Resources and types
The agricultural geospatial data repository defines a set of resources and supporting data types in JSON that you can use in your projects.
You can embed these resources into GeoJSON features, or deal with them as resources accessed through APIs or other protocols.
| Resource Name | Intended use |
|---|---|
| HoldingResource | Defines a holding, which represents the boundary of an operating farm, orchard, or vineyard. |
| SiteResource | Defines a site, which represents a land management unit or other management unit within an operating farm. |
| PlotResource | Defines a plot, which represents a smaller-scale management unit, such as a paddock, field, crop, sub-block or maturity area. |
| FeatureCatalogItemResource | Describes a feature catalogue that contains data relevant to the resource in which it appears. For instance a holding might have a feature catalog of relevant spatial feature collections. |
These data types are used in the resources above, and can be combined to create new resources
| Resource Name | Intended use |
|---|---|
| AreaMeasureType | Defines an area measurement that specifies its units as UN-CEFACT standards, with the default being MTK (square metres). |
| ClassificationType | Supports hierarchical classification schemes such as those used for soils, land use capability and slope. |
| CropType | Supports definition of a crop in a plot (field, paddock, subblock), including variety and establishment details. |
| DateTimeType | Clearly defines an ISO date time which SHOULD always be in UTC (time zone Z). The time zone is required to make this explicit. |
| IdentifierType | Defines a two-part identifier, intended for managed identifiers controlled by an organisation. We recognise that spatial objects may have several such identifiers. |
| LandUseActivityType | Provides a simple category-based system to identify land use types (e.g. sheep, cattle, maize, grapes...). |
| MetaDataType | Provides a subset of useful meta-data based on Dublin Core. It has been extended by the addition of a sourceId to capture the original identity of a resource. |
| RelationType | Supports documentation of relationships between resources by providing the URL and type of relationship. We recognise that spatial objects may have multiple such relationships. |
| ResourceType | The “base class” for new resources, this defines a spatial resource having a name and id, multiple identifiers, links, and metadata. |