Figure 9

Basic Spatial Granularity Perspectives. A combination of three particular qualitative spatial fiat object part of object granularity perspectives. Each perspective is defined in reference to a combination of proper parthood and either the defining properties of specific subtypes of 'object' (in the perspectives depicted it is 'organ'), all of which belong to the same compositional object granularity level, or the defining properties of their respective 'fiat object part' parts (in the perspectives depicted these are 'cell aggregate with ECM', 'fiat organ part', and 'cell part aggregate with ECM'). Each basic spatial granularity perspective contains only two levels: a lower level, to which subtypes of 'fiat object part' belong (e.g., 'cell aggregate with ECM', 'fiat organ part', or 'cell part aggregate with ECM'), and a higher level, to which subtypes of 'object' belong (e.g., 'organ'). Notice that the three perspectives shown overlap with one another at their 'organ' levels - a particular organ can belong to all three perspectives at the same time. ECM: extracellular matrix.