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Element gml:TimeOrdinalReferenceSystem
Namespace http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2
Annotations
In some applications of geographic information — such as geology and archaeology — relative position in time is known more precisely than absolute time or duration. The order of events in time can be well established, but the magnitude of the intervals between them cannot be accurately determined; in such cases, the use of an ordinal temporal reference system is appropriate. An ordinal temporal reference system is composed of a sequence of named coterminous eras, which may in turn be composed of sequences of member eras at a finer scale, giving the whole a hierarchical structure of eras of verying resolution. 
An ordinal temporal reference system whose component eras are not further subdivided is effectively a temporal topological complex constrained to be a linear graph. An ordinal temporal reference system some or all of whose component eras are subdivided is effectively a temporal topological complex with the constraint that parallel branches may only be constructed in pairs where one is a single temporal ordinal era and the other is a sequence of temporal ordinal eras that are called "members" of the "group". This constraint means that within a single temporal ordinal reference system, the relative position of all temporal ordinal eras is unambiguous.  
The positions of the beginning and end of a given era may calibrate the relative time scale.
gml:TimeOrdinalReferenceSystem adds one or more gml:component properties to the generic temporal reference system model.
Diagram
Diagram index33.tmp#id78 index34.tmp#id72 index35.tmp#id100 index36.tmp#id102 index37.tmp#id106 index38.tmp#id111 index39.tmp#id71 index40.tmp#id70 index33.tmp#id78 index34.tmp#id72 index35.tmp#id100 index36.tmp#id102 index37.tmp#id106 index38.tmp#id111 index117.tmp#id587 index118.tmp#id588 index119.tmp#id586 index402.tmp#id1935 index402.tmp#id1934 index589.tmp#id1957 index589.tmp#id1956
Type gml:TimeOrdinalReferenceSystemType
Type hierarchy
Properties
content: complex
Model gml:metaDataProperty* , gml:description{0,1} , gml:descriptionReference{0,1} , gml:identifier , gml:name* , gml:remarks{0,1} , gml:domainOfValidity , gml:component+
Children gml:component, gml:description, gml:descriptionReference, gml:domainOfValidity, gml:identifier, gml:metaDataProperty, gml:name, gml:remarks
Instance
<gml:TimeOrdinalReferenceSystem gml:id="">
  <gml:metaDataProperty about="" xlink:actuate="" xlink:arcrole="" xlink:href="" nilReason="" gml:remoteSchema="" xlink:role="" xlink:show="" xlink:title="" xlink:type="simple">{0,unbounded}</gml:metaDataProperty>
  <gml:description xlink:actuate="" xlink:arcrole="" xlink:href="" nilReason="" gml:remoteSchema="" xlink:role="" xlink:show="" xlink:title="" xlink:type="simple">{0,1}</gml:description>
  <gml:descriptionReference xlink:actuate="" xlink:arcrole="" xlink:href="" nilReason="" owns="false" gml:remoteSchema="" xlink:role="" xlink:show="" xlink:title="" xlink:type="simple">{0,1}</gml:descriptionReference>
  <gml:identifier codeSpace="">{1,1}</gml:identifier>
  <gml:name codeSpace="">{0,unbounded}</gml:name>
</gml:TimeOrdinalReferenceSystem>
Attributes
QName Type Fixed Default Use Annotation
gml:id ID required
The attribute gml:id supports provision of a handle for the XML element representing a GML Object. Its use is mandatory for all GML objects. It is of XML type ID, so is constrained to be unique in the XML document within which it occurs.
Source
<element name="TimeOrdinalReferenceSystem" type="gml:TimeOrdinalReferenceSystemType" substitutionGroup="gml:TimeReferenceSystem">
  <annotation>
    <documentation>In some applications of geographic information — such as geology and archaeology — relative position in time is known more precisely than absolute time or duration. The order of events in time can be well established, but the magnitude of the intervals between them cannot be accurately determined; in such cases, the use of an ordinal temporal reference system is appropriate. An ordinal temporal reference system is composed of a sequence of named coterminous eras, which may in turn be composed of sequences of member eras at a finer scale, giving the whole a hierarchical structure of eras of verying resolution. An ordinal temporal reference system whose component eras are not further subdivided is effectively a temporal topological complex constrained to be a linear graph. An ordinal temporal reference system some or all of whose component eras are subdivided is effectively a temporal topological complex with the constraint that parallel branches may only be constructed in pairs where one is a single temporal ordinal era and the other is a sequence of temporal ordinal eras that are called "members" of the "group". This constraint means that within a single temporal ordinal reference system, the relative position of all temporal ordinal eras is unambiguous. The positions of the beginning and end of a given era may calibrate the relative time scale. gml:TimeOrdinalReferenceSystem adds one or more gml:component properties to the generic temporal reference system model.</documentation>
  </annotation>
</element>
Schema location http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/3.2.1/temporalReferenceSystems.xsd