Definition: One or more names created and maintained for postal purposes to identify a subdivision of addresses and postal delivery points.

Description: NOTE 1 Often the post name (or names) is a supplementary identification of the post office to which the associated post code belongs. For example it may be the name of the town in which the office is situated. In other situations the post name could be an independent descriptor without any post code or it could be a postal subdivision co
ected to a parent postal descriptor (post code and post name). NOTE 2 In some countries like e.g. Spain and The Netherlands, no post names exit therefore the postal descriptor is only represented by the post code. NOTE 3 Even though the post name is the same as the name of an administrative unit or an address area, the area covered are not necessarilythe same.

Multiplicity: 0...*

Valuetype: GeographicalName

Definition: A code created and maintained for postal purposes to identify a subdivision of addresses and postal delivery points.

Description: NOTE 1 The structure, schema and formats of post codes are different in different countries. Often the components of the post code are hierarchical, e.g. when the first character(s) identifies the region covered by the post code and the next characters define the subdivision. NOTE 2 In some countries, e.g., The Republic of Ireland, no post codes exists therefore the postal descriptor is only represented by the post name (e.g. town name).EXAMPLE In the UK postcodes starting with W covers the Western (W1) and Paddington (W2-14) districts of the London postal district. In Sweden all postcodes starting with "80" is related to the postal name "G?e".

Multiplicity: 0...1

Valuetype: CharacterString

Definition: External object identifier of the address component.

Description: NOTE 1 An external object identifier is a unique object identifier published by the responsible body, which may be used by external applications to reference the spatial object. The identifier is an identifier of the spatial object, not an identifier of the real-world phenomenon. NOTE 2 The primary purpose of this identifier is to enable links between various sources and the address components.EXAMPLE An address component spatial object from Denmark could carry this identifier: Namespace: DK_ADRLocal identifier: 0A3F507B2AB032B8E0440003BA298018Version identifier: 12-02-2008T10:05:01+01:00

Multiplicity: 0...1

Valuetype: Identifier

Definition: External, thematic identifier of the address component spatial object, which enables interoperability with existing legacy systems or applications.

Description: NOTE Compared with a proper identifier of the address component, the alternative identifier is not necessarily persistent in the lifetime of the component spatial object. Likewise it is usually not globally unique and in general does include information on the version of the spatial object. EXAMPLE 1 National or regional sector-specific identifiers (like e.g. a number- or letter code) for administrative units, address areas (localities, villages, sub-divisions) or thoroughfare names, which are used by a number of existing legacy systems. EXAMPLE 2 In Denmark the four character municipal "road name code" (0001-9899) is only unique within the present municipality, thus if two municipalities merge, it is necessary to assign new road name codes.

Multiplicity: 0...1

Stereotypes: voidable

Valuetype: CharacterString

Definition: Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.

Description: NOTE This date is recorded to enable the generation of change only update files.

Multiplicity: 1

Stereotypes: voidable

Valuetype: DateTime

Definition: Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.

Description: NOTE This date is recorded primarily for those systems which "close" an entry in the spatial data set in the event of an attribute change.

Multiplicity: 0...1

Stereotypes: voidable

Valuetype: DateTime

Definition: Validity of the address component within the life-cycle (version) of the address component spatial object.

Description: NOTE This status relates to the address component and is not a property of the object to which the address is assigned (the addressable object).

Multiplicity: 0...1

Stereotypes: voidable

Valuetype: StatusValue

Definition: Date and time of which this version of the address component was or will be valid in the real world.

Description: NOTE This date and time can be set in the future for situations where an address component or a version of an address component has been decided by the appropriate authority to take effect for a future date.

Multiplicity: 1

Stereotypes: voidable

Valuetype: DateTime

Definition: Date and time at which the address component ceased or will cease to exist in the real world.

Multiplicity: 0...1

Stereotypes: voidable

Valuetype: DateTime

Type OCL

Status Approved

Note /* If no post code exists, a post name is required. */inv: self.postCode->isEmpty() implies self.postName->notEmpty()

Type OCL

Status Approved

Note /* If no post name exists, a post code is required. */inv: self.postName->isEmpty() implies self.postCode->notEmpty()

Definition: Identifier or geographic name of a specific geographic area, location, or other spatial object which defines the scope of an address.

Description: NOTE 1 Four different subclasses of address components are defined: o Administrative unit name, which may include name of country, name of municipality, name of districto Address area name like e.g. name of village or settlement o Thoroughfare name, most often road name o Postal descriptor In order to construct an address, these subclasses are often structured hierarchically.NOTE 2 It is the combination of the address locator and the address components, which makes a specific address spatial object readable and unambiguous for the human user. EXAMPLE The combination of the locator "13" and the address components "Calle Mayor" (thoroughfare name), "Cortijo del Marqués" (address area name), "41037" (postal descriptor), "Écija", "Sevilla" and "España" (administrative unit names) makes this specific address spatial object readable and unambiguous.

Multiplicity: 0..*

Name of the association: situated Within

Association definition: Another address component within which the geographic feature represented by this address component is situated.

INSPIRE Data Theme: Addresses - [INSPIRE Data Theme Addresses]

INSPIRE Application schema: Addresses - [INSPIRE Application schema Addresses]

Supertype of: AddressAreaName AdminUnitName PostalDescriptor ThoroughfareName

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Constraints

Associated objects - Optional