Place

Derivative Generators

Attributes

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KeyField	GRPM.5_Place
Identifier	GRPM.5
Name	Place
Description	The place reference data model provides a list of standard fields that are often found present in the general description of a place. Place here is interpreted as a geometric extent used for locating entities relative to a reference space. The scope of entities that this reference model aims to cover are places as typically documented in gazetteers. Examples of places would be Edmonton (the inhabited city), Alberta (the administrative district), Canada (the country). The aim of this reference model is to cover basic descriptors that are typically employed in the documentation of a place, usually by a gazetteer. This reference model aims to remain at a general level description, providing a consolidated, high-level reference data model of most commonly reused descriptors for a place as such and to provide for these, in turn, a set of standard semantic mappings to the CIDOC CRM. Moreover, each field is marked with regards to its potential functionality with regards to instance matching between overlapping datasets. This level of modelling is seen as a necessary basic reference point on which to build more complex documentation.
System Name	Place
Ontology Scope	E53 Place
Version	2.0
Version Date
Last Modified	2025-12-18
Author	Matthew Fielding, Denitsa Nenova, George Bruseker
Funder	University of Zurich, SARI
Funding Project	grp_zurich
Ontology	crm_7.1.3, cpro_2.0, dcterms_1.1, aaao_2.0, crmdig_4.0, la_0.9, lrmoo_1.0, rdfs_1.1
Project	grp_zurich
URI	http://takin.solutions/space/grpzurich/composite/GRPM.5

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                            @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix crmdig: <http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl/CRMdig/> .

<https://grp.example/model/place> a crm:E53_Place ;
    crm:P138i_has_representation <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/562_1> ;
    crm:P168_place_is_defined_by "geo:wkt" ;
    crm:P1_is_identified_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/4_1>,
        <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/8_1> ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/11_1> ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/13_1> ;
    crm:P89_falls_within <https://example.swissartresearch.net/place/29_1> ;
    crmdig:L54_is_same-as <https://example.swissartresearch.net/object/SRDF.204_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/13_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Statement_string_content" ;
    crm:P72_has_language <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/16_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/4_1> a crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "name_content_value" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/5_1> ;
    crm:P72_has_language <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/7_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/562_1> a crm:E36_Visual_Item .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/8_1> a crm:E42_Identifier ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Identifier_value_content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/identifier/9_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/identifier/9_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/object/SRDF.204_1> a crm:E1_CRM_Entity .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/place/29_1> a crm:E53_Place .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/11_1> a crm:E55_Type ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/12_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/12_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/16_1> a crm:E56_Language .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/5_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/7_1> a crm:E56_Language .

JSON-LD

Samples

Place	Place Label

Fields

[CAT.1] Names and Identifiers

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Set Value
Name	LAF.6	Name	This field is used to record the string value of the name attributed to the documented place.	->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation[4_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal	String
Name	LAF.5	Name Type	This field is used to record the type of the name attributed to the documented place.	->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation[4_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[5_1]	Concept	http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404670
Name	LAF.7	Name Language	This field is used to record the language of the name attributed to the documented place.	->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation[4_1]->crm:P72_has_language->crm:E56_Language[7_1]	Concept
Identifier	LAF.10	Identifier	This field is used to record an identifier attributed to the documented place.	->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E42_Identifier[8_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal	String
Identifier	LAF.9	Identifier Type	This field is used to record the type of the identifier attributed to the documented place.	->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E42_Identifier[8_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[9_1]	Concept	http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404626

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<https://grp.example/model/place> a crm:E53_Place ;
    crm:P1_is_identified_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/4_1>,
        <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/8_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/4_1> a crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "name_content_value" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/5_1> ;
    crm:P72_has_language <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/7_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/8_1> a crm:E42_Identifier ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Identifier_value_content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/identifier/9_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/identifier/9_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/5_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/7_1> a crm:E56_Language .

JSON-LD

Name: Sample

Subject	Name Type	Name	Name Language
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Identifier: Sample

Subject	Identifier	Identifier Type
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[CAT.16] Classification

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Set Value	Expected Model
Type	LAF.11	Type	This field is used to record the formal type of the documented place.	->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[11_1]	Concept
Type	LAF.12	Type Metatype	This field is used to record the metatype attributed to a formal classification. The function of a metatype is to enable the programmatic distinction between different kinds of type applied to the same documented place.	->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[11_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[12_1]	Concept

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<https://grp.example/model/place> a crm:E53_Place ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/11_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/11_1> a crm:E55_Type ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/12_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/12_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

Type: Sample

Subject	Meta-type	Type
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[CAT.3] Substance

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Set Value	Expected Model
	LAF.503	Coordinates WKT	This field is used to link a documented place to a WKT coordinates that define it.	->crm:P168_Place_is_defined_by->geo:wkt	String

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<https://grp.example/model/place> a crm:E53_Place ;
    crm:P168_place_is_defined_by "geo:wkt" .

JSON-LD

Coordinates WKT: Sample

Subject	Coordinates WKT
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[CAT.9] Parthood

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Set Value	Expected Model
	LAF.29	Part of Location	This field is used to record the broader place to which the documented place belongs as part.	->crm:P89_falls_within->crm:E53_Place[29_1]	Reference Model		Place

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<https://grp.example/model/place> a crm:E53_Place ;
    crm:P89_falls_within <https://example.swissartresearch.net/place/29_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/place/29_1> a crm:E53_Place .

JSON-LD

Part of Location: Sample

Subject	Part of Location
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[CAT.13] Description

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Set Value	Expected Model
Statement	LAF.15	Statement	This field is used to record the actual textual content of the statement describing the documented place.	->crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[13_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal	String
Statement	LAF.16	Statement Language	This field is used to record the language of the statement describing the documented place.	->crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[13_1]->crm:P72_has_language->crm:E56_Language[16_1]	Concept

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .

<https://grp.example/model/place> a crm:E53_Place ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/13_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/13_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Statement_string_content" ;
    crm:P72_has_language <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/16_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/16_1> a crm:E56_Language .

JSON-LD

Statement: Sample

Subject	Statement	Statement Language
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[CAT.14] Documentation

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Set Value	Expected Model
	LAF.562	Depicting Image	This field is used to record the existence of an image which depicts the documented place.	->crm:P138i_has_representation->crm:E36_Visual_Item[562_1]	Reference Model		Digital Object
	SRDF.204	External URI	This field is used to document a URI which is meant to indicate an equivalence between the documented place and a resolvable, structured reference resource that stands as a document for this self same place.	->crmdig:L54_is_same-as->crm:E1_CRM_Entity[SRDF.204_1]	uri

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix crmdig: <http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl/CRMdig/> .

<https://grp.example/model/place> a crm:E53_Place ;
    crm:P138i_has_representation <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/562_1> ;
    crmdig:L54_is_same-as <https://example.swissartresearch.net/object/SRDF.204_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/562_1> a crm:E36_Visual_Item .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/object/SRDF.204_1> a crm:E1_CRM_Entity .

JSON-LD

Depicted by Image: Sample

Subject	Depicted by Image
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Same As: Sample

Subject	Same As
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