SpatialCoverage

Definition

A description of spatial coverage (geographic coverage) of the annotated object. Spatial coverage is described using a number of objects that support searching by a wide range of systems (geospatial coordinates, geographic classification systems, and general systems using dcterms:spatial).

Synonyms

r:SpatialCoverage, place

Explanatory notes

Different systems support different approaches to descriptions of geographic or spatial coverage. Dublin Core has a descriptive text field that is the equivalent of SpatialCoverage/description. Geographers need to understand the spatial objects available (spatialObject, highest and lowest level geography, geographic units and unit types) so they know the building blocks they have to create a map. Spatial search engines do a first pass search by a simple bounding box (the north and south latitudes and east and west longitudes that define the spatial coverage area). Spatial Coverage provides basic support for all of these uses.