position
Let an agent handle position as a place occupied, distinguish it from the spatial property, the posture and the other senses of the word, express it with names, addresses or coordinates, and route to the specific place or spatial entry.
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.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Sense Which position is meant.
Which
Sense.
Which
Which.
- Is position used here to mean a place occupied, and if so which place? definition
- Is the word used for posture, rank, job, opinion or the spatial property instead? boundary
Route
Routing.
Route
Route.
- Which entry should own the specific place or sense? action
- Which entry fits the spatial property of position? action
Express Saying where.
Description
Describing a place.
Description
Description.
- How is the place described by name, address, landmark or coordinates? action
- Which entry fits addressing? action
Coordinates
Coordinates.
Coordinates
Coordinates.
- Which coordinate system and accuracy apply? measurement
- Which entry fits coordinate reference systems? action
Assigned Posts and stations.
Posts
Assigned positions.
Posts
Posts.
- How are positions assigned to people and units, and where are they recorded? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific domain? action
Stations
Service stations.
Stations
Stations.
- What rules govern stations such as taxi ranks and stands? provenance
- Which entry fits taxi ranks? action
Learn Language and teaching.
Language
Senses of the word.
Language
Language.
- How do the senses of position differ, and how is ambiguity resolved in context? definition
- Is the sense clear in the text? boundary
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is describing position taught in geography and language learning? action
- Which entry fits spatial language? action
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
- Also called
- wing, bridgehead, cabstand, taxistand, taxi rank, half-mast, half-staff, lead, lookout, observation post, meteorological observation post, weather station
What it is Filled
The particular portion of space occupied by something: the place where a person, object or unit is located or stationed, from a point on a map to a post assigned to a person or a station where a service is offered; this sense of position is about place, distinct from posture, rank, job or opinion.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle position as a place occupied, distinguish it from the spatial property, the posture and the other senses of the word, express it with names, addresses or coordinates, and route to the specific place or spatial entry.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Place rather than property
- May be assigned or occupied
- Expressed in many ways
- One of several senses of the word
What robots and AI may and may not do Derived, awaiting review
Only with a human decision
- The particular portion of space occupied by something: the place where a person, object or unit is located or stationed, from a point on a map to a post assigned to a person or a station where a service is offered; this sense of position is about place, distinct from posture, rank, job or opinion.
- positions of people and units on the ground
May
- identify the place occupied
- express it by name, address or coordinates
- distinguish from other senses of position
- route to specific places
Note: Affordances listed as what may be done; prohibitions collected from the text.
Moral aspects Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Owners Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-08637636-n - registry parent class
related
- location - a place occupied
- position as spatial property - the property sense in the registry
- coordinate - or address
- posture - another sense of the word
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.position
- Open English WordNet: oewn-08639173-n
Direct properties required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Recognition required Filled
- Place occupied or assigned
- Expressed by name, address or coordinates
- Posture, rank, job and opinion are other senses; the spatial property is a separate entry
- Not visible in itself; a place on the ground or a map.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify the place occupied
- express it by name, address or coordinates
- distinguish from other senses of position
- route to specific places
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Mixing senses of the word
- Ambiguous descriptions of place
- Outdated assignments
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Addressing and geocoding standards
- Rules of specific domains such as flag protocol and traffic regulation for stands
Context of use required Filled
- Saying where something is or is stationed.
- positions of people and units on the ground
- assigned posts and stations such as a taxi rank
- positions on a field or board in games
- positions of flags such as half-mast, a related usage
- positions on a map
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Note: Written from model knowledge without web access; claims are unverified.
Open questions
- Should this sense be merged with location?
- How should coordinate standards be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for a wing, bridgehead, taxi rank and half-mast; should they be split off?
- Which entry should own the specific place or sense?
- Which entry fits the spatial property of position?
- How is the place described by name, address, landmark or coordinates?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-position/spec.json