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The absolute geographic location
<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="geolocation"/> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/geolocation"/> <name value="The absolute geographic location"/> <display value="Geolocation"/> <status value="draft"/> <publisher value="Health Level Seven International (FHIR Infrastructure)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2013-12-05"/> <description value="The absolute geographic location of the Location, expressed using the WGS84 datum (This is the same co-ordinate system used in KML)."/> <fhirVersion value="1.6.0"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> <name value="RIM Mapping"/> </mapping> <kind value="complex-type"/> <abstract value="false"/> <contextType value="datatype"/> <context value="Address"/> <type value="Extension"/> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/> <derivation value="constraint"/> <snapshot> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation"> <path value="Extension"/> <short value="The absolute geographic location"/> <definition value="The absolute geographic location of the Location, expressed using the WGS84 datum (This is the same co-ordinate system used in KML)."/> <comments value="The extension can be further extended to include unique geolocation identifiers, confidence, altitude, etc."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <condition value="ele-1"/> <constraint> <key value="ele-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> <expression value="children().count() > id.count()"/> <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> </constraint> <constraint> <key value="ext-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/> <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/> <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])"/> </constraint> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.id"> <path value="Extension.id"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Element.id"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension"> <path value="Extension.extension"/> <slicing id="70"> <discriminator value="url"/> <ordered value="false"/> <rules value="open"/> </slicing> <short value="Extension"/> <definition value="An Extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <base> <path value="Element.extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:lattitude"> <path value="Extension.extension"/> <name value="lattitude"/> <short value="Longitude with WGS84 datum"/> <definition value="Longitude. The value domain and the interpretation are the same as for the text of the longitude element in KML (see notes below)."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Element.extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:lattitude.id"> <path value="Extension.extension.id"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Element.id"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:lattitude.extension:extension"> <path value="Extension.extension.extension"/> <name value="extension"/> <short value="Extension"/> <definition value="An Extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="0"/> <base> <path value="Element.extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:lattitude.url"> <path value="Extension.extension.url"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension"/> <definition value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL."/> <comments value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Extension.url"/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <fixedUri value="lattitude"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:lattitude.valueDecimal"> <path value="Extension.extension.valueDecimal"/> <short value="Value of extension"/> <definition value="Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list)."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <type> <code value="decimal"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:longitude"> <path value="Extension.extension"/> <name value="longitude"/> <short value="Latitude with WGS84 datum"/> <definition value="Latitude. The value domain and the interpretation are the same as for the text of the latitude element in KML (see notes below)."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Element.extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:longitude.id"> <path value="Extension.extension.id"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Element.id"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:longitude.extension:extension"> <path value="Extension.extension.extension"/> <name value="extension"/> <short value="Extension"/> <definition value="An Extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="0"/> <base> <path value="Element.extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:longitude.url"> <path value="Extension.extension.url"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension"/> <definition value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL."/> <comments value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Extension.url"/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <fixedUri value="longitude"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:longitude.valueDecimal"> <path value="Extension.extension.valueDecimal"/> <short value="Value of extension"/> <definition value="Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list)."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <type> <code value="decimal"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.url"> <path value="Extension.url"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension"/> <definition value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL."/> <comments value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Extension.url"/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <fixedUri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/geolocation"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.value[x]"> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <short value="Value of extension"/> <definition value="Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="0"/> <base> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> </base> <type> <code value="base64Binary"/> </type> <type> <code value="boolean"/> </type> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <type> <code value="date"/> </type> <type> <code value="dateTime"/> </type> <type> <code value="decimal"/> </type> <type> <code value="id"/> </type> <type> <code value="instant"/> </type> <type> <code value="integer"/> </type> <type> <code value="markdown"/> </type> <type> <code value="oid"/> </type> <type> <code value="positiveInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <type> <code value="time"/> </type> <type> <code value="unsignedInt"/> </type> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <type> <code value="Address"/> </type> <type> <code value="Age"/> </type> <type> <code value="Annotation"/> </type> <type> <code value="Attachment"/> </type> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept"/> </type> <type> <code value="Coding"/> </type> <type> <code value="ContactPoint"/> </type> <type> <code value="Count"/> </type> <type> <code value="Distance"/> </type> <type> <code value="Duration"/> </type> <type> <code value="HumanName"/> </type> <type> <code value="Identifier"/> </type> <type> <code value="Money"/> </type> <type> <code value="Period"/> </type> <type> <code value="Quantity"/> </type> <type> <code value="Range"/> </type> <type> <code value="Ratio"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> </type> <type> <code value="SampledData"/> </type> <type> <code value="Signature"/> </type> <type> <code value="Timing"/> </type> <type> <code value="Meta"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> </snapshot> <differential> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation"> <path value="Extension"/> <short value="The absolute geographic location"/> <definition value="The absolute geographic location of the Location, expressed using the WGS84 datum (This is the same co-ordinate system used in KML)."/> <comments value="The extension can be further extended to include unique geolocation identifiers, confidence, altitude, etc."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:lattitude"> <path value="Extension.extension"/> <name value="lattitude"/> <short value="Longitude with WGS84 datum"/> <definition value="Longitude. The value domain and the interpretation are the same as for the text of the longitude element in KML (see notes below)."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:lattitude.extension:extension"> <path value="Extension.extension.extension"/> <name value="extension"/> <max value="0"/> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:lattitude.url"> <path value="Extension.extension.url"/> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <fixedUri value="lattitude"/> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:lattitude.value[x]"> <path value="Extension.extension.value[x]"/> <min value="1"/> <type> <code value="decimal"/> </type> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:longitude"> <path value="Extension.extension"/> <name value="longitude"/> <short value="Latitude with WGS84 datum"/> <definition value="Latitude. The value domain and the interpretation are the same as for the text of the latitude element in KML (see notes below)."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:longitude.extension:extension"> <path value="Extension.extension.extension"/> <name value="extension"/> <max value="0"/> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:longitude.url"> <path value="Extension.extension.url"/> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <fixedUri value="longitude"/> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.extension:longitude.value[x]"> <path value="Extension.extension.value[x]"/> <min value="1"/> <type> <code value="decimal"/> </type> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.url"> <path value="Extension.url"/> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <fixedUri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/geolocation"/> </element> <element id="Extension:theabsolutegeographiclocation.value[x]"> <path value="Extension.value[x]"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="0"/> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.