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installations range from historic forts preserved as heritage to active bases, and are described here at the level of public reference sources without operational detail.","purpose":"Let an agent explain military installations as a category, relay their kinds, functions and history from public reference and heritage sources, describe base communities and conversion, and decline operational, security-sensitive or targeting detail.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Military ownership or use","Accommodation, training and command","Fortified or secured","Heritage after closure"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a military installation is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition and kinds.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is a military installation, and how do bases, barracks, drill halls, airfields, fortifications and small works differ?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about the category and its public history, or about security-sensitive matters the model does not cover?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"functions","name":"Functions","description":"Functions.","findings":[{"id":"functions-finding","name":"Functions","description":"Functions.","questions":[{"text":"What functions do installations serve in accommodation, training, command, logistics and defence, in general terms?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific kind?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History and heritage.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How did installations develop from forts and garrisons to modern bases, as historians describe?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"heritage","name":"Heritage","description":"Heritage.","findings":[{"id":"heritage-finding","name":"Heritage","description":"Heritage.","questions":[{"text":"Which former installations are preserved as museums and heritage sites, such as fortifications, Kasernen and fire control towers?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"society","name":"Society","description":"Society.","layers":[{"id":"communities","name":"Communities","description":"Base communities.","findings":[{"id":"communities-finding","name":"Communities","description":"Communities.","questions":[{"text":"How do installations affect local economies and communities, with studies attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits military community?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"debates","name":"Debates","description":"Debates.","findings":[{"id":"debates-finding","name":"Debates","description":"Debates.","questions":[{"text":"What debates surround overseas bases, closures and environmental legacies, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and non-operational?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Conversion and culture.","layers":[{"id":"conversion","name":"Conversion","description":"Conversion.","findings":[{"id":"conversion-finding","name":"Conversion","description":"Conversion.","questions":[{"text":"How are closed installations converted to civilian uses?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits base conversion?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","findings":[{"id":"culture-finding","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","questions":[{"text":"How are military bases portrayed in film and literature?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits military life in fiction?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the kinds of military installation and their general functions.","Report public history and heritage of former military sites."],"mustNot":["Provide layouts, security arrangements or targeting detail of military installations.","Fly drones over, enter or photograph a military installation where it is prohibited.","Assist any attack or sabotage against an installation or its personnel.","Understate known contamination at former military sites."],"requiresHuman":["Entering or surveying a military site or former site for any purpose.","Publishing information about a specific active installation."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Installations shape the communities around them, through jobs, noise and closures.","Former sites can leave contamination that neighbours carry for decades."],"affectedParties":["Personnel and their families","Neighbouring communities","Civilians in conflict"]},"owners":{"steward":"The armed forces or defence ministry that holds the site; heritage bodies for former sites.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q13226383","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q4835091","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q97095925","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"military area","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"facility","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"territory","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"military base","type":"related","note":"the general form"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.military-installation","Wikidata: Q18691599 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18691599)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["US military installations: hundreds count - domestic and overseas, public reports","largest base by population: Fort Liberty name - formerly Fort Bragg","kinds: bases, barracks, airfields, depots, ranges list"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Facility used by armed forces","Military buildings, barracks and Kasernen, drill halls, fire control towers, machine-gun nests, bases and training areas","Civil airports and ports are not military; police facilities are civil; museums on former bases are heritage sites","Not a visible object as a category; bases, barracks, airfields and fortifications."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain kinds and functions","relay history and heritage","describe base communities and conversion","decline sensitive detail"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Agents providing security-sensitive or targeting detail","Environmental contamination at former sites","Community impacts of base closures"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["National defence and security laws restricting access and photography","Base closure and realignment processes","Heritage protection for historic installations","Status of forces agreements for overseas bases"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Not applicable; a category of military facilities.","bases and garrisons","barracks and Kasernen","drill halls and armouries","airfields and naval stations","training areas and ranges","fortifications and small works such as fire control towers and machine-gun nests","depots and logistics facilities"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q18691599: military installation","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18691599","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Military installation","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_installation","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should military base, barracks and fortification be separate primary entries?","How should public reference sources be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming building types and small works; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q18691599/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q18691599/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T06:32:40Z","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 2026-10-06T19:51:55+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}