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vr.tr.geology · thing-q1069

Let an agent handle geology as a discipline by branch, methods, time scale and applications, and as the geology of a place.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.KNW
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

Discipline Which branch.

Branch

Subfields.

Branch

Branch.

  1. Which branch of geology is meant? definition
  2. What does it study? definition

Methods

Field and lab.

Methods

Methods.

  1. Which methods are used? definition
  2. How are ages determined? provenance
Area Geology of a place.

Map

Geological map.

Map

Geological map.

  1. What does the geological map show for this area? provenance
  2. From which survey? provenance

History

Formation.

History

Geological history.

  1. How did the area form? provenance
  2. Over what time span? measurement
Hazards Risks.

Slopes

Landslides.

Slopes

Slope stability.

  1. Is the slope stable? boundary
  2. Who should assess it? action

Ground

Subsidence and radon.

Ground

Ground hazards.

  1. Are there subsidence, earthquake or radon risks? boundary
  2. Where is hazard data? provenance
Resources Water and minerals.

Minerals

Deposits.

Minerals

Mineral resources.

  1. What mineral resources exist, and under which reporting code? provenance
  2. Are estimates verified? boundary

Water

Aquifers.

Water

Groundwater.

  1. Where are aquifers, and how much can be abstracted? measurement
  2. Is abstraction licensed? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.KNW
Other names and narrower kinds
Slope stability, aegirine-augite, hedenbergite, enstatite, pigeonite, ferrosilite, omphacite, diaclasite, hypersthene, bronzite, environmental geology, hydrogeology

What it is Filled

The natural science that studies the Earth, its materials such as rocks and minerals, its structure and the processes that shape it over time; also the geological features of an area.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle geology as a discipline by branch, methods, time scale and applications, and as the geology of a place.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Earth science of materials and processes
  • Uses deep time
  • Field and laboratory methods
  • Also the geology of a specific area

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present a geological assessment as certain when the data is incomplete.
  • Downplay landslide, earthquake or subsidence hazards to aid a sale or permit.
  • Remove rocks, fossils or minerals from protected sites.
  • Misrepresent survey results to investors in mining or drilling ventures.

Only with a human decision

  • Signing off a geological assessment used for building or land-use decisions.

May

  • Report geological maps, surveys and hazard data from official sources.
  • Explain geological processes and features in plain terms.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Geological hazards put lives and homes at risk; honesty about them protects people.
  • Extraction can harm land and communities that depend on it.

Who is affected

  • People living on unstable ground
  • Communities near mines and wells
  • Investors and buyers of land

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns the science; national geological surveys keep the authoritative maps and records.

Master systems

  • National geological survey databases

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q7991 - registry parent class
  • Q8008 - registry parent class

related

  • natural and Earth science - discipline
  • rock and mineral - objects
  • geologic time scale - framework
  • mining and civil engineering - applications

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.geology
  • Wikidata: Q1069 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1069)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Geological maps and cross-sections
  • Branches such as mineralogy or petrology
  • Individual minerals are separate entries
  • Fieldwork, maps, rock samples and cross-sections.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • study rocks and minerals
  • map geology
  • assess hazards such as landslides
  • find water and mineral resources

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Underestimating landslide or slope stability risks
  • Misreporting mineral resources
  • Field safety hazards

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • International Chronostratigraphic Chart
  • National geological survey standards
  • Mineral reporting codes such as JORC

Context of use required Filled

  • Understanding the Earth, finding resources and managing hazards.
  • mineralogy and petrology
  • structural geology
  • sedimentology and stratigraphy
  • engineering geology
  • geochemistry and geophysics

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1069: geology - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Geology - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should branches be separate entries?
  • How should area geology be linked to maps?
  • The registry aliases include minerals; should they link to mineral entries?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1069/spec.json