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vr.tr.flag · INF.MED

Let an agent handle flags by owner, design, meaning, protocol and signalling use, neutrally and respectfully.

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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 handle flags by owner, design, meaning, protocol and signalling use, neutrally and respectfully.

A piece of fabric, usually rectangular, with a distinctive design, used as a symbol or signal, such as national, regional, organisational, maritime signal, sports and safety flags.

What it is for: Representing identity, signalling and marking.

It can be identify flags and meanings; follow flag etiquette and protocol; use signal flags correctly; reproduce designs accurately.

Distinguishing features

Symbolic or signalling fabric

Official specifications for many

Protocol for display

Some are legally protected

What it looks like

Fabric with colours and symbols, flown from poles or ropes.

How it is recognised

Design, colours and proportions

Types: national, maritime, sports, signal

Beach and swimming flags convey safety messages

Related models

is a kind of - category

banner and symbol

is related to - heraldry

coat of arms

is studied by - field

vexillology

is used in - communication

signalling

In practice

Families and kinds

national and regional flags

maritime signal flags

sports and corner flags

safety and beach flags

organisational flags

Identifiers

Wikidata item per flag instances

Standards and regulation

National flag laws and protocols

International Code of Signals

ISO 20712 water safety signs and beach flags

Failure modes and hazards

Wrong colours or proportions

Protocol breaches

Misreading safety flags

Also called

railway signalling flagswimming flagpavilionmaritime flagcorner flagpilot flagstate ensignnaval ensignBurgeebloody flagadmiral flagdiver down flagtairyō-batatugflag of the Imperial Japanese Navybattle ensignRussian Navy EnsignSun flaganarcha-feminist flagschool flagdisability flaggay men's pride flagQAnon flagflag (communication)flag (window / door)alphabetical flagflag contrassenhapennant advertisingRefugee Nation flagsuffrage flagWSPU flagflag in sportPan-Slavic flagIndigenous Unity Flagpersonal flagUnited Tribes of New Zealand flagflag of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europepolice flagHuman Rights flagLandesdienstflagge

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.flag-animal

Drafted structure

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

Identity Which flag.

Owner and design.

Owner

Country or body.

Owner

Flag identity.

  1. Whose flag is it? provenance
  2. When was it adopted? provenance

Design

Colours and proportions.

Design

Design.

  1. What are its official colours and proportions? provenance
  2. What do the symbols mean? provenance
Protocol Display rules.

Protocol shows respect.

Display

Order and position.

Display

Display rules.

  1. How should it be displayed alongside other flags? provenance
  2. When is it flown at half-mast? provenance

Law

Protection.

Law

Legal protection.

  1. Are there legal rules on its use or desecration? boundary
  2. Is commercial use restricted? boundary
Signalling Meaning in use.

Flags carry messages.

Maritime

Signal flags.

Maritime

Maritime signals.

  1. What does this signal flag mean in the International Code of Signals? provenance
  2. Is it a single-flag signal? definition

Safety

Beach and sport.

Safety

Safety flags.

  1. What does this beach or sport flag mean? provenance
  2. What should people do? action
Neutrality Contested flags.

Flags can be political.

Disputes

Contested symbols.

Disputes

Contested flags.

  1. Is the flag contested or associated with a dispute? boundary
  2. Are positions attributed neutrally? boundary

History

Earlier designs.

History

History.

  1. What earlier designs existed? provenance
  2. Why did they change? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should flag types be separate entries?
  • How should official specifications be linked?
  • How should disputed flags be represented?
Draft as JSON