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vr.tr.landscape · thing-q107425

Let an agent handle landscapes by character, components, protection and change, including cultural landscapes and constructed ones.

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

Character What the landscape is like.

Components

Landform, cover, settlement.

Components

Main components.

  1. What are its main landforms, land cover and settlements? definition
  2. What makes it distinctive? definition

Assessment

Character areas.

Assessment

Character assessment.

  1. Has a landscape character assessment been made, by whom? provenance
  2. Which character area is it in? definition
Protection Designations.

Designation

Protected status.

Designation

Protection status.

  1. Is the landscape protected, under which designation? provenance
  2. What restrictions apply? boundary

Heritage

Cultural value.

Heritage value

Cultural significance.

  1. What cultural significance does it have? definition
  2. Is it a World Heritage cultural landscape? provenance
Change Pressures and planning.

Pressures

Development, climate, farming.

Pressures

Pressures on the landscape.

  1. What pressures is it under? boundary
  2. How fast is it changing? measurement

Planning

Management plans.

Plans

Management plans.

  1. Which plans guide change here? provenance
  2. How can the public comment? action
Use People in the landscape.

Access

Rights of way.

Access

Access rights.

  1. What access rights exist? boundary
  2. Which areas are closed? boundary

Livelihoods

Farming and tourism.

Livelihoods

Economic uses.

  1. Who depends on this landscape for a living? definition
  2. How are their interests represented? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.PLC
Other names and narrower kinds
stormwater treatment area, constructed wetland, machinami, cultural heritage of Peru, monumental zone, intangible cultural heritage of Peru, rolling country, raised bog, karst area, Hutanger, wetland, anthropogenic landscape

What it is Filled

An area of land as perceived by people, formed by the interaction of natural and human factors, including its landforms, vegetation, water, settlements and cultural meanings.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle landscapes by character, components, protection and change, including cultural landscapes and constructed ones.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Perceived area shaped by nature and people
  • Includes cultural and constructed landscapes
  • Assessed by character, not just appearance
  • Protected under landscape conventions

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Promote access to private or protected land without the owner's or authority's permission.
  • Present a landscape as empty or wild while ignoring the people who live in or hold it.
  • Disclose locations of sensitive sites, such as nesting areas or sacred places, beyond their intended audience.
  • Alter a protected landscape or help others do so without lawful authority.

Only with a human decision

  • Recommending land-use change in a valued or protected landscape.

May

  • Describe a landscape's landforms, land cover, settlements and cultural meanings from cited sources.
  • Monitor and report landscape change, such as erosion, fire scars or development, for authorized users.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Landscapes carry the memory and identity of the communities who shaped them.
  • Change to a landscape is often irreversible and borne by later generations.

Who is affected

  • Residents and land users
  • Indigenous and local communities
  • Wildlife

Owners Filled

Steward

Its landowners and land users; planning and heritage authorities protect designated landscapes.

Master systems

  • Land registry or cadastre
  • Protected area registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q4835091 - registry parent class

contains

  • landform - components

related

  • agriculture and settlement - human factors
  • landscape convention - law
  • landscape painting - art genre

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.landscape
  • Wikidata: Q107425 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107425)
  • protected area id: WDPA id World Database on Protected Areas

Direct properties required Filled

  • Land area: km2 - Area is measured within an explicitly defined landscape boundary using mapped or surveyed coordinates.
  • Elevation range: m - Minimum and maximum elevations are measured relative to a stated vertical datum using surveys or terrain data.
  • Vegetation cover: % - Vegetated area is measured as a proportion of the defined landscape area using imagery or field surveys.

Recognition required Filled

  • Combination of landforms, land cover and settlement
  • Landscape character areas in assessments
  • Protected landscapes marked on maps
  • The visible scene of land: hills, fields, woods, water and settlements; constructed wetlands and townscapes also count.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • assess its character
  • protect and manage it
  • plan change within it
  • visit and enjoy it

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Loss of character through development
  • Degradation of ecosystems
  • Tourism pressure

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • European Landscape Convention
  • UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscapes
  • National landscape protection law

Context of use required Filled

  • Landscapes support life, livelihoods, identity and recreation.
  • natural and semi-natural landscapes
  • agricultural landscapes
  • cultural landscapes and monumental zones
  • urban landscapes and townscapes
  • constructed landscapes such as stormwater wetlands

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q107425: landscape - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Landscape - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should landscape types be separate entries?
  • How should character assessments be linked?
  • How should intangible heritage merged into this entry be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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