Feature Relation Type

• Places that are partially located in several places, or
• Places that contain parts of other places.

If a place is entirely contained by another feature, use the is entirely located in relationship. You might be unsure if the place is entirely contained in another place. This might happen for historical units, where you're uncertain about boundaries. In this case, use 'partially located in' to show this uncertainty.

Example: 

A historical polity covers a geographical area within part of four contemporary counties. This historical polity's area doesn't completely cover any of the counties. The historical polity is partially located in each of these four counties.

Two features that overlap.

You may not be sure about the exact relationship between two regions, but know that they overlap in geographical territory at least partially. In this case, we recommend is the partial location of, not intersects with. If you think intersects with is preferable in your case, let us know. We'll include your case as an example in this documentation.

Example: 

A natural area, river, or mountain which spans multiple administrative units, all of which it intersects with.

Two features near to each other.

Example: 

A tourist site may be near to another tourist site. By including this relationship, you can help viewers plan trips.

Example:

• The contemporary Degé County was historically Degé Kingdom. The full extent of the historical Dege Kingdom, however, is not covered by the county and includes other contemporary administrative units. Since Dege County covers the core geographical area of the Kingdom, Degé Kingdom is centered in the modern administrative unit Degé County.

  To properly record the relationship, note that Degé Kingdom also is partially located in Degé County. This makes it clear that the contemporary county doesn't contain the full extent of the kingdom.