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vr.tr.line-3 · thing-line-3

Let an agent interpret line as a spatial location or path, distinguish it from other senses, and support questions about tracks, routes, axes and boundaries.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.PLC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Sense Which line.

Which

Which sense.

Which

Sense.

  1. Is a track, route, axis, boundary, data track or another spatial line meant? boundary
  2. Or is a geometric line, a row of text, a queue or a lineage meant? boundary

Locate

Locating a line.

Locate

Location.

  1. Where does this line run, and how is it identified on maps or signage? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific line? action
Transport Tracks and routes.

Lines

Main and feeder lines.

Lines

Network lines.

  1. What are main lines, feeder lines and tracks in this transport or utility network? definition
  2. How are they numbered or named? provenance

Follow

Following a line.

Follow

Navigation.

  1. How can a route along this line be planned or followed? action
  2. Which stops or points lie along it? provenance
Reference Axes and boundaries.

Axes

Coordinate axes.

Axes

Axes.

  1. What is a coordinate axis, and how are axes oriented in this system? definition
  2. How do map grids use lines? definition

Boundaries

Boundary lines.

Boundaries

Boundaries.

  1. Where does this boundary line run, and how was it surveyed? provenance
  2. Is it disputed, and are positions attributed? boundary
Data Data tracks.

Tracks

Data tracks.

Tracks

Data tracks.

  1. What is a data track on a disc or tape, and how is it addressed? definition
  2. Which entry fits a storage format? action

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can the many senses of line be taught? action
  2. Which confusions arise? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
noun.location
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.PLC
Facets: substance
place
Facets: origin
natural
Facets: agency
inert
Facets: mobility
fixed
Facets: scale
geographic
Facets: affordances
observable
Other names and narrower kinds
feeder line, main line, track, data track, axis, coordinate axis, x-axis, y-axis, z-axis, major axis, semimajor axis, minor axis

What it is Filled

A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary one-dimensional extent, such as a railway track, a main or feeder line in a network, a coordinate axis, a data track on a disc, a boundary line or a route marked on a map; in this sense a line is a place or path rather than a geometric abstraction, a written row of text or a queue.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent interpret line as a spatial location or path, distinguish it from other senses, and support questions about tracks, routes, axes and boundaries.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Spatial
  • One-dimensional
  • Real or imaginary
  • Named by function

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Treat a disputed or approximate boundary line as settled and exact.
  • Enter or work on a railway or power line without the operator's authority and protection.
  • Give route references that could send people onto the wrong line or track.
  • Move or alter markers that show where a boundary or service line runs.

Only with a human decision

  • Deciding where a boundary line lies in a dispute.
  • Authorizing work near live lines or active tracks.

May

  • Locate and describe a line, such as a railway, network feeder or boundary, from authoritative maps and records.
  • State which sense of line is meant when the word is ambiguous.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Lines on the ground divide property and territory; misplacing them takes from someone.
  • Railways and power lines are deadly places for people who do not know they are live.

Who is affected

  • Landowners on either side
  • Workers near lines
  • Travellers and users of a network

Owners Filled

Steward

Depends on the line: the infrastructure operator for tracks and networks, the land or boundary authority for boundaries.

Master systems

  • Cadastre and boundary records
  • Infrastructure operators' asset registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • oewn-00027365-n - registry parent class

related

  • location - category
  • railway line/metro line - transport sense
  • boundary - boundary lines
  • line - geometric sense

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.line-3
  • Open English WordNet: oewn-08610818-n

Direct properties required Filled

  • Path length: metres - Measure distance along a specified finite path or between defined endpoints using survey data or spatial coordinates.
  • Local curvature: inverse metres - Determine the change in path direction per unit distance from surveyed or modelled coordinates where the path is smooth.

Recognition required Filled

  • One-dimensional spatial extent
  • Real or imaginary
  • A geometric line has no physical location
  • A path, track or marked extent on the ground, a map or a device.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • interpret which spatial line is meant
  • explain tracks, routes and axes
  • distinguish from other senses
  • support mapping and navigation

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Confusing senses of line
  • Ambiguous route references
  • Misreading boundary lines

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Mapping and survey conventions
  • Transport network naming conventions

Context of use required Filled

  • Naming one-dimensional places and paths.
  • railway and transit lines
  • main and feeder lines in networks
  • coordinate axes
  • data tracks on media
  • boundary and survey lines

Sources Filled

  1. Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-08610818-n - sense and gloss of the concept
  2. Wiktionary: line - word senses and usage

Open questions

  • Should each spatial sense be a separate entry?
  • How should transport data be linked?
  • How should survey lines be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-line-3/spec.json