SIST EN ISO 19109:2025
(Main)Geographic information - General feature model and rules for application schema (ISO 19109:2025)
Geographic information - General feature model and rules for application schema (ISO 19109:2025)
This document defines the General Feature Model (GFM) as the metamodel for creating application schemas in the context of geo-information modelling. The GFM is explained and implemented as rules for creating and documenting application schemas, including principles for the definition of features.
This document is applicable to:
— conceptual modelling of features and their properties from a universe of discourse;
— definition of application schemas;
— general rules for using a conceptual schema language for application schemas;
— rules for application schemas using UML as the conceptual schema language;
— transition from the concepts in the conceptual model to the data types in the application schema;
— integration of standardized schemas from other ISO geographic information standards with the application schema.
This document does not apply to:
— choice of one particular conceptual schema language for application schemas;
— definition of any particular application schemas;
— representation of feature types and their properties in a feature catalogue;
— representation of metadata;
— rules for mapping one application schema to another;
— implementation of the application schema in a computer environment;
— computer system and application software design;
— programming.
Geoinformationen - Grundlegendes Datenmodell und Regeln zur Erstellung von Anwendungsschemata (ISO 19109:2025)
Information géographique - Modèle général des entités et règles relatives au schéma d'application (ISO 19109:2025)
Le présent document définit le modèle général des entités (GFM) comme le métamodèle pour la création des schémas d'application dans le contexte de la modélisation de l'information géographique. Le GFM est expliqué et implémenté sous la forme de règles pour la création et la documentation de schémas d'application, y compris des principes de définition des entités.
Le présent document est applicable:
— la modélisation conceptuelle des entités et de leurs propriétés par rapport à un univers du discours;
— la définition des schémas d'application;
— les règles générales d'utilisation d'un langage de schéma conceptuel pour les schémas d'application;
— des règles pour les schémas d'application utilisant UML comme langage de schéma conceptuel;
— la transition entre les concepts du modèle conceptuel et les types de données du schéma d'application;
— l'intégration de schémas normalisés provenant d'autres normes ISO d'information géographique dans le schéma de l'application.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas:
— au choix d'un langage de schéma conceptuel particulier pour les schémas d'application;
— à la définition de schémas d'application particuliers quels qu'ils soient;
— à la représentation des types d'entités et leurs propriétés dans un catalogue d'entités;
— à la représentation des métadonnées;
— aux règles de transposition d'un schéma d'application à un autre;
— à l'implémentation du schéma d'application dans un environnement informatique;
— au système informatique et à la conception du logiciel d'application;
— à la programmation.
Geografske informacije - Osnovni podatkovni model in pravila za aplikacijsko shemo (ISO 19109:2025)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 19109:2016
Geografske informacije - Osnovni podatkovni model in pravila za aplikacijsko
shemo (ISO 19109:2025)
Geographic information - General feature model and rules for application schema (ISO
19109:2025)
Geoinformationen - Grundlegendes Datenmodell und Regeln zur Erstellung von
Anwendungsschemata (ISO 19109:2025)
Information géographique - Modèle général des entités et règles relatives au schéma
d'application (ISO 19109:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 19109:2025
ICS:
07.040 Astronomija. Geodezija. Astronomy. Geodesy.
Geografija Geography
35.240.70 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in science
znanosti
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN ISO 19109
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 35.240.70 Supersedes EN ISO 19109:2015
English Version
Geographic information - General feature model and rules
for application schema (ISO 19109:2025)
Information géographique - Modèle général des entités Geoinformation - Grundlegendes Datenmodell und
et règles relatives au schéma d'application (ISO Regeln zur Erstellung von Anwendungsschemata (ISO
19109:2025) 19109:2025)
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European foreword . 3
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 19109:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 211
"Geographic information/Geomatics " in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 287
“Geographic Information” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
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The text of ISO 19109:2025 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 19109:2025 without any modification.
International
Standard
ISO 19109
Third edition
Geographic information — General
2025-07
feature model and rules for
application schema
Information géographique — Modèle général des entités et règles
relatives au schéma d'application
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Contents Page
Foreword .vi
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions .1
3.2 Abbreviated terms .4
4 Conformance . 4
4.1 General .4
4.2 Meta-Model .4
4.3 Spatial .4
4.4 Temporal .4
4.5 Quality .5
4.6 Spatial referencing by identifiers.5
4.7 Coverages .5
4.8 UML application schema .5
4.9 Profile existing conceptual schema .5
5 Presentation and abbreviations . 6
5.1 Presentation .6
5.1.1 General .6
5.1.2 Conformance class .6
5.1.3 Requirements class .6
5.1.4 Provisions .6
5.1.5 Identifiers .7
5.1.6 Conceptual schemas .7
5.1.7 Descriptions of concepts .7
5.2 Package abbreviations .7
6 Context . 8
6.1 Purpose of an application schema .8
6.2 Rationale for defining the rules for application schemas .8
6.3 Application schemas supporting data interchange .9
7 General feature model . 10
7.1 Principle for defining features .10
7.1.1 Features, coverages and properties .10
7.1.2 Essential properties of features .11
7.2 The Concept of the General Feature Model . 12
7.2.1 Introduction . 12
7.2.2 The purpose of the GFM . 12
7.3 Conceptual Schema of the General Feature Model . 13
7.3.1 The structure of the GFM. 13
7.3.2 The main part of the GFM .14
7.3.3 Metaclass IdentifiedType . 15
7.3.4 Metaclass FeatureType .
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