Location

https://publicschema.org/Location

normative

A named geographic or administrative area, such as a region, district, commune, or village. Location captures where a household or event is situated within an administrative hierarchy, distinct from a street address.

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Properties

Property Type Definition
Location
Location name string A human-readable place name for the location.
Latitude decimal The geographic latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84).
Longitude decimal The geographic longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84).
Geometry geojson_geometry
The geographic boundary or shape, expressed as a GeoJSON Geometry object (Point, Polygon, MultiPolygon, etc.).
Administrative
Administrative level integer
The numeric tier in the administrative hierarchy, following the OCHA COD-AB convention: 0 = country, 1 = first subnational (state, province, region), 2 = second subnational (district, county, department), and so on. No fixed maximum depth.
Level name string
The country-specific name for this administrative tier (e.g., state, department, commune, ward).
Parent location concept:Location The parent location in the administrative hierarchy.
Geocodes concept:Identifier
Administrative or statistical codes that identify this area within a coding system (FIPS, P-code, postal code, etc.).

Evidence

Present in all 6 mapped delivery systems.

Standard Equivalent Match
Core Location Location close
SEMIC dc:Location is a generic spatial thing; ours is a hierarchical administrative node with level and parent
Core Location Administrative Unit broad
SEMIC AdminUnit is strictly an administrative hierarchy node; ours also covers non-administrative boundaries like flood zones and program coverage areas
DCI Core Place close
Both are hierarchical named locations with coordinates; DCI uses contained_in_place/contains_place for hierarchy while PublicSchema uses parent_location and administrative_level

Referenced by this concept

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