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tower
vr.tr.tower · thing-q12518
Let an agent handle towers by function, height, structure, ownership and safety, including aviation marking and access.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
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
Function What the tower is for.
Use
Observation, transmission, water.
Function
The function.
- What is this tower used for? definition
- Has its use changed? provenance
Equipment
Antennas, tanks, bells.
Equipment
Equipment mounted.
- What equipment is mounted on it, and by whom? provenance
- Is there RF exposure near it? boundary
Structure Height and design.
Height
Height and form.
Dimensions
Height and structure type.
- How tall is it, and is it self-supporting or guyed? measurement
- What is it made of? definition
Loads
Wind and ice.
Design loads
Design wind and ice loads.
- For what wind and ice loads was it designed? measurement
- Has added equipment exceeded them? boundary
Safety Aviation and people.
Aviation marking
Lights and paint.
Obstacle marking
Marking and lighting.
- Is it marked and lit as required for aviation? boundary
- Is it in the obstacle database? provenance
Climbing
Fall protection.
Climbing safety
Access and fall protection.
- Who may climb it, with what fall protection? boundary
- Is public access permitted? boundary
Ownership Who is responsible.
Owner
Owner and operator.
Owner
Owner and operator.
- Who owns and operates the tower? provenance
- Who are the tenants? provenance
Heritage
Historic towers.
Heritage status
Protection status.
- Is the tower a protected historic structure? provenance
- What changes need consent? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- lookout tree, geodetic survey tower, windcatcher, cubelo, Air monitoring station, transmitter mast, microwave tower, choirside tower, ventilation tower, five-storied pagoda, roof tower, Bologna tower
What it is Filled
A tall structure, taller than it is wide, built for observation, transmission, defence, support or display, standing alone or as part of a building.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle towers by function, height, structure, ownership and safety, including aviation marking and access.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Taller than wide, built for height
- Freestanding or part of a building
- Masts rely on guy wires; towers are self-supporting
- Obstacles to aviation above certain heights
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Climb or send people up a tower without authorization and fall protection.
- Switch off aviation obstruction lights or markings.
- Allow people within antenna exclusion zones while transmitters are active.
Only with a human decision
- Shutting down a tower's transmitters or declaring it structurally unsafe.
May
- Report a tower's height, use and status from official records.
- Monitor structural and antenna systems it is authorized to read.
Moral aspects Filled
- Towers dominate skylines, and some are heritage or sacred structures.
Who is affected
- Climbers and maintenance workers
- Aircraft crews
- People nearby
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner or operator; aviation authorities require it be marked.
Master systems
- Aviation obstacle databases
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q41176 - registry parent class
- Q811979 - registry parent class
related
- structure - built structure
- mast - guyed structures
- antenna - telecommunications
- aviation obstacle rules - marking and lighting
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.tower
- Wikidata: Q12518 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12518)
- antenna structure registration: for example FCC ASR number US registration of tall structures
Direct properties required Filled
- height: 10-634 m - Tokyo Skytree is 634 m
- wind load design speed: 25-50 m/s - depends on site
Recognition required Filled
- Height much greater than width
- Antennas, lookout platforms, water tanks or bells at the top
- Aviation warning lights and markings
- A slender vertical structure, of masonry, steel lattice or concrete, often with a platform or equipment at the top.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- climb or visit it, where permitted
- mount equipment on it, such as antennas
- inspect and maintain it
- mark and light it, for aviation safety
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Structural failure in wind or ice
- Falls when climbing
- Aircraft collision with unmarked towers
- RF exposure near antennas
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ICAO Annex 14 obstacle marking and lighting
- Eurocode 3 part 3-1 towers and masts
- Telecommunications siting rules
Context of use required Filled
- Gaining height, for views, signals, antennas, water pressure, defence or landmarks.
- observation and lookout towers
- transmission and microwave towers
- water towers
- defensive towers and keeps
- bell towers and minarets
- windcatchers and survey towers
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q12518: tower - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Tower - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should tower types be separate entries?
- How should mast and tower be distinguished in data?
- How should towers be linked to aviation obstacle databases?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q12518/spec.json