Slot: Reason Buffer Radius Is Missing (linkage_buffer_radius_m_missing_reason)
Reason linkage_buffer_radius_m is null.
Tier: optional
Why this slot matters
Distinguishes "no buffer applies because the strategy is point extraction" from "the radius was simply not recorded" — without it a null radius is ambiguous and the linkage cannot be audited.
In plain terms
When the circle-width field is empty, this says why — for example because no circle was used at all.
URI: envar:slot/linkage_buffer_radius_m_missing_reason
Applicable Classes
| Name |
Description |
Modifies Slot |
| LinkageMethod |
How a gridded environmental value gets attached to a patient: the resolution ... |
no |
Properties
Type and Range
Cardinality and Requirements
Examples
Annotations
| property |
value |
| tier |
optional |
| justification |
Distinguishes "no buffer applies because the strategy is point extraction" from "the radius was simply not recorded" — without it a null radius is ambiguous and the linkage cannot be audited. |
| explanation |
When the circle-width field is empty, this says why — for example because no circle was used at all. |
Schema Source
Mappings
| Mapping Type |
Mapped Value |
| self |
envar:linkage_buffer_radius_m_missing_reason |
| native |
envar:linkage_buffer_radius_m_missing_reason |
LinkML Source
name: linkage_buffer_radius_m_missing_reason
annotations:
tier:
tag: tier
value: optional
justification:
tag: justification
value: Distinguishes "no buffer applies because the strategy is point extraction"
from "the radius was simply not recorded" — without it a null radius is ambiguous
and the linkage cannot be audited.
explanation:
tag: explanation
value: When the circle-width field is empty, this says why — for example because
no circle was used at all.
description: Reason `linkage_buffer_radius_m` is null.
title: Reason Buffer Radius Is Missing
examples:
- value: not_applicable
description: strategy is point extraction, so no buffer radius applies
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/microschemas/envar
rank: 1000
domain_of:
- LinkageMethod
range: MissingReasonEnum