[Data-modeling] Wind farm properties and map

[Iain Sproat]

Ed,
It was discussed making a structure a location (IS_A location, HAS_A address
- if I remember correctly) last month - see
http://lists.freebase.com/pipermail/data-modeling/2009-April/001675.html
<http://lists.freebase.com/pipermail/data-modeling/2009-April/001675.html>

I'm not sure what the progress on this is.

Iain

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:53 PM, Ed Laurent <spatial.db at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are all structures locations? I don't see that as an included type. Also,
> what happens when a structure portable or is moved? To which property are
> you referring?
>
> -Ed
>
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Jeff Prucher <jeff at metaweb.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: data-modeling-bounces at freebase.com
>> > [mailto:data-modeling-bounces at freebase.com] On Behalf Of Ed Laurent
>> > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 12:14 PM
>> > To: Freebase data modeling mailing list
>> > 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
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