ČSN EN ISO 19109 (979828)

Annotation of standard text ČSN EN ISO 19109 (979828):

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