This document provides the semantic definition for the GEDCOM X Subject data type for use in structured data (e.g. RDFa, Microdata, JSON-LD, etc.). This data type is specified by the GEDCOM X Conceptual Model.
This data type extends the http://gedcomx.org/v1/Conclusion data type.
Description
The Subject data type defines the abstract concept of a genealogical subject. A subject is something with a unique and intrinsic identity, e.g., a person, a location on the surface of the earth. We identify that subject in time and space using various supporting conclusions, e.g. for a person: things like name, birth date, age, address, etc. We aggregate these supporting conclusions to form an apparently-unique identity by which we can distinguish our subject from all other possible subjects.
Properties
| property | expected type | description |
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Properties from Subject |
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| evidence | EvidenceReference | References to the evidence being referenced for this subject. |
| media | SourceReference | References to multimedia resources associated with this subject. |
| identifier | Identifier | The list of identifiers for the subject. |
Properties from Conclusion |
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| confidence | ConfidenceLevel | The level of confidence the contributor has about the data. |
| attribution | Attribution | Attribution metadata for a conclusion. |
| source | SourceReference | The source references for a conclusion. |
| note | Note | Notes about a person. |