Class: Location

A named location in NEON's hierarchical location system. Locations range from domains to individual sensor positions.

 classDiagram
    class Location
    click Location href "../Location/"
      Location : active_periods





        Location --> "*" TimePeriod : active_periods
        click TimePeriod href "../TimePeriod/"



      Location : child_locations





        Location --> "*" Location : child_locations
        click Location href "../Location/"



      Location : elevation

      Location : latitude

      Location : location_description

      Location : location_name

      Location : location_type





        Location --> "0..1" LocationTypeEnum : location_type
        click LocationTypeEnum href "../LocationTypeEnum/"



      Location : longitude

      Location : parent_location





        Location --> "0..1" Location : parent_location
        click Location href "../Location/"



      Location : site





        Location --> "0..1" Site : site
        click Site href "../Site/"



      Location : utm_easting

      Location : utm_northing

      Location : utm_zone

Class Properties

Property	Value
Class URI	schema:Place

Slots

Name	Cardinality and Range	Description	Inheritance
location_name	1 String	Unique location name identifier	direct
location_description	0..1 String	Description of the location	direct
location_type	0..1 LocationTypeEnum	Type of location in hierarchy	direct
site	0..1 Site	Site this location belongs to	direct
parent_location	0..1 Location	Parent location in hierarchy	direct
child_locations	* Location	Child locations in hierarchy	direct
latitude	0..1 Decimal	Location latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)	direct
longitude	0..1 Decimal	Location longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)	direct
elevation	0..1 Decimal	Location elevation in meters	direct
utm_easting	0..1 Decimal	UTM easting coordinate	direct
utm_northing	0..1 Decimal	UTM northing coordinate	direct
utm_zone	0..1 Integer	UTM zone number	direct
active_periods	* TimePeriod	Time periods when location was active	direct

Usages

used by	used in	type	used
NeonDataset	locations	range	Location
Site	locations	range	Location
Location	parent_location	range	Location
Location	child_locations	range	Location
ChangeLogEntry	locations_affected	range	Location
Sample	location	range	Location
Observation	location	range	Location
BiologicalObservation	location	range	Location
EnvironmentalObservation	sensor_location	range	Location
EnvironmentalObservation	location	range	Location

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	schema:Place
native	neon:Location

LinkML Source

Direct

name: Location
description: A named location in NEON's hierarchical location system. Locations range
  from domains to individual sensor positions.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
attributes:
  location_name:
    name: location_name
    description: Unique location name identifier
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:identifier
    identifier: true
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: string
    required: true
  location_description:
    name: location_description
    description: Description of the location
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:description
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: string
  location_type:
    name: location_type
    description: Type of location in hierarchy
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: LocationTypeEnum
  site:
    name: site
    description: Site this location belongs to
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:containedInPlace
    domain_of:
    - Location
    - SiteAvailability
    - DataFile
    - Sample
    - Observation
    range: Site
    inlined: false
  parent_location:
    name: parent_location
    description: Parent location in hierarchy
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: Location
    inlined: false
  child_locations:
    name: child_locations
    description: Child locations in hierarchy
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: Location
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  latitude:
    name: latitude
    description: Location latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    slot_uri: wgs84:lat
    domain_of:
    - Site
    - Location
    - GeoCoordinates
    range: decimal
  longitude:
    name: longitude
    description: Location longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    slot_uri: wgs84:long
    domain_of:
    - Site
    - Location
    - GeoCoordinates
    range: decimal
  elevation:
    name: elevation
    description: Location elevation in meters
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    domain_of:
    - Site
    - Location
    - GeoCoordinates
    range: decimal
    unit:
      ucum_code: m
  utm_easting:
    name: utm_easting
    description: UTM easting coordinate
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: decimal
  utm_northing:
    name: utm_northing
    description: UTM northing coordinate
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: decimal
  utm_zone:
    name: utm_zone
    description: UTM zone number
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: integer
  active_periods:
    name: active_periods
    description: Time periods when location was active
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: TimePeriod
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
class_uri: schema:Place

Induced

name: Location
description: A named location in NEON's hierarchical location system. Locations range
  from domains to individual sensor positions.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
attributes:
  location_name:
    name: location_name
    description: Unique location name identifier
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:identifier
    identifier: true
    alias: location_name
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: string
    required: true
  location_description:
    name: location_description
    description: Description of the location
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:description
    alias: location_description
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: string
  location_type:
    name: location_type
    description: Type of location in hierarchy
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: location_type
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: LocationTypeEnum
  site:
    name: site
    description: Site this location belongs to
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:containedInPlace
    alias: site
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    - SiteAvailability
    - DataFile
    - Sample
    - Observation
    range: Site
    inlined: false
  parent_location:
    name: parent_location
    description: Parent location in hierarchy
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: parent_location
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: Location
    inlined: false
  child_locations:
    name: child_locations
    description: Child locations in hierarchy
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: child_locations
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: Location
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  latitude:
    name: latitude
    description: Location latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    slot_uri: wgs84:lat
    alias: latitude
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Site
    - Location
    - GeoCoordinates
    range: decimal
  longitude:
    name: longitude
    description: Location longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    slot_uri: wgs84:long
    alias: longitude
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Site
    - Location
    - GeoCoordinates
    range: decimal
  elevation:
    name: elevation
    description: Location elevation in meters
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    alias: elevation
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Site
    - Location
    - GeoCoordinates
    range: decimal
    unit:
      ucum_code: m
  utm_easting:
    name: utm_easting
    description: UTM easting coordinate
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: utm_easting
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: decimal
  utm_northing:
    name: utm_northing
    description: UTM northing coordinate
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: utm_northing
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: decimal
  utm_zone:
    name: utm_zone
    description: UTM zone number
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: utm_zone
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: integer
  active_periods:
    name: active_periods
    description: Time periods when location was active
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/neon-schema
    rank: 1000
    alias: active_periods
    owner: Location
    domain_of:
    - Location
    range: TimePeriod
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
class_uri: schema:Place