[Data-modeling] Wind farm properties and map

[Jeff Prucher]

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> [mailto:data-modeling-bounces at freebase.com] On Behalf Of Ed Laurent
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 12:14 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Data-modeling] Wind farm properties and map
> 
> Thanks for the feedback guys. Robert's suggestion to use 
> "/location/location/containedby" as a property of structures 
> would be a good fix for stating the location of wind farms, 
> and it sounds appropriate for all structures. It would allow 
> people to generally describe the location of a building or 
> windfarm without needing to know the address.
> 
> What about adding "Contains structure(s)" and "Contained by 
> structure" properties to describe building complexes, wind 
> farms, etc.? I've tried using the "Building complex" type 
> awhile back and it didn't really fit my needs. I'm not sure 
> if nesting structures would be any better, but maybe?

This would be a denormalization of /location/location/contained_by. Since
all structures are locations, why not just use the existing property?

Jeff