Definitions

Objecttype

A definition, represented as a JSON-schema, together with metadata about the objecttype. Each objecttype represents a collection of objects of similar form and/or function.

Object

A self-contained entity of data with its own identity, structured according to the JSON-schema of the objecttype.

Example

The objecttype tree has 2 attributes: height and type. A particular street has 3 trees, or rather, 3 objects of objecttype tree, and they are: 1) height: 4.9m, type: oak, 2) height: 5.1m, type: oak, 3) height: 5.0m, type: pine tree.

Objecttypes API

An API to retrieve one or more objecttypes.

The Objecttypes API aims to standardize various types of objects, on a national or just as easily on a local municipality level, and make them accessible as resources for other applications.

Objects API

An API to retrieve, filter, search, write, update or delete objects.

The Objects API aims to easily store and expose various objects according to the related objecttype resource in the Objecttypes API.