RE: Are POIs always tangible?

All,

As many of the most popular POIs are "members" of chains / brands, and since many a search for POIs involves "Starbuck" near me, a pure name search (with all its fuzzy logic variability) is not as powerful as a chain search.

Therefore, in my view, a POI should be able to be a member of a group, chain, association via linking. Also, it is reasonable that the linked-to entity (parent POI) carry POI attributes like contact info.

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From: public-poiwg-request@w3.org [mailto:public-poiwg-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Andy Braun
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 7:30 AM
To: Public POI @ W3C
Subject: Are POIs always tangible?

We started a discussion on the call this week[1] that has been floating around for some time.

Should the POI spec account for items that are not physical in nature and therefore are not specifically tied to some geospatial context. Examples would be things like Starbucks (the corporation) or a government body.

For me the question comes down to one of linking. Does tying individual Starbucks together have value? (and as Alex pointed out is a conceptual POI even necessary for that).  The immediate concern is that we end up trying to write a spec that covers everything. This could lead us down a slippery slope.

It would great to seem some other thoughts in this area

Andy

[1] http://www.w3.org/2011/04/13-poiwg-minutes.html#item05


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