Abstract Address Feature Class

All of the address classes described above are specific implementations of an abstract Address Feature class. The Address Feature class is compatible with the abstract Feature class that is generally described in the FGDC Geographic Information Framework Data Content Standard, Base Part, section 7.8.1. The Address Feature is modelling concept used to bind together within the framework. It is described in more detail in Part 4 of this standard.

An Address Collection is an aggregation of address data with its associated metadata, which can then be transferred from one party to another. The Address Collection conforms to the Feature Collection construct that is generally described in the FGDC Geographic Information Framework Data Content Standard, Base Part, section 7.8.1. The Address Collection is described in more detail in Part 4 of this standard.