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Research draft

line

vr.tr.line-3 · PHY.PLC

a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

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.

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.

What it is for: Naming one-dimensional places and paths.

It can be interpret which spatial line is meant; explain tracks, routes and axes; distinguish from other senses; support mapping and navigation.

Distinguishing features

Spatial

One-dimensional

Real or imaginary

Named by function

What it looks like

A path, track or marked extent on the ground, a map or a device.

How it is recognised

One-dimensional spatial extent

Real or imaginary

A geometric line has no physical location

Related models

is a kind of - category

location

is related to - transport sense

railway line/metro line

is related to - boundary lines

boundary

is related to - geometric sense

line

In practice

Families and kinds

railway and transit lines

main and feeder lines in networks

coordinate axes

data tracks on media

boundary and survey lines

Standards and regulation

Mapping and survey conventions

Transport network naming conventions

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing senses of line

Ambiguous route references

Misreading boundary lines

Analytical facets

substance
place
origin
natural
agency
inert
mobility
fixed
scale
geographic
affordances
observable

Also called

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Where this came from

oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Sense Which line.

Disambiguation.

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.

Networks.

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.

Imaginary lines.

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.

Media.

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

What the second pass must settle

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