Simple Features
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Simple Features is a widely used Open Geospatial Consortium standard that defines a common model and data structures for representing and exchanging basic 2D vector geometries in geographic information systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simple Features canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10330009 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simple Features Context triple: [Open Geospatial Consortium, standard, Simple Features]
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A.
GeoJSON
GeoJSON is a widely used JSON-based format for encoding a variety of geographic data structures, including points, lines, polygons, and their associated attributes.
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B.
GIS
GIS (Gruppo di Intervento Speciale) is an elite special operations unit of the Italian Carabinieri focused on counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, and high-risk law enforcement missions.
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C.
GIS
The Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS) is Egypt’s primary intelligence agency responsible for foreign intelligence gathering, national security, and covert operations.
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D.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer-based tools and methods for capturing, storing, analyzing, and visualizing spatial and geographic data to support mapping and decision-making.
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E.
FME
FME is the IATA airport code for Tipton Airport, a public-use airfield located near Fort Meade in Maryland, United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simple Features Target entity description: Simple Features is a widely used Open Geospatial Consortium standard that defines a common model and data structures for representing and exchanging basic 2D vector geometries in geographic information systems.
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A.
GeoJSON
GeoJSON is a widely used JSON-based format for encoding a variety of geographic data structures, including points, lines, polygons, and their associated attributes.
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B.
GIS
GIS (Gruppo di Intervento Speciale) is an elite special operations unit of the Italian Carabinieri focused on counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, and high-risk law enforcement missions.
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C.
GIS
The Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS) is Egypt’s primary intelligence agency responsible for foreign intelligence gathering, national security, and covert operations.
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D.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer-based tools and methods for capturing, storing, analyzing, and visualizing spatial and geographic data to support mapping and decision-making.
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E.
FME
FME is the IATA airport code for Tipton Airport, a public-use airfield located near Fort Meade in Maryland, United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GIS data model specification
ⓘ
Open Geospatial Consortium standard ⓘ geospatial data standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SFS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
file-based GIS formats
ⓘ
relational databases ⓘ |
| defines |
common model for 2D vector geometries
ⓘ
data structures for 2D vector geometries ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
coordinate sequence
ⓘ
feature ⓘ feature collection ⓘ geometry ⓘ spatial operators ⓘ spatial predicates ⓘ spatial reference system ⓘ topological relationships ⓘ |
| definesFormat |
Well-Known Binary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Well-Known Text NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesSpatialPredicate |
Contains
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Crosses ⓘ Disjoint ⓘ Equals ⓘ Intersects ⓘ Overlaps ⓘ Relate ⓘ Touches ⓘ Within ⓘ |
| focusesOn | two-dimensional geometries ⓘ |
| goal |
interoperability between GIS systems
ⓘ
standardized geometry representation ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation |
Well-Known Binary
ⓘ
Well-Known Text ⓘ |
| includesPart |
Simple Features Access
NERFINISHED
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Simple Features Common Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Simple Features SQL ⓘ |
| influenced |
GeoPackage geometry encoding
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PostGIS geometry model ⓘ Shapefile geometry model ⓘ |
| scope | planar 2D geometry ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Open Geospatial Consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsGeometryType |
GeometryCollection
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LineString ⓘ MultiLineString ⓘ MultiPoint ⓘ MultiPolygon ⓘ Point ⓘ Polygon ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exchanging vector geometries
ⓘ
representing vector geometries ⓘ |
| usedIn | geographic information systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Simple Features Description of subject: Simple Features is a widely used Open Geospatial Consortium standard that defines a common model and data structures for representing and exchanging basic 2D vector geometries in geographic information systems.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.