Subclass of:

• crm:E1 CRM Entity

Scope note:

This class comprises extents in the natural space we live in, in particular on the surface of the Earth, in the pure sense of physics: independent from temporal phenomena and matter. They may serve describing the physical location of things or phenomena or other areas of interest. Geometrically, instances of E53 Place constitute single contiguous areas or a finite aggregation of disjoint areas in space which are each individually contiguous. They may have fuzzy boundaries.

The instances of E53 Place are usually determined by reference to the position of “immobile” objects such as buildings, cities, mountains, rivers, or dedicated geodetic marks, but may also be determined by reference to mobile objects. A Place can be determined by combining a frame of reference and a location with respect to this frame.

It is sometimes argued that instances of E53 Place are best identified by global coordinates or absolute reference systems. However, relative references are often more relevant in the context of cultural documentation and tend to be more precise. In particular, we are often interested in position in relation to large, mobile objects, such as ships. For example, the Place at which Nelson died is known with reference to a large mobile object – H.M.S Victory. A resolution of this Place in terms of absolute coordinates would require knowledge of the movements of the vessel and the precise time of death, either of which may be revised, and the result would lack historical and cultural relevance.

Any instance of E18 Physical Thing can serve as a frame of reference for an instance of E53 Place. This may be documented using the property P157 is at rest relative to (provides reference space for).

Examples:

the extent of the UK in the year 2003

the position of the hallmark on the inside of my wedding ring (fictitious)

the place referred to in the phrase: “Fish collected at three miles north of the confluence of the Arve and the Rhone”

here → ← [the place between these two arrows in one of the reader's paper copy of this document. Each copy constitutes a different place of this spot.]

In First Order Logic:

• E53(x) ⇒ E1(x)

Outgoing properties:

• crm:P89 falls within (contains) (1,n:1,n) → crm:E53 Place
• crm:P121 overlaps with (0,n:0,n) → crm:E53 Place
• crm:P122 borders with (0,n:0,n) → crm:E53 Place
• crm:P157 is at rest relative to (provides reference space for) (0,n:1,n) → crm:E18 Physical Thing
• crm:P168 place is defined by (defines place) (1,1:0,n) → crm:E94 Space Primitive
• crm:P171 at some place within (0,n:0,n) → crm:E94 Space Primitive
• crm:P172 contains (0,n:0,n) → crm:E94 Space Primitive
• crm:P189 approximates (is approximated by) (0,n:0,n) → crm:E53 Place

Incoming properties:

• crm:E4 Period → crm:P7 took place at (witnessed) (0,n:1,n)
• crm:E9 Move → crm:P26 moved to (was destination of) (0,n:1,n)
• crm:E9 Move → crm:P27 moved from (was origin of) (0,n:1,n)
• crm:E18 Physical Thing → crm:P53 has former or current location (is former or current location of) (0,n:1,n)
• crm:E19 Physical Object → crm:P54 has current permanent location (is current permanent location of) (0,n:0,1)
• crm:E19 Physical Object → crm:P55 has current location (currently holds) (0,n:0,n)
• crm:E18 Physical Thing → crm:P59 has section (is located on or within) (0,n:0,n)
• crm:E39 Actor → crm:P74 has current or former residence (is current or former residence of) (0,n:0,n)
• crm:E53 Place → crm:P89 falls within (contains) (1,n:1,n)
• crm:E53 Place → crm:P121 overlaps with (0,n:0,n)
• crm:E53 Place → crm:P122 borders with (0,n:0,n)
• crm:E18 Physical Thing → crm:P156 occupies (is occupied by) (0,n:0,1)
• crm:E92 Spacetime Volume → crm:P161 has spatial projection (is spatial projection of) (0,n:1,n)
• crm:E93 Presence → crm:P167 was within (includes) (0,n:1,n)
• crm:E53 Place → crm:P189 approximates (is approximated by) (0,n:0,n)
• crm:E93 Presence → crm:P197 covered parts of (was partially covered by) (0,n:0,n)