Subclass of:

• sdh:C5 Abstract Region
• crm:E1 CRM Entity

Superclass of:

• crm:E93 Presence
• crm:E4 Period

Scope note:

This class comprises 4-dimensional point sets (volumes) in physical spacetime (in contrast to mathematical models of it) regardless their true geometric forms. They may derive their identity from being the extent of a material phenomenon or from being the interpretation of an expression defining an extent in spacetime. Intersections of instances of E92 Spacetime Volume, E53 Place and E52 Time-Span are also regarded as instances of E92 Spacetime Volume. An instance of E92 Spacetime Volume is either contiguous or composed of a finite number of contiguous subsets. Its boundaries may be fuzzy due to the properties of the phenomena it derives from or due to the limited precision up to which defining expression can be identified with a real extent in spacetime. The duration of existence of an instance of E92 Spacetime Volume is its projection on time.

Examples:

the extent in space and time of the Event of Caesar’s murder (Irwin, 1935)

where and when the carbon 14 dating of the "Schoeninger Speer II" in 1996 took place (Kouwenhoven, 1997)

the spatio-temporal trajectory of the H.M.S. Victory from its building to its actual location (Goodwin, 2015)

the extent in space and time defined by a polygon approximating the Danube river flood in Austria between 6^th and 9^th August 2002

In First Order Logic:

• E92(x) ⇒ C5(x)
• E92(x) ⇒ E1(x)

Outgoing properties:

• crm:P10 falls within (contains) → crm:E92 Spacetime Volume
• crm:P132 spatiotemporally overlaps with → crm:E92 Spacetime Volume
• crm:P133 is spatiotemporally separated from → crm:E92 Spacetime Volume
• crm:P160 has temporal projection (is temporal projection of) → crm:E52 Time-Span
• crm:P161 has spatial projection (is spatial projection of) → crm:E53 Place

Incoming properties:

• crm:E92 Spacetime Volume → crm:P10 falls within (contains)
• crm:E92 Spacetime Volume → crm:P132 spatiotemporally overlaps with
• crm:E92 Spacetime Volume → crm:P133 is spatiotemporally separated from
• crm:E93 Presence → crm:P166 was a presence of (had presence)
• crm:E95 Spacetime Primitive → crm:P169 defines spacetime volume (spacetime volume is defined by)
• crm:E18 Physical Thing → crm:P196 defines (is defined by)