@prefix dct: . @prefix ns1: . @prefix ns2: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix skos: . a skos:Concept ; dct:created "2018-03-13" ; dct:modified "2018-04-16" ; ns1:hasProfile , , ; ns2:status ; rdfs:seeAlso ; skos:definition "The term given to the center of an area, region, or polygon. In the case of irregularly shaped polygons, the centroid is derived mathematically and is weighted to approximate a sort of `center of gravity.` Centroids are important in GIS because these discrete X-Y locations are often used to index or reference the polygon within which they are located. Sometimes attribute information is `attached,` `hung,` or `hooked` to the centroid location."@en ; skos:prefLabel "centroid"@en .