EDCS Reference Manual
EDCS Organization Schema Dictionary, EDCS Group Dictionary

EDCS Organization Schema Label: GENERAL

EDCS Organization Schema Symbolic Constant: EOC_GENERAL

EDCS Organization Schema Code: 1

Definition:
A schema based on natural and/or scientific principles.

Included EDCS Group Concepts:

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ABSTRACT_CONCEPT EGC_GEN_ABSTRACT_CONCEPT Of or relating to concepts, ideas, properties or other notional descriptions. IR [APDS]
2 ABSTRACTION EGC_GEN_ABSTRACTION A simplified description of a system containing only significant information. IR [APDS]
3 ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON EGC_GEN_ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON Of, or related to, the production, propagation, or effects of sound. IR [APDS]
4 ADMINISTRATION EGC_GEN_ADMINISTRATION Of, or related to, the action of administering in any office including management, legal, government, or financial activities. IR [NSOED]
5 AGRICULTURE EGC_GEN_AGRICULTURE Of, or related to, the art, science, and industry of plant and <ANIMAL> production. IR [APDS]
6 AIR_TRNSP EGC_GEN_AIR_TRNSP Of, or related to, the use of air <VEHICLE>s for movement of <PERSONNEL>, goods, or other materials. IR [APDS]
7 AIRBORNE_PARTICLE EGC_GEN_AIRBORNE_PARTICLE Fine or very fine particles of solid or liquid materials that are suspended in air. IR [APDS]
8 ALGORITHM_RELATED EGC_GEN_ALGORITHM_RELATED Of, or related to, procedures or sets of rules for calculation or problem-solving involving computers. IR [NSOED]
9 ANCILLARY_ARTEFACT EGC_GEN_ANCILLARY_ARTEFACT Of, or related to, subservient, subordinate; auxiliary, or supporting products of <HUMAN> art or workmanship. IR [NSOED]
10 ANGULAR_MEASURE EGC_GEN_ANGULAR_MEASURE Of or pertaining to measurement by reference to angles. IR [NSOED]
11 ANIMAL EGC_GEN_ANIMAL Of, or related to, any member of the kingdom that is generally characterized by the power of voluntary motion, specialized sense organs that provide rapid motor response to stimuli, limited capacity for regenerative growth, the lack of rigid cell walls, and the inability to manufacture nutrients from inorganic substances. These qualities and others distinguish the <ANIMAL> kingdom from the plant kingdom. IR [APDS]
12 ATMOSPHERE EGC_GEN_ATMOSPHERE Of, or related to, taking place in a planetary <ATMOSPHERE>, the envelope of gases surrounding a <PLANET> and held to it by gravity and extending through the thermosphere (e.g., approximately 480 kilometres above the surface of the <EARTH>). IR [APDS]
13 BATHYMETRY EGC_GEN_BATHYMETRY Of, or related to, the science of measuring the depth of the ocean and other large <WATER_BODY>s, including information gathered from such measurements. IR [APDS]
14 COLOUR EGC_GEN_COLOUR Of, or related to, specification or measurement of colour that is a particular tint; one, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated as in the spectrum, including (loosely) black and white. IR [NSOED]
15 COMMUNICATION EGC_GEN_COMMUNICATION Of, or related to, the transmission or exchange of information, news, or the science and practice of transmitting information. IR [NSOED]
16 DEMARCATION EGC_GEN_DEMARCATION Of, or related to, the marking, delineation, or ascertainment of <BOUNDARY>s. IR [APDS]
17 DIMENSION EGC_GEN_DIMENSION Of, or related to, size, capacity, or dimensional measures. IR [APDS]
18 EM_PHENOMENON EGC_GEN_EM_PHENOMENON Of, or related to, interaction of electric or magnetic fields. IR [APDS]
19 HARBOUR_AND_PORT EGC_GEN_HARBOUR_AND_PORT Of, or related to, natural or man-made shelters for <VESSEL>s (<HARBOUR>s) and the commercial sites within them (<MARINE_PORT>s). IR [APDS]
20 HYDROGRAPHIC_ARTEFACT EGC_GEN_HYDROGRAPHIC_ARTEFACT Of, or related to, products of human art or workmanship that are related to or located on or near <SEA>s, <LAKE>s, <RIVER>s, or other <WATER_BODY>s. IR [NSOED]
21 HYDROGRAPHIC_INDUSTRY EGC_GEN_HYDROGRAPHIC_INDUSTRY Of, or related to, specific forms or branches of productive labour, trades, or manufacture that are located on or near or otherwise involve <SEA>s, <LAKE>s, <RIVER>s, or other <WATER_BODY>s. IR [NSOED]
22 HYDROGRAPHIC_TRNSP EGC_GEN_HYDROGRAPHIC_TRNSP Of, or related to, the actions or processes of transporting something; conveyance of people and goods, from one place to another and involving <SEA>s, <LAKE>s, <RIVER>s, or other <WATER_BODY>s. IR [NSOED]
23 HYDROLOGY EGC_GEN_HYDROLOGY Of, or related to, the <WATER_BODY>s found on or below the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> and in inland <REGION>s. NR  
24 ICE EGC_GEN_ICE Of, or related to, formations of frozen water. IR [APDS]
25 INFRASTRUCTURE EGC_GEN_INFRASTRUCTURE Of, or related to, basic supporting utilities, <EQUIPMENT>, and or <FACILITY>s. IR [APDS]
26 LAND_INDUSTRY EGC_GEN_LAND_INDUSTRY Of, or related to, specific forms or branches of productive labour, trades, or manufacture that are located on or near or otherwise involve regions of the <TERRAIN>. IR [NSOED]
27 LAND_TRNSP EGC_GEN_LAND_TRNSP Of, or related to, the actions or processes of transporting something; conveyance of people, goods, and so on, from one place to another and involving regions of the <TERRAIN>. IR [NSOED]
28 LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY EGC_GEN_LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY Of, or related to, illumination, or the condition, state, or fact of being visible, visible quality, or ability to be seen. IR [NSOED]
29 LITTORAL EGC_GEN_LITTORAL Of, or related to, a <SHORELINE> where a normal cycle of exposure and submersion by water occurs. IR [APDS]
30 LIVING_ORGANISM EGC_GEN_LIVING_ORGANISM Of, or related to, living organisms or life-forms. DR [NSOED]
31 MILITARY_SCIENCE EGC_GEN_MILITARY_SCIENCE Of, or related to, the organizations, operations, constructions, installations, <EQUIPMENT>, or <MATERIAL> of national armed forces. IR [APDS]
32 PHYSIOGRAPHY EGC_GEN_PHYSIOGRAPHY Of, or related to, physical geography, the natural features and inanimate phenomena of a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>. IR [APDS]
33 PLANT EGC_GEN_PLANT Of, or related to, any member of the taxonomic Kingdom Plantae; living organisms capable of producing their own foods but not capable of movement. IR [APDS]
34 POSITION EGC_GEN_POSITION Of, or related to, measurement or specification of <LOCATION> or relative position. NR  
35 RATE_OR_RATIO EGC_GEN_RATE_OR_RATIO Measurement expressed as a rate; a quantity measured in terms of another measured quantity. IR [APDS]
36 RECREATION EGC_GEN_RECREATION Of, or related to, refreshment of one's mind or body after work through activity that amuses or stimulates. IR [AHD]
37 SHELTER EGC_GEN_SHELTER Of, or related to, <STRUCTURE>s giving protection from rain, wind, or <SUN>; anything serving as a shield or a place of refuge from the weather and that is suitable for storing goods or housing. IR [NSOED]
38 SPACE EGC_GEN_SPACE Of, or related to, the immense expanse of the universe beyond the <EARTH>'s (or other reference <PLANET>) <ATMOSPHERE>; the near vacuum occupying the regions between <STAR>s, <PLANET>s, and other celestial bodies. IR [NSOED]
39 SURFACE_MATERIAL EGC_GEN_SURFACE_MATERIAL Of, or pertaining to, matter or substance at the, or on a, <SURFACE>. IR [NSOED]
40 SURVEY EGC_GEN_SURVEY Of, or related to, surveys or <MAP>s that determine the location of specific <REGION>s on a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>. IR [APDS]
41 TEMPERATURE EGC_GEN_TEMPERATURE Of, or related to, the state of a substance or body with regard to objective warmth or coldness, referred to a standard of comparison. IR [NSOED]
42 TIME EGC_GEN_TIME Of, pertaining to, or relating to time. IR [NSOED]
43 USAGE_REGION EGC_GEN_USAGE_REGION Of, or related to, particular extents of <TERRAIN> or of another <SURFACE> that can be associated with habitual or customary practice or procedure or use. IR [NSOED]
44 VEHICLE EGC_GEN_VEHICLE Of, or related to, <DEVICE> or <STRUCTURE> for transporting <PERSONNEL> or things. IR [AHD]
45 WATER_BODY_CONDITION EGC_GEN_WATER_BODY_CONDITION Of, or related to, particular modes, states, or circumstances of a <WATER_BODY>. IR [NSOED]
46 WATER_BODY_FLOOR EGC_GEN_WATER_BODY_FLOOR Of, or related to, the bottom surface of a <WATER_BODY>. IR [APDS]
47 WATER_BODY_SURFACE EGC_GEN_WATER_BODY_SURFACE Of, or related to, facts or events that appear or are perceived by one of the human senses or by the human mind related to the surface of a <WATER_BODY>. IR [NSOED]

Reference Type: NR

Reference: None.


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