1.6.0316 DRAFT (GPGIM 1.6) Wed Aug 26 16:43:15 2009

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Basic classes (no group assigned)

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string

(primitive) (no inheritance)

boolean

(primitive) (no inheritance)

integer

(primitive) (no inheritance)

double

(primitive) (no inheritance)

anyURI

(primitive) (no inheritance)

gpml:featureId

(primitive) (no inheritance)

gpml:revisionId

(primitive) (no inheritance)

gpml:plateId

(primitive) (no inheritance)

xs:any

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:Point

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:TimeInstant

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:TimePeriod

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:LineString

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:Vector

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:Polygon

(external) (no inheritance)

gpml:measure

(primitive) (no inheritance)

gpml:angle

(primitive) (no inheritance)

gml:_MetaData

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:_Geometry

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:AbstractFeature

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:AbstractFeatureCollection

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:AbstractMetaData

(external) (no inheritance)

gml:AbstractGeometry

(external) (no inheritance)


Group 'root'

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FeatureCollection

inherits from gml:AbstractFeatureCollection

- This is the root element for GPML data files, and is the way GML groups all other Features together. It contains these features via the gml:featureMember property.


AbstractFeature

(abstract) inherits from gml:AbstractFeature

- Highest-level abstract parent of all GPML Features.


TimeVariantFeature

(abstract) inherits from AbstractFeature

InstantaneousFeature

(abstract) inherits from AbstractFeature

- "Snapshot" version of GPML Features, defined at a specific time


ReconstructableFeature

(abstract) inherits from TimeVariantFeature

- Parent of all GPML Features we may want to associate with a plateId and are reconstructable.


TopologicalFeature

(abstract) inherits from TimeVariantFeature

TangibleFeature

(abstract) inherits from ReconstructableFeature
copy2instant, inheritfrominstant

ArtificialFeature

(abstract) inherits from ReconstructableFeature
copy2instant, inheritfrominstant

PropertyDelegate<T>

(no inheritance)

- Reference to the value of a property belonging to a remote gpml:Feature

structuraltype

FeatureReference<T>

(no inheritance)

- Reference to a remote gpml:Feature

structuraltype

FeatureSnapshotReference<T>

(no inheritance)

- Reference to a remote gpml:Feature (specific revision)

structuraltype

KeyValueDictionary

(no inheritance)

- Dictionary mapping arbitrary key names to values

structuraltype

KeyValueDictionaryElement

(no inheritance)

- Single row of KeyValueDictionary table

structuraltype


Group 'meta'

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OldPlatesHeader

(no inheritance)

- Metadata that all gpml:Features can have, inherited from old PLATES data files.

structuraltype


Group 'timedependentproperty'

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TimeDependentPropertyValue<T>

(abstract) (no inheritance)

- Abstract parent of all structural types handling time-dependency for property values.

structuraltype

ConstantValue<T>

inherits from TimeDependentPropertyValue

- Most basic case of TimeDependentPropertyValue

structuraltype

IrregularSampling<T>

inherits from TimeDependentPropertyValue

- TimeDependentPropertyValue combining samples and an interpolation function

structuraltype

TimeSample<T>

(no inheritance)

- Single TimeInstant with an associated value.

structuraltype

PiecewiseAggregation<T>

inherits from TimeDependentPropertyValue

- TimeDependentPropertyValue combining several different types of TimeDependentPropertyValue joined by time windows

structuraltype

TimeWindow<T>

(no inheritance)

- Single TimePeriod with an associated time-dependent property value.

structuraltype

InterpolationFunction

(abstract) (no inheritance)

- Abstract parent for various interpolation methods

structuraltype

FiniteRotationSlerp

inherits from InterpolationFunction

- Spherical Linear Interpolation function

structuraltype


Group 'plateboundary'

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InstantaneousClosedPlateBoundary

inherits from InstantaneousArtificialFeature

- Snapshot closed polygon plate boundary that is pre-reconstructed to a specific instant in time.


ClosedPlateBoundary

inherits from ArtificialFeature

- Rigid closed polygon plate boundary that can be reconstructed to any time.


TopologicalClosedPlateBoundary

inherits from TopologicalFeature

- A plate boundary formed by rubber-banding vertex lists, which are obtained by intersecting the geometry of other features.

unstable

TopologicalPolygon

(no inheritance)

- A polygon constructed by rubber-banding vertex lists, which are obtained by intersecting the geometry of other features.

structuraltype, unstable

TopologicalSection

(abstract) (no inheritance)
structuraltype, unstable

TopologicalLineSection

inherits from TopologicalSection

- A single LineString intersected in up to two places to define the section we are interested in using for a TopologicalPolygon.

structuraltype, unstable

TopologicalPoint

inherits from TopologicalSection

- Simple point reference for use in defining a TopologicalPolygon boundary.

structuraltype, unstable

IntersectionPoint

(no inheritance)

- Identifies a single intersection point in a TopologicalLineSection

structuraltype, unstable

TopologicalBoundaryGuide

inherits from ReconstructableFeature

- User-defined geometry (lines or points) manually defining sections of a TopologicalPolygon

unstable

InstantaneousClosedContinentalBoundary

inherits from InstantaneousArtificialFeature

- Snapshot closed polygon continental crust boundary that is pre-reconstructed to a specific instant in time.


ClosedContinentalBoundary

inherits from ArtificialFeature

- Rigid closed polygon continental crust boundary that can be reconstructed to any time.


InferredPaleoBoundary

inherits from ArtificialFeature

- Part of a plate boundary defined by hand for real-world geology that no longer exists.

copy2instant


Group 'pointvelocity'

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gml:AbstractCoverage

(external) inherits from gml:AbstractFeature

InstantaneousCoverage

(abstract) inherits from gml:AbstractCoverage

InstantaneousVelocityField

inherits from InstantaneousCoverage

- A point-sampled velocity field, suitable to represent the motion of plates and provide kinematic surface constraints for geodynamic simulation software such as CitComS.


gml:DataBlock

(external) (no inheritance)

- GML DataBlock for encoding range sets as compact sequences of tuples.


gml:CompositeValue

(external) (no inheritance)

- GML XML Schema element for including multiple value objects in-line.


VelocityColat

(primitive) (no inheritance)

VelocityLon

(primitive) (no inheritance)


Group 'extent'

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Contour

inherits from gml:AbstractGeometry

- Polyline and/or polygon geometry with additional z-value semantics.

geometrictype

AbstractField

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Abstract superclass for various field data, including stand-alone Contours and outlines.

copy2instant

Bathymetry

inherits from AbstractField

- Sea floor depth data, including bathymetric contours and grids.

copy2instant

Topography

inherits from AbstractField

- Elevation data, including topographic contours and grids.

copy2instant

Gravimetry

inherits from AbstractField

- Gravity grids, outlines, and contours.

copy2instant

Magnetics

inherits from AbstractField

- Magnetic field feature for grid data and contours.

copy2instant

GlobalElevation

inherits from AbstractField

- Merged bathymetric and topographic elevation data

copy2instant

OceanicAge

inherits from AbstractField

- Age of seafloor, for contours and grids.

copy2instant

CrustalThickness

inherits from AbstractField

- Crustal thickness data, typically represented using grids, related to Isopach data.

copy2instant

DynamicTopography

inherits from AbstractField
copy2instant

MantleDensity

inherits from AbstractField

- Density of the mantle, computed using Seismic Tomography.

copy2instant

HeatFlow

inherits from AbstractField

- Oceanic heat-flow data

copy2instant

SedimentThickness

inherits from AbstractField

- Isopach data indicating sediment thickness using grids and/or contours.

copy2instant

Roughness

inherits from AbstractField

- Roughness data computed from Gravity grids.

copy2instant

SpreadingRate

inherits from AbstractField

- Sea-floor spreading rate.

copy2instant

SpreadingAsymmetry

inherits from AbstractField

- Asymmetry in sea-floor spreading rate.

copy2instant

Stress

inherits from AbstractField

- Stress grids and contour data.

copy2instant


Group 'ridge'

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TectonicSection

(abstract) inherits from TangibleFeature

- Superclass to group ridgelike and related tectonic features together.

copy2instant

MidOceanRidge

inherits from TectonicSection

Mid-Ocean Ridge - A spreading rift on oceanic crust

copy2instant

ContinentalRift

inherits from TectonicSection

Continental Rift - A spreading rift on continental crust

copy2instant

SubductionZone

inherits from TectonicSection

- A zone of descending lithospheric plate

copy2instant

OrogenicBelt

inherits from TectonicSection

- A linear or arcuate zone on a regional scale which has undergone compressional tectonics

copy2instant

Transform

inherits from TectonicSection

- Regional scale strike-slip plate bounary

copy2instant

FractureZone

inherits from TectonicSection

- Inactive fracture in the crust that was once part of a Transform boundary.

copy2instant

PassiveContinentalBoundary

inherits from TectonicSection

- Border line between oceanic and continental crust

copy2instant


Group 'isochron'

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Isochron

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Simple line defining points of equal age for oceanic crust

copy2instant

PolarityChronId

(no inheritance)

- Structural Type holding the identifier of an Isochron or MagneticAnomalyIdentification

structuraltype

MagneticAnomalyIdentification

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Magnetic 'pick' to identify age of oceanic crust based on magnetostratigraphic time-scale.

copy2instant

MagneticAnomalyShipTrack

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Ship Track data for Magnetic 'pick's

copy2instant

FractureZoneIdentification

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Pick to identify fracture zone.

copy2instant


Group 'contact'

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AbstractGeologicalPlane

(abstract) inherits from TangibleFeature

- Abstract base for all Geological Surface Planes, including Surfaces such as Bedding Surfaces, Cleavage, intangible planes such as Fold Plane, as well as Contacts and Faults.

copy2instant

GeologicalPlane

inherits from AbstractGeologicalPlane

- Surface plane indicator based on rock unit observations, e.g. Bedding and Cleavage planes.

copy2instant

FoldPlane

inherits from AbstractGeologicalPlane

- Inferred plane of geological folding

copy2instant

AbstractGeologicalContact

(abstract) inherits from AbstractGeologicalPlane

- Abstract base for all Geological Contacts

copy2instant

Unconformity

inherits from AbstractGeologicalContact

- Surface of contact between two differing rock units

copy2instant

TerraneBoundary

inherits from AbstractGeologicalContact

- Regional scale miscellaneous contact line between two rock units

copy2instant

UnknownContact

inherits from AbstractGeologicalContact

- Regional scale unknown geological contact line

copy2instant

Fault

inherits from AbstractGeologicalContact

- Fracture in a rock body along which observable relative displacement has occurred between adjacent blocks

copy2instant

AbstractRockUnit

(abstract) inherits from TangibleFeature

- Abstract base for all geological rock units

copy2instant

BasicRockUnit

inherits from AbstractRockUnit

- Basic definition of a geological rock unit

copy2instant


Group 'misc'

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Suture

inherits from TangibleFeature

- large scale structural feature associated with continental collision, separating crust that once belonged to two different plates.

copy2instant

PseudoFault

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Fault-like contact caused by ridge propagation.

copy2instant

IslandArc

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Type of volcanic arc formed by plate tectonics as an oceanic plate subducts under another and produces magma which rises to form the arc.

copy2instant

HotSpotTrail

inherits from TangibleFeature
copy2instant

HotSpotTrailMark

(no inheritance)
structuraltype

HotSpot

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Location in the mantle linked with high igneous activity.

copy2instant

Seamount

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Igneous cone-shaped mountain that is below sea level.

copy2instant

Volcano

inherits from TangibleFeature
copy2instant

AseismicRidge

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Miscellaneous inactive ridge feature

copy2instant

Coastline

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Present day coastline

copy2instant

Craton

inherits from TangibleFeature

- large portion of a continental plate that has been relatively undisturbed since the Precambrian era and includes both shield and platform layers

copy2instant

LargeIgneousProvince

inherits from TangibleFeature

- an extensive region of basalts resulting from flood basalt volcanism

copy2instant

Basin

inherits from TangibleFeature

- regional scale depression of erosional or structural origin

copy2instant

OldPlatesGridMark

inherits from ArtificialFeature

- Backwards-compatibility with PLATES "GR" code

copy2instant

ExtendedContinentalCrust

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Continental crust which has been pulled apart.

copy2instant

TransitionalCrust

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Undefined region between continental crust and oceanic crust.

copy2instant

ContinentalFragment

inherits from TangibleFeature

- A fragment of continental crust that has become detached.

copy2instant

GeologicalLineation

inherits from TangibleFeature

- Undefined linear region.

copy2instant

UnclassifiedFeature

inherits from ReconstructableFeature

- Catch-all generic feature for PLATES compatibility

copy2instant, inheritfrominstant


Group 'rotationtree'

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ReconstructionFeature

(abstract) inherits from AbstractFeature

TotalReconstructionSequence

inherits from ReconstructionFeature

AbsoluteReferenceFrame

inherits from TotalReconstructionSequence

FiniteRotation

(abstract) (no inheritance)
structuraltype

AxisAngleFiniteRotation

inherits from FiniteRotation
structuraltype

ZeroFiniteRotation

inherits from FiniteRotation
structuraltype


Group 'root'

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InstantaneousTangibleFeature

(abstract) inherits from InstantaneousFeature
autogenerated

InstantaneousArtificialFeature

(abstract) inherits from InstantaneousFeature
autogenerated


Group 'plateboundary'

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InstantaneousInferredPaleoBoundary

inherits from InstantaneousArtificialFeature

- Part of a plate boundary defined by hand for real-world geology that no longer exists.

autogenerated


Group 'extent'

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InstantaneousAbstractField

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Abstract superclass for various field data, including stand-alone Contours and outlines.

autogenerated

InstantaneousBathymetry

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Sea floor depth data, including bathymetric contours and grids.

autogenerated

InstantaneousTopography

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Elevation data, including topographic contours and grids.

autogenerated

InstantaneousGravimetry

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Gravity grids, outlines, and contours.

autogenerated

InstantaneousMagnetics

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Magnetic field feature for grid data and contours.

autogenerated

InstantaneousGlobalElevation

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Merged bathymetric and topographic elevation data

autogenerated

InstantaneousOceanicAge

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Age of seafloor, for contours and grids.

autogenerated

InstantaneousCrustalThickness

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Crustal thickness data, typically represented using grids, related to Isopach data.

autogenerated

InstantaneousDynamicTopography

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField
autogenerated

InstantaneousMantleDensity

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Density of the mantle, computed using Seismic Tomography.

autogenerated

InstantaneousHeatFlow

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Oceanic heat-flow data

autogenerated

InstantaneousSedimentThickness

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Isopach data indicating sediment thickness using grids and/or contours.

autogenerated

InstantaneousRoughness

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Roughness data computed from Gravity grids.

autogenerated

InstantaneousSpreadingRate

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Sea-floor spreading rate.

autogenerated

InstantaneousSpreadingAsymmetry

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Asymmetry in sea-floor spreading rate.

autogenerated

InstantaneousStress

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractField

- Stress grids and contour data.

autogenerated


Group 'ridge'

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InstantaneousTectonicSection

(abstract) inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Superclass to group ridgelike and related tectonic features together.

autogenerated

InstantaneousMidOceanRidge

inherits from InstantaneousTectonicSection

Mid-Ocean Ridge - A spreading rift on oceanic crust

autogenerated

InstantaneousContinentalRift

inherits from InstantaneousTectonicSection

Continental Rift - A spreading rift on continental crust

autogenerated

InstantaneousSubductionZone

inherits from InstantaneousTectonicSection

- A zone of descending lithospheric plate

autogenerated

InstantaneousOrogenicBelt

inherits from InstantaneousTectonicSection

- A linear or arcuate zone on a regional scale which has undergone compressional tectonics

autogenerated

InstantaneousTransform

inherits from InstantaneousTectonicSection

- Regional scale strike-slip plate bounary

autogenerated

InstantaneousFractureZone

inherits from InstantaneousTectonicSection

- Inactive fracture in the crust that was once part of a Transform boundary.

autogenerated

InstantaneousPassiveContinentalBoundary

inherits from InstantaneousTectonicSection

- Border line between oceanic and continental crust

autogenerated


Group 'isochron'

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InstantaneousIsochron

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Simple line defining points of equal age for oceanic crust

autogenerated

InstantaneousMagneticAnomalyIdentification

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Magnetic 'pick' to identify age of oceanic crust based on magnetostratigraphic time-scale.

autogenerated

InstantaneousMagneticAnomalyShipTrack

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Ship Track data for Magnetic 'pick's

autogenerated

InstantaneousFractureZoneIdentification

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Pick to identify fracture zone.

autogenerated


Group 'contact'

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InstantaneousAbstractGeologicalPlane

(abstract) inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Abstract base for all Geological Surface Planes, including Surfaces such as Bedding Surfaces, Cleavage, intangible planes such as Fold Plane, as well as Contacts and Faults.

autogenerated

InstantaneousGeologicalPlane

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractGeologicalPlane

- Surface plane indicator based on rock unit observations, e.g. Bedding and Cleavage planes.

autogenerated

InstantaneousFoldPlane

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractGeologicalPlane

- Inferred plane of geological folding

autogenerated

InstantaneousAbstractGeologicalContact

(abstract) inherits from InstantaneousAbstractGeologicalPlane

- Abstract base for all Geological Contacts

autogenerated

InstantaneousUnconformity

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractGeologicalContact

- Surface of contact between two differing rock units

autogenerated

InstantaneousTerraneBoundary

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractGeologicalContact

- Regional scale miscellaneous contact line between two rock units

autogenerated

InstantaneousUnknownContact

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractGeologicalContact

- Regional scale unknown geological contact line

autogenerated

InstantaneousFault

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractGeologicalContact

- Fracture in a rock body along which observable relative displacement has occurred between adjacent blocks

autogenerated

InstantaneousAbstractRockUnit

(abstract) inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Abstract base for all geological rock units

autogenerated

InstantaneousBasicRockUnit

inherits from InstantaneousAbstractRockUnit

- Basic definition of a geological rock unit

autogenerated


Group 'misc'

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InstantaneousSuture

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- large scale structural feature associated with continental collision, separating crust that once belonged to two different plates.

autogenerated

InstantaneousPseudoFault

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Fault-like contact caused by ridge propagation.

autogenerated

InstantaneousIslandArc

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Type of volcanic arc formed by plate tectonics as an oceanic plate subducts under another and produces magma which rises to form the arc.

autogenerated

InstantaneousHotSpotTrail

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature
autogenerated

InstantaneousHotSpot

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Location in the mantle linked with high igneous activity.

autogenerated

InstantaneousSeamount

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Igneous cone-shaped mountain that is below sea level.

autogenerated

InstantaneousVolcano

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature
autogenerated

InstantaneousAseismicRidge

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Miscellaneous inactive ridge feature

autogenerated

InstantaneousCoastline

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Present day coastline

autogenerated

InstantaneousCraton

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- large portion of a continental plate that has been relatively undisturbed since the Precambrian era and includes both shield and platform layers

autogenerated

InstantaneousLargeIgneousProvince

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- an extensive region of basalts resulting from flood basalt volcanism

autogenerated

InstantaneousBasin

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- regional scale depression of erosional or structural origin

autogenerated

InstantaneousOldPlatesGridMark

inherits from InstantaneousArtificialFeature

- Backwards-compatibility with PLATES "GR" code

autogenerated

InstantaneousExtendedContinentalCrust

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Continental crust which has been pulled apart.

autogenerated

InstantaneousTransitionalCrust

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Undefined region between continental crust and oceanic crust.

autogenerated

InstantaneousContinentalFragment

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- A fragment of continental crust that has become detached.

autogenerated

InstantaneousGeologicalLineation

inherits from InstantaneousTangibleFeature

- Undefined linear region.

autogenerated

InstantaneousUnclassifiedFeature

inherits from InstantaneousFeature

- Catch-all generic feature for PLATES compatibility

autogenerated

James Clark ((jclark@geosci.usyd.edu.au))