- A definition, represented as a JSON-schema, together with metadata about the objecttype. Each objecttype represents a collection of objects of similar form and/or function.
e.g. The objecttype tree has 2 attributes: height
and type
. This will hold a definition for future objects.
- A self-contained entity of data with its own identity, structured according to the JSON-schema of the objecttype.
e.g. A particular street
has 3 trees. That means there are 3 objects of objecttype tree
:
height
: 4.9m,type
: oakheight
: 5.1m,type
: oakheight
: 5.0m,type
: pine tree
- An API to retrieve (one or more) objecttypes.
Standardize various types of objects, on a national or just as easily on a local municipality level, and make them accessible as resources for other applications.
- An API to retrieve, filter, search, write, update or delete objects.
Easily store and expose various objects according to the related objecttype resource in the Objecttypes API.