Re: Modeling Address using Relational Theory

Mike wrote:
> On 13 Sep 2005 14:57:52 -0700, "dawn" <dawnwolthuis_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> [snip]
> >> This mailbox isn't in Mountain Pass, Calif. (Neither is the building
> >> we might associate with it, but that's a slightly different issue.)
> >> It's in a city on the far side of the ridge.
> >
> >But the entity as a whole is an identifier for a location to which the
> >postal service would deliver an item with such an address, right?
> [snip]
>
> Are you trying to develop a conceptual model of USPS deliveries or of
> addresses?

Addresses. And if your model is different, perhaps your definitions are different. Do you want to render a definition of an address that is independent of any delivery mechanism? There are other possibilities besides sending packages, such as where some should drive themselves. In that case, it would be a private delivery system, delivering a human being. I think it can be treated as a delivery system in this case as well. But if you have other ideas, do tell. --dawn

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> Mike Sherrill
Received on Wed Sep 14 2005 - 23:00:27 CDT