OntoME

Subclass of:

• E53 Place
• Feature

Scope note:

This class comprises instances of E53 Place (S) whose extent (U) and position is defined by the spatial projection of the spatiotemporal extent of a real world phenomenon that can be observed or measured. The spatial projection depends on the instance of S3 Reference Space onto which the extent of the phenomenon is projected. In general, there are no limitations to the number of Reference Spaces one could regard, but only few choices are relevant for the cultural-historical discourse. Typical for the archaeological discourse is to choose a reference space with respect to which the remains of some events would stay at the same place, for instance, relative to the bedrock of a continental plate. On the other side, for the citizenship of babies born in aeroplanes, the space in which the boundaries of the overflown state are defined may be relevant (I). Instances of SP2 Phenomenal Place exist as long as the respective reference space is defined. Note that we can talk in particular about what was at a place in a country before a city was built there, i.e., before the time the event occurred by which the place is defined, but we cannot talk about the place of earth before it came into existence due to lack of a reasonable reference space (E).

Examples:

The place where the murder of Ceasar happened

Place on H.M.S. Victory at which Nelson died

The Place of the Varus Battle

The volume in space of my vine glass

The place the H.M.S Victory occupied over the seafloor when Nelson died

The space enclosed by this room

The space in borehole Nr. 405

In First Order Logic:

• SP2(x) ⊃ E53(x)
• SP2(x) ⊃ Feature(x)

Incoming properties:

• SP1 Phenomenal Spacetime Volume → Q4 has spatial projection