: Public abstract <<FeatureType>> Class
Created: 7/19/2005 4:33:51 PM
Modified: 5/26/2010 11:49:53 AM
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The abstract GeologicFeature class represents a conceptual feature that is hypothesized to exist coherently in the world.<br /></p><p>   * this corresponds with a "legend item" from a traditional geologic map<br /></p><p>   * while the bounding coordinates of a Geologic Feature may be described, its shape is not.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The implemented Geologic Feature instance acts as the "description package"<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>    * the description package is classified according to its purpose as an Instance, TypicalNorm, or DefiningNorm.<br /></p>
Element Source Role Target Role
«FeatureType» MappedFeature
Class   		Name: specification
Point to the single geologic feature which describes the mapped feature. 		Name: occurrence
Points to any number of mapped features which are occurrences of the geologic feature. Mapped features may all be from a single map or from several maps.
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a description association that links a notional geologic feature with any number of mapped features.  A geologic feature, such as a geologic unit may be linked to mapped features from a number of different maps.  A mapped feature, however is always associated with only a single description (geologic feature).
MD_Metadata
Class   		Name:  
  		Name: metadata
 
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«Type» ControlledConcept
Class   		Name:  
  		Name: classifier
 
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Points to a standard description or definition of the feature type (eg; the definition of a particular Geologic Unit in a stratigraphic lexicon)
«FeatureType» GeologicEvent
Class   		Name: feature
  		Name: geologicHistory
A sequence of GeologicEvents with role geologicHistory allow describing the Genesis of the GeologicFeature. In future versions of GeoSciML this sequence should be ordered.
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Associates multiple geologicEvents to a GeologicFeature to describe the geologic history of the feature
Element Source Role Target Role
«FeatureType» GeologicFeatureRelation
Class   		Name: targetLink
Specifies the GeologicFeatureRelation that links the 'source' GeologicFeature to the 'target' GeologicFeature. 		Name: source
Specifies the GeologicFeature that is playing the role "source" in the GeologicFeatureRelation.
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Defines the association between the 'source' and the GeologicFeatureRelation
«FeatureType» GeologicFeatureRelation
Class   		Name: sourceLink
Specifies the GeologicFeatureRelation that links the 'target' GeologicFeature to the 'source' GeologicFeature. 		Name: target
Specifies the GeologicFeature that is playing the role "target" in the GeologicFeatureRelation.
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Defines the association between the 'target' GeologicFeature and the GeologicFeatureRelation.
Tag Value
byValuePropertyType false
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Values: true,false
Default: false
Description: enforce the 'by value' property pattern without xl
isCollection false
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Values: true,false
Default: false
Description: attribute group gml:AggregationAttributeGroup is a
noPropertyType false
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Values: true,false
Default: false
Description: suppress automatic creation of *PropertyType compl
Constraint Type Status
self.metadata.hierarchyLevel=(feature or dataset or series) Invariant Approved
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Object Type Connection Notes
«FeatureType» GeologicStructure Class Generalization  
«FeatureType» GeologicUnit Class Generalization