General Location (ZD050)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

Name

GeneralLocation

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A location that normally does not appear as a specific, characterized object but that has either a name that is required to be displayed or other specific information associated with that location.

Description

For example, the name of the Alps or the Sahara.

Accepted

2016-06-08

Defined by

Merged GeographicInfoLocation and NamedLocation

Geometry

point, curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

NLT Named Location Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype GeneralLocation_namedLocationTypeMeta; values: NLT_1 Area, NLT_2 Locality, NLT_3 Region, NLT_4 Arctic Land
THL Thematic Classification — multiplicity 0..1; datatype GeneralLocation_thematicClassificationMeta; values: THL_1 Aeronautical, THL_10 Waterbodies, THL_11 Maritime, THL_2 Vegetation, THL_3 Utilities, THL_4 Population, THL_5 Physiography, THL_6 Industry, THL_7 GroundTransportation, THL_8 Elevation, THL_9 Boundaries
HYL Information Reference — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta

Associations

GeneralLocationAddressInfo → ZI074 Address Info (0..*)

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_04518 Geographic Information Location
RWO_04519 General Location
RWO_04520 Information Location
RWO_04521 Unspecified Location
RWO_04597 Place Name
RWO_04598 Named Location
RWO_05141 Annotated Location

Mappings

osm#place=continent-point: ZD050 narrowMatch place=continent (point)
osm#place=continent-polygon: ZD050 narrowMatch place=continent (polygon)
osm#place=locality-point: ZD050 closeMatch place=locality (point)
osm#place=locality-polygon: ZD050 closeMatch place=locality (polygon)
osm#tourism=attraction-point: ZD050 closeMatch tourism=attraction (point)
osm#tourism=attraction-polygon: ZD050 closeMatch tourism=attraction (polygon)