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area; locality is a generic term whose precise meaning depends on the national statistical or administrative system.","purpose":"Let an agent explain locality as a geographic and administrative term, relay how national systems define localities from statistical and geographic sources, describe the specific forms the registry aliases name, and distinguish locality from municipality, settlement in general and the theoretical central place.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Sub-municipal unit","Nationally defined","Statistical use","Many local terms"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a locality is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is a locality, and how does it differ from a municipality, a settlement in general and a central 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codes.","findings":[{"id":"gazetteers-finding","name":"Gazetteers","description":"Gazetteers.","questions":[{"text":"How are localities recorded in gazetteers and geographic codes?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"theory","name":"Theory","description":"Theory.","layers":[{"id":"central","name":"Central","description":"Central place theory.","findings":[{"id":"central-finding","name":"Central","description":"Central.","questions":[{"text":"What is central place theory, and how does it model the hierarchy of settlements?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits central place theory?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"urban","name":"Urban","description":"Urban districts.","findings":[{"id":"urban-finding","name":"Urban","description":"Urban.","questions":[{"text":"How are districts and neighbourhoods defined in cities such as Milan?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits neighbourhood?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Data and history.","layers":[{"id":"data","name":"Data","description":"Data.","findings":[{"id":"data-finding","name":"Data","description":"Data.","questions":[{"text":"How are localities used in geographic databases and Wikidata?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits gazetteer?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How have locality concepts developed in different administrative traditions?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the history of administrative divisions?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe a locality and the administrative system it belongs to, citing the national source.","Map localities using official gazetteers and statistical registers."],"mustNot":["Assume one country's definition of locality applies everywhere.","Confuse the central place theory concept with an administrative unit.","Misstate a locality's name, status or population when official data exist.","Use a contested or colonial place name without noting the local one."],"requiresHuman":["Changing the recorded name or boundary of a locality in a shared dataset."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Place names and status carry identity and can be politically contested.","Small places are often missing from data, which can leave them out of services."],"affectedParties":["Residents","Local authorities","Users of geographic data"]},"owners":{"steward":"The national or regional authority that defines and registers localities.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["National gazetteers and statistical place registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q2221906","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q486972","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q48907157","type":"parent","note":"registry parent 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