public interface E19_Physical_Object
extends E70_Thing
Author:
Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)
This class comprises items of a material nature that are units for documentation and have physical
boundaries that separate them completely in an objective way from other objects.
The class also includes all aggregates of objects made for functional purposes of whatever kind,
independent of physical coherence, such as a set of chessmen. Typically, instances of E19 Physical
Object can be moved (if not too heavy).
In some contexts, such objects, except for aggregates, are also called “bona fide objects” (Smith &
Varzi, 2000, pp.401-420), i.e. naturally defined objects.
The decision as to what is documented as a complete item, rather than by its parts or components, may
be a purely administrative decision or may be a result of the order in which the item was acquired.
Examples:
- John Smith
- Aphrodite of Milos
- the Palace of Knossos
- the Cullinan Diamond
- Apollo 13 at the time of launch
In First Order Logic:
E19(x) ⊃ E18(x)
Properties:
P54 has current permanent location (is current permanent location of): E53 Place
P55 has current location (currently holds): E53 Place
P56 bears feature (is found on): E26 Physical Feature
P57 has number of parts: E60 Number
Field Summary
Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Resource
CONSISTS_OF_PROPERTY, IS_RELATED_TO_PROPERTY, NAME
Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.ER
HEADER_PROPERTY
Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.ISManageable
CLASS_PROPERTY, SUPERCLASSES_PROPERTY
Method Summary
Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.model.entity.Resource