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98 98  === 4.3.4 Class Diagram – Geospatial Codelist ===
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100 -The geospatial support is implemented via an extension of the normal [[Codelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.WebHome]]. This is illustrated in the following diagrams.
100 +The geospatial support is implemented via an extension of the normal [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]]. This is illustrated in the following diagrams.
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102 102  [[image:image44.png]]
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110 110  ==== 4.3.4.1 Narrative ====
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112 -A //[[GeoCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.WebHome]]// is a specialisation of [[Codelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.WebHome]] that includes geospatial information, by comprising a set of special Codes, i.e., //[[GeoRefCode>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Code.GeoRefCode.WebHome]]//s. A //[[GeoCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.WebHome]]// may be implemented by any of the two following classes, via the [[geoType>>doc:IMElements.geoType.WebHome]] property:
112 +A //[[GeoCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.WebHome]]// is a specialisation of [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] that includes geospatial information, by comprising a set of special Codes, i.e., //GeoRefCode//s. A //[[GeoCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.WebHome]]// may be implemented by any of the two following classes, via the [[geoType>>doc:IMElements.geoType.WebHome]] property:
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114 114  [[GeographicCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeographicCodelist.WebHome]]
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116 116  [[GeoGridCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeoGridCodelist.WebHome]]
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118 -The former, i.e., [[GeographicCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeographicCodelist.WebHome]], comprises a set of GeoFeatureSetCodes, by adding a value in the [[Code>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Code.WebHome]] that follows a pattern to represent a [[geo feature set>>doc:IMElements.geoFeatureSet.WebHome]].
118 +The former, i.e., [[GeographicCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeographicCodelist.WebHome]], comprises a set of GeoFeatureSetCodes, by adding a [[value>>doc:IMElements.value.WebHome]] in the [[Code>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Code.WebHome]] that follows a pattern to represent a [[geo feature set>>doc:IMElements.geoFeatureSet.WebHome]].
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120 120  The latter, i.e., [[GeoGridCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeoGridCodelist.WebHome]], comprises a set of GridCodes, which are related to the [[gridDefinition>>doc:IMElements.gridDefinition.WebHome]] specified in the [[GeoGridCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeoGridCodelist.WebHome]].
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122 -==== 4.3.4.2 Definitions ====
122 +==== 4.3.4.2 (% style="color:inherit; font-family:inherit; font-size:max(18px, min(20px, 14.4444px + 0.462963vw))" %)Definitions(%%) ====
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124 124  (% style="width:960.835px" %)
125 125  |**Class**|**Feature**|(% style="width:559px" %)**Description**
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127 127  Abstract Class Sub Classes:
128 128  [[GeographicCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeographicCodelist.WebHome]]
129 129  [[GeoGridCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeoGridCodelist.WebHome]]
130 -)))|(% style="width:559px" %)The abstract class that represents a special type of Codelist, which includes geospatial information.
131 -| |[[geoType>>doc:IMElements.geoType.WebHome]]|(% style="width:559px" %)The type of Geo Codelist that the Codelist will become.
130 +)))|(% style="width:559px" %)The abstract class that represents a special type of [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]], which includes geospatial information.
131 +| |[[geoType>>doc:IMElements.geoType.WebHome]]|(% style="width:559px" %)The type of Geo [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] that the [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] will become.
132 132  |//[[GeoRefCode>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Code.GeoRefCode.WebHome]]//|(((
133 133  Abstract Class
134 134  Sub Classes:
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135 135  [[GeoFeatureSetCode>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Code.GeoRefCode.GeoFeatureSetCode.WebHome]]
136 136  [[GeoGridCode>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Code.GeoRefCode.GeoGridCode.WebHome]]
137 137  )))|(% style="width:559px" %)The abstract class that represents a special type of Code, which includes geospatial information.
138 -|[[GeographicCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeographicCodelist.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:559px" %)A special Codelist that has been extended to add a geographical feature set to each of its items, typically, this would include all types of administrative geographies.
139 -|[[GeoGridCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeoGridCodelist.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:559px" %)A code list that has defined a geographical grid composed of cells representing regular squared portions of the Earth.
138 +|[[GeographicCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeographicCodelist.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:559px" %)A special [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] that has been extended to add a geographical feature set to each of its items, typically, this would include all types of administrative geographies.
139 +|[[GeoGridCodelist>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.Codelist.GeoCodelist.GeoGridCodelist.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:559px" %)A [[code list>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] that has defined a geographical grid composed of cells representing regular squared portions of the Earth.
140 140  | |[[gridDefinition>>doc:IMElements.gridDefinition.WebHome]]|(% style="width:559px" %)Contains a regular expression string corresponding to the grid definition for the GeoGridCodelist.
141 141  |[[GeoFeatureSetCode>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Code.GeoRefCode.GeoFeatureSetCode.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:559px" %)A Code that has a geo feature set.
142 -| |value|(% style="width:559px" %)The geo feature set of the Code, which represents a set of points defining a feature in a format defined a predefined pattern (see section 6).
142 +| |[[value>>doc:IMElements.value.WebHome]]|(% style="width:559px" %)The geo feature set of the Code, which represents a set of points defining a feature in a format defined a predefined pattern (see section 6).
143 143  |[[GeoGridCode>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Code.GeoRefCode.GeoGridCode.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:559px" %)A Code that represents a Geo Grid Cell belonging in a specific grid definition.
144 144  | |[[geoCell>>doc:IMElements.geoCell.WebHome]]|(% style="width:559px" %)The value used to assign the Code to one cell in the grid.
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156 156  ==== 4.4.2.1 Narrative ====
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158 -A [[ValueList>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.EnumeratedList.ValueList.WebHome]] inherits from //[[EnumeratedList>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.EnumeratedList.WebHome]]// (and hence the //MaintenableArtefact//) and thus has the following [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]:
158 +A [[ValueList>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.EnumeratedList.ValueList.WebHome]] inherits from //[[EnumeratedList>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.EnumeratedList.WebHome]]// (and hence the //MaintenableArtefact//) and thus has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
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160 160  [[id>>doc:IMElements.id.WebHome]]
161 161  [[uri>>doc:IMElements.uri.WebHome]]
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168 168  [[structureURL>>doc:IMElements.structureURL.WebHome]]
169 169  repositoryURL
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171 -[[ValueItem>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.EnumeratedItem.ValueItem.WebHome]] inherits from //[[EnumeratedItem>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.EnumeratedItem.WebHome]]//, which adds an [[id>>doc:IMElements.id.WebHome]], with relaxed [[constraints>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]], to the former.
171 +[[ValueItem>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.EnumeratedItem.ValueItem.WebHome]] inherits from //[[EnumeratedItem>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.EnumeratedItem.WebHome]]//, which adds an [[id>>doc:IMElements.id.WebHome]], with relaxed [[constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]], to the former.
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173 173  Through the inheritance from //[[NameableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.WebHome]]// the [[ValueList>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.EnumeratedList.ValueList.WebHome]] has the association to [[InternationalString>>doc:IMElements.InternationalString.WebHome]] to support a multi-lingual [[name>>doc:IMElements.name.WebHome]], an optional multi-lingual [[description>>doc:IMElements.description.WebHome]], and an association to [[Annotation>>doc:IMElements.Annotation.WebHome]] to support notes (not shown). Similarly, the [[ValueItem>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.EnumeratedItem.ValueItem.WebHome]], inherits the association to [[InternationalString>>doc:IMElements.InternationalString.WebHome]] and to the [[Annotation>>doc:IMElements.Annotation.WebHome]] from the //[[EnumeratedItem>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.EnumeratedItem.WebHome]]//.
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185 185  |[[ValueItem>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.EnumeratedItem.ValueItem.WebHome]]|(% style="width:175px" %)(((
186 186  Inherits from
187 187  //[[EnumeratedItem>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.EnumeratedItem.WebHome]]//
188 -)))|(% style="width:632px" %)A language independent set of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a concept whose meaning is described in a natural language.
188 +)))|(% style="width:632px" %)A [[language>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Language.WebHome]] independent set of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a concept whose meaning is described in a natural [[language>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Language.WebHome]].
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190 190  == 4.5 Concept Scheme and Concepts ==
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198 198  === 4.5.2 Explanation of the Diagram ===
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200 -The [[ConceptScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ConceptScheme.WebHome]] inherits from the //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]] //and therefore has the following [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]:
200 +The [[ConceptScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ConceptScheme.WebHome]] inherits from the //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]] //and therefore has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
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202 202  [[id>>doc:IMElements.id.WebHome]]
203 203  [[uri>>doc:IMElements.uri.WebHome]]
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209 209  repositoryURL
210 210  [[isPartial>>doc:IMElements.isPartial.WebHome]]
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212 -[[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] inherits from [[Item>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.WebHome]] and has the following [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]:
212 +[[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] inherits from [[Item>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.WebHome]] and has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
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214 214  [[id>>doc:IMElements.id.WebHome]]
215 215  [[uri>>doc:IMElements.uri.WebHome]]
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218 218  Through the inheritance from //[[NameableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.WebHome]]// both [[ConceptScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ConceptScheme.WebHome]] and [[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] have the association to [[InternationalString>>doc:IMElements.InternationalString.WebHome]] to support a multi-lingual [[name>>doc:IMElements.name.WebHome]], an optional multilingual [[description>>doc:IMElements.description.WebHome]], and an association to [[Annotation>>doc:IMElements.Annotation.WebHome]] to support notes (not shown).
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220 -Through the inheritance from //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]]// the [[ConceptScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ConceptScheme.WebHome]] comprise one or more Concepts, and the [[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] itself can have one or more [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] Concepts in the (inherited) [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] association. Note that a [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] [[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] can have only one [[parent>>doc:IMElements.parent.WebHome]] [[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] in this association.
220 +Through the inheritance from //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]]// the [[ConceptScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ConceptScheme.WebHome]] comprise one or more Concepts, and the [[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] itself can have one or more [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] Concepts in the (inherited) [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] association. Note that a [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] [[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] can have only one [[parent>>doc:IMElements.parent.WebHome]] [[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] in this association.
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222 222  A partial [[ConceptScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ConceptScheme.WebHome]] (where [[isPartial>>doc:IMElements.isPartial.WebHome]] is set to “true”) is identical to a [[ConceptScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ConceptScheme.WebHome]] and contains the [[Concept>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Concept.WebHome]] and associated names and descriptions, just as in a normal [[ConceptScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ConceptScheme.WebHome]]. However, its content is a subset of the full [[ConceptScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ConceptScheme.WebHome]]. The way this works is described in section [[3.5.3.1>>doc:Methodology.SDMX 3\.1 Standards\. Section 2\. Information model.3 SDMX Base Package.WebHome||anchor="H3.5.3.1Narrative"]] on [[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]].
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