GOoGK.soft

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# General Ontology of Geographic Kinds
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[General Ontology of Geographic Kinds]

# link to BFO
cat:GeographicObject -subcat-> *cat:ObjectAggregate
cat:GeographicRegion -subcat-> *cat:Surface
cat:GeographicProcess -subcat-> *cat:ProcessAggregate
cat:Altitude -subcat-> *cat:Quality
cat:PopulationDensity ~

# general
cat:GeographicObject -located_in-> cat:GeographicRegion
cat:Altitude -quality_of-> cat:GeographicRegion
cat:PopulationDensity ~

# naive geographic objects
cat:Lake -subcat-> cat:GeographicObject
cat:River ~
cat:Ocean ~
cat:Volcano ~
cat:Mountain ~
cat:Plateau ~
cat:Valley ~

# transportation (based on CityGML)
cat:TransportationComplex -subcat-> *cat:GeographicObject
cat:SoilCover ~
cat:Vegetation ~
cat:Sidewalk ~
cat:Curb ~

cat:Street -subcat-> cat:TransportationComplex
cat:Airport ~
cat:RailRoad ~

cat:Traffic -subcat-> *cat:GeographicProcess

cat:VehicularTraffic -subcat-> cat:Traffic
cat:PedestrianTraffic ~

cat:CenterLine -element_of-> cat:TransportationComplex

cat:City -subcat-> cat:GeographicObject

cat:CenterLine -subcat-> *cat:Line

cat:RoadMarking -part_for-> cat:TransportationComplex
cat:FootPath ~
cat:CyclePath ~
cat:CurbStone ~
cat:DrivingLane ~
cat:GreenArea ~

# naive vegetation
cat:Lawn -subcat-> cat:Vegetation
cat:Trees ~
cat:GreenArea -contains-> cat:Vegetation

# basic regionalization
cat:PhysiographicRegion -subcat-> cat:GeographicObject
cat:ClimateRegion ~

# zoning
cat:PlanningZone -subcat-> cat:GeographicObject
cat:Suburb -subcat-> cat:PlanningZone
cat:Downtown ~
cat:Residential ~
cat:Commercial ~
cat:Mixed ~

# structures
cat:Structure -subcat-> cat:GeographicObject
cat:Dam -subcat-> cat:Structure
cat:Canal ~
cat:Port ~
cat:Harbor ~
cat:Mine ~
cat:Antenna ~
cat:MicrowaveTower ~
cat:Bridge ~

# facilities
cat:Facility -subcat-> cat:GeographicObject
cat:NuclearFacility -subcat-> cat:Facility
cat:EducationalFacility ~
cat:MedicalFacility ~
cat:MiningFacility ~
cat:WasteFacility ~
cat:EneregyFacility ~

cat:PowerPlant -subcat-> cat:EneregyFacility

cat:Reactor -subcat-> cat:NuclearFacility
cat:Hospital -subcat-> cat:MedicalFacility

cat:College -subcat-> cat:EducationalFacility
cat:University ~


# Buildings
cat:Building -subcat-> cat:GeographicObject
cat:Facility -occupies-> cat:Building
cat:BuildingUse -subcat-> cat:Role
cat:Building -used_as-> cat:BuildingUse
cat:BuildingHistory -subcat-> cat:Process
cat:Building -has-> cat:BuildingHistory

# link into the building ontology