classification) as a "city" (instance of C14 Geographical Place Type, sub-class of E55 Type) and as a "town" (instance of C14 Geographical Place Type, sub-class of E55 Type) | en | SDHSS Core v1.2 | 0 |
Additional notes
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Identifier: C51
Official URI: https://sdhss.org/ontology/core/1.2/C51
OntoME URI: https://ontome.net/ontology/c1210
Labels
| Label | Language | Last updated | View details | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographical Place Kind * | en | 2025-06-20 | 0 |
* : Standard label for this language
Namespace
| Namespace | Last updated |
|---|---|
| SDHSS Core v1.2 | 2025-06-20 |
| SDHSS Core v1.1 | 2025-06-20 |
| SDHSS Core v1.0 | 2025-06-19 |
| SDHSS Core ongoing | 2021-04-21 |
Parent classes
| Class | Class namespace | Relation defined in | Justification | View details | Edit | Delete | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C50 Kind | SDHSS Core v1.2 | SDHSS Core v1.2 | 0 |
Ancestor classes
| Class | Depth | Class namespace | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 CRM Entity | 7 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | C50 - E55 - E28 - E71 - E70 - E77 |
| E1 CRM Entity | 8 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | C50 - E55 - E28 - E71 - E70 - E77 - S15 |
| E28 Conceptual Object | 3 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | C50 - E55 |
| E55 Type | 2 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | C50 |
| E70 Thing | 5 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | C50 - E55 - E28 - E71 |
| E71 Man-Made Thing | 4 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | C50 - E55 - E28 |
| E77 Persistent Item | 6 | CIDOC CRM version 6.2 | C50 - E55 - E28 - E71 - E70 |
| Thing | 8 | OntoME internal model - active version | C50 - E55 - E28 - E71 - E70 - E77 - E1 |
| Thing | 9 | OntoME internal model - active version | C50 - E55 - E28 - E71 - E70 - E77 - S15 - E1 |
| S15 Observable Entity | 7 | CRMsci version 1.2.3 | C50 - E55 - E28 - E71 - E70 - E77 |
Child and descendant classes
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Related classes
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Outgoing properties (this class is domain)
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Outgoing properties (inherited from ancestors)
Incoming properties (this class is range)
| Domain | Property identifier | Range | Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| C13 Geographical Place | sdh:P20 has geographical place kind (is geographical place kind of) | C51 Geographical Place Kind | SDHSS Core v1.2 |
Incoming properties (inherited from ancestors)
Controlled vocabulary
1. https://thesaurus.mom.fr/opentheso/?idt=25
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2. https://ontomeopentheso.mom.fr/ontomeopentheso/?idt=th8
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Profiles using this class
| Label | Version | Status | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geovistory Basics | 1 | Ongoing | 2025-09-22 |
| Geographical Place - Type ongoing | 1 | Ongoing | 2025-08-28 |
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