org.hl7.rim
public interface Place extends RimObject, Entity
A subtype of Entity representing a bounded physical place or site with its contained structures, if any.
Examples: A field, lake, city, county, state, country, lot (land), building, pipeline, power line, playground, ship, truck.
Constraints: Place may be natural or man-made. The geographic position of a place may or may not be constant.
Discussion: Places may be work facilities (where relevant acts occur), homes (where people live) or offices (where people work). Places may contain sub-places (floor, room, booth, bed). Places may also be sites that are investigated in the context of health care, social work, public health administration (e.g., buildings, picnic grounds, day care centers, prisons, counties, states, and other focuses of epidemiological events).
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| AD | getAddr()
Gets attribute addr of type AD and cardinality 0..1.
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| ED | getDirectionsText()
Gets attribute directionsText of type ED and cardinality 0..1.
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| ST | getGpsText()
Gets attribute gpsText of type ST and cardinality 0..1.
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| BL | getMobileInd()
Gets attribute mobileInd of type BL and cardinality 0..1.
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| ED | getPositionText()
Gets attribute positionText of type ED and cardinality 0..1.
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| void | setAddr(AD value)
Sets attribute addr of type AD and cardinality 0..1.
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| void | setDirectionsText(ED value)
Sets attribute directionsText of type ED and cardinality 0..1.
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| void | setGpsText(ST value)
Sets attribute gpsText of type ST and cardinality 0..1.
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| void | setMobileInd(BL value)
Sets attribute mobileInd of type BL and cardinality 0..1.
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| void | setPositionText(ED value)
Sets attribute positionText of type ED and cardinality 0..1.
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The physical address of this place.
Constraints: Must be the address that allows the physical location of the place on a map.
Returns: the attribute value
A free text note that carries information related to a site that is useful for entities accessing that site.
Discussion: The attribute could include directions for finding the site when address information is inadequate, GPS information is not available, and/or the entity accessing the site cannot make direct use of the GPS information. It could also include information useful to people visiting the location. E.g., "Last house on the right", "If owner not present, check whereabouts with neighbor down the road".
Returns: the attribute value
The global positioning system coordinates of a place.
Discussion: The global positioning system values for this attribute should conform with the USGS Spatial Data Transmission Standards. Among other things this includes the nature of the latitude and longitude readings, the offset error, the projection.
Rationale: In some field conditions, there will be no physical address to identify a place of interest. As all locations on the surface of the earth have unique geographic coordinates, the GPS values allow for precise location information to be captured and transmitted.
Returns: the attribute value
An Indication of whether the facility has the capability to move freely from one location to another.
Examples: Ships, aircraft and ambulances all have the capability to participate in healthcare acts.
Returns: the attribute value
A set of codes that locates the site within a mapping scheme.
Examples: map coordinates for US Geological Survey maps.
Returns: the attribute value
The physical address of this place.
Constraints: Must be the address that allows the physical location of the place on a map.
Parameters: value the new attribute value
A free text note that carries information related to a site that is useful for entities accessing that site.
Discussion: The attribute could include directions for finding the site when address information is inadequate, GPS information is not available, and/or the entity accessing the site cannot make direct use of the GPS information. It could also include information useful to people visiting the location. E.g., "Last house on the right", "If owner not present, check whereabouts with neighbor down the road".
Parameters: value the new attribute value
The global positioning system coordinates of a place.
Discussion: The global positioning system values for this attribute should conform with the USGS Spatial Data Transmission Standards. Among other things this includes the nature of the latitude and longitude readings, the offset error, the projection.
Rationale: In some field conditions, there will be no physical address to identify a place of interest. As all locations on the surface of the earth have unique geographic coordinates, the GPS values allow for precise location information to be captured and transmitted.
Parameters: value the new attribute value
An Indication of whether the facility has the capability to move freely from one location to another.
Examples: Ships, aircraft and ambulances all have the capability to participate in healthcare acts.
Parameters: value the new attribute value
A set of codes that locates the site within a mapping scheme.
Examples: map coordinates for US Geological Survey maps.
Parameters: value the new attribute value