distance

[nickevansuk]

Source: GoodGym, British Cycling, Run Together

Useful to know the distance of a run, cycle or other activity. Value of distance should be type of http://schema.org/QuantitativeValue, with a variation to allow for a "range" to be included instead of a "value" for circumstances where only a range is captured.

Example 1:

"distance": {
  "value": 6,
  "unitCode": "KMT"
}

Example 2:

"distance": {
  "range": "0-5",
  "unitCode": "KMT"
}

Range examples:

• "0-5" - 0 to 5 inclusive
• "5" - 5 exactly
• "50+" - 50 and above

Popular UN/CEFACT Common Codes for Opportunity Data:

• MTR - metres
• KMT - kilometre
• SMI - mile

[ldodds]

Another approach here is to say that a ride follows a specific route or course. The distance would then be a property of the route, which might also define its start and end points.

Some related discussion: schemaorg/schemaorg#1666

[peter-dolkens]

Hi @nickevansuk - Why are we not using minValue/maxValue and instead going with a bespoke range property for this?

These would seem to stay within the schema.org spec to me:

// 0-5
"distance": {
  "type": "QuantitativeValue",
  "minValue": 0,
  "maxValue": 5,
  "unitCode": "KMT"
}

// 5
"distance": {
  "type": "QuantitativeValue",
  "value": 5,
  "unitCode": "KMT"
}

// 50+
"distance": {
  "type": "QuantitativeValue",
  "minValue": 50,
  "unitCode": "KMT"
}

[nickevansuk]

Makes sense to me, please do implement minValue and maxValue - these are more consistent with schema.org than my suggestion above.

[thadguidry]

A new eventDistance property would be nice for lots of Events (annual pilgrimages, hikes) and not just SportsEvent (race).

Wikidata has now added this property as well:

• event distance - distance over which a race or other event is conducted or was achieved

We already have duration so this seems a natural gap that needs filled.