| Jc3s5h added a comment. |
In T112075#3484280, @Lydia_Pintscher wrote:I think we need to keep consistency in mind here. We have at least one other place where we use the same mechanism right now: selecting a language for monolingual text values. We should also think about selecting globes, precision and time zone in the future. Which of those should behave the same and which differently?
Gut feeling: I like two fields better because it makes it a bit clearer that you are selecting an existing item for the unit and can't just type anything.
@Lydia_Pintscher asked which should behave the same and which differently.
- Precision: we should decide if precision, which will ultimately be translated into a decimal upper and lower bound, should attempt to mimic the precision stated in the source, or should be a round decimal number that approximates the precision stated in the source. For example, if a source states latitude and longitude is accurate to +/- 1 arcsecond, should that be represented by making the lower bound less than, and the upper bound greater than. the nominal value by 0.0002777777777° or by 0.0003°?
- Time zone: since most sources do not provide time zones, and it can be challenging to determine what time zone offset was in effect at the time of an event, there should be an ability to state the time zone is local time. The current documentation of the data model describes the time zone as an integer. This won't do in the future.
- Globe: fairly straightforward for objects on the surface of the earth, but different notation and applicability for celestial objects (right ascension and declination for stars and galaxies, not applicable for position of planets and comets as seen from Earth).
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