{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.space","code":"thing-q107","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q107/","name":"space","alternateNames":["bath building","maternity ward","underground structure","artificial cave","handicapped guestroom","aacht","rock engineering","meter can","refilling of shafts","souterrain","underground base","pneumatic transport in Hamburg"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.2","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Space is the three-dimensional physical extent in which objects exist and events occur.","purpose":"Enable an agent to explain three-dimensional physical extent, describe spatial positions, distances and relationships, and distinguish space from spacetime and other senses of the word.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Space has three physical dimensions.","Spatial geometry describes distances and relationships within space.","Objects occupy positions and regions within space.","Space is distinguished from spacetime, which also includes a temporal dimension."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What space is.","layers":[{"id":"physics","name":"Physics","description":"Space in physics.","findings":[{"id":"physics-finding","name":"Physics","description":"Physics.","questions":[{"text":"How do physics and philosophy describe space, from absolute space to curved spacetime?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is physical space, a built space, outer space or a mathematical space meant?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"measure","name":"Measure","description":"Measuring space.","findings":[{"id":"measure-finding","name":"Measure","description":"Measurement.","questions":[{"text":"How are length, area and volume used to measure space?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits a specific unit?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"built","name":"Built","description":"Built spaces.","layers":[{"id":"rooms","name":"Rooms","description":"Rooms and areas.","findings":[{"id":"rooms-finding","name":"Rooms","description":"Rooms.","questions":[{"text":"How are built spaces such as wards, bath buildings, underground structures and guest rooms designed and classified?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits a specific room type?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"access","name":"Access","description":"Accessible spaces.","findings":[{"id":"access-finding","name":"Access","description":"Accessibility.","questions":[{"text":"Which standards govern accessible spaces such as accessible guest rooms?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits accessibility?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"use","name":"Use","description":"Using and sharing space.","layers":[{"id":"public","name":"Public","description":"Public and private space.","findings":[{"id":"public-finding","name":"Public","description":"Public space.","questions":[{"text":"How are public and private spaces defined and regulated, and what debates exist about access to public space?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"planning","name":"Planning","description":"Spatial planning.","findings":[{"id":"planning-finding","name":"Planning","description":"Planning.","questions":[{"text":"How is space allocated in spatial and urban planning?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits urban planning?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"learn","name":"Learn","description":"Thought and teaching.","layers":[{"id":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy","description":"Philosophy of space.","findings":[{"id":"philosophy-finding","name":"Philosophy","description":"Philosophy.","questions":[{"text":"How have philosophers and mathematicians treated space, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"teach","name":"Teach","description":"Teaching.","findings":[{"id":"teach-finding","name":"Teach","description":"Teaching.","questions":[{"text":"How can concepts of space be taught across physics, geometry and design?","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which misconceptions arise?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain three-dimensional physical extent and spatial relationships.","Describe positions, distances and directions with their reference frames and uncertainties."],"mustNot":["Mix the physics sense of space with the sense of a room or area.","Use relativity loosely to support pseudoscientific claims.","Present uncertain spatial measurements as exact."],"requiresHuman":["Safety-critical decisions based on uncertain spatial information require human review."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Misleading spatial information can endanger people who rely on it.","Physics misused lends false authority to claims."],"affectedParties":["People relying on spatial descriptions or measurements may be affected.","Students may be affected by misleading explanations."]},"owners":{"steward":"Physical space as a concept has no owner; producers of spatial descriptions and measurements are responsible for their accuracy.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q5196078","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q53617489","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"independent continuant","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"peninsula","type":"related","note":"geographic extents"},{"target":"crypt","type":"related","note":"an underground space"},{"target":"fundamental quantity","type":"related","note":"length as the measure of space"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.space","Wikidata: Q107 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Spatial distance:  metre - Distance between specified points is measured using a stated spatial metric and reference frame.","Surface area:  square metre - The area of a specified surface is calculated from measured dimensions using the applicable geometry.","Spatial volume:  cubic metre - The volume of a defined region is calculated from its measured boundaries using the applicable geometry."]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Objects and their relative positions illustrate spatial extent.","Images and diagrams represent aspects of space without directly displaying its full three-dimensional extent.","Visible boundaries delimit regions within space rather than defining space itself.","Not an object; the extent and the rooms and areas within it."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain space as extent","distinguish senses","describe measurement and design of spaces","support learning"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Confusing physical space with other senses can produce misleading descriptions.","Unspecified reference frames can make spatial positions ambiguous.","Misapplying physics concepts can support false claims."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["SI units for length, area and volume","Building codes on room sizes and accessibility","Land and spatial planning law"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Extent in which things exist.","physical space and spacetime","architectural spaces such as rooms and halls","underground and artificial spaces","public and private spaces","mathematical spaces"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q107: space","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Space","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should architectural space be a separate entry?","How should physics resources be linked?","How should accessibility standards be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q107/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q107/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T00:04:30Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-08T18:54:35+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}