The GEOSS Discovery And Access Broker APIs
Authors: Fabrizio Papeschi, Mattia Santoro, Stefano Nativi
API version: 1.4.3-beta

Relation

Module: Concept

This class provides possible relations which can be used to extend a discover or to extend a concept

Methods

decode

(
  • value
)

Returns the Relation instance having the provided value.
An Exception is thrown if value is unknown

Parameters:

Returns:

the Relation instance having the provided value

Properties

BROAD_MATCH

Object

More general relation between two concepts belonging to different Controlled Vocabularies. A formal definition of this relation can be found here

Sub-properties:

BROADER

Object

More general relation between two concepts belonging to the same Controlled Vocabulary. A formal definition of this relation can be found here

Sub-properties:

CLOSE_MATCH

Object

This relation indicates that two concepts belonging to different Controlled Vocabularies are similar and, in some applications,they can be used interchangeably. A formal definition of this relation can be found here

Sub-properties:

EXACT_MATCH

Object

This relation is used is used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree of confidence that these can be used interchangeably across a wide range of information retrieval applications. A formal definition of this relation can be found here

Sub-properties:

NARROW_MATCH

Object

More specific relation between two concepts belonging to different Controlled Vocabularies. A formal definition of this relation can be found here

Sub-properties:

NARROWER

Object

More specific relation between two concepts belonging to the same Controlled Vocabulary. A formal definition of this relation can be found here

Sub-properties:

NONE

Object

No Relation.

Sub-properties: