seating capacity
Let an agent explain seating capacity and how it is determined and regulated, distinguish it from other capacity measures, support venue and transport planning questions, and identify capacities of specific venues with sources.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What seating capacity is.
Concept
Concept and measures.
Concept
Concept.
- What is seating capacity, and how does it differ from standing, total and authorised capacity? definition
- Which venue or vehicle is meant? boundary
Determination
Determination.
Determination
Determination.
- How is seating capacity determined by layout, seat standards and safety rules? provenance
- Which entry fits venue design? action
Regulate Regulation and safety.
Codes
Codes and licensing.
Codes
Codes.
- How do fire codes, building codes and licensing set authorised capacities? provenance
- Which entry fits fire safety? action
Crowds
Crowd safety.
Crowds
Crowds.
- What happens when capacity is exceeded, and how is crowd safety managed? provenance
- Is a crowd emergency present now? boundary
Use Planning and reference.
Venues
Venue capacities.
Venues
Venues.
- What is the seating capacity of a given stadium, theatre or hall, according to official sources? provenance
- Is the figure current after any refit? boundary
Transport
Transport capacity.
Transport
Transport.
- How is seating capacity used in transport planning and vehicle configuration? provenance
- Which entry fits transport planning? action
Learn History and teaching.
History
History.
History
History.
- How have venue capacities and their regulation changed historically, including after crowd disasters? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can capacity planning be taught in venue and event management? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QTY
- Other names and narrower kinds
- authorized capacity
What it is Filled
The number of people who can be seated in a venue, vehicle or room, such as a stadium, theatre, aircraft, bus or restaurant, determined by the seats installed and often set as an authorised capacity by safety regulation, fire codes or licensing, and distinguished from standing or total capacity; seating capacity is a key figure in venue management, transport planning, event sales and safety compliance.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain seating capacity and how it is determined and regulated, distinguish it from other capacity measures, support venue and transport planning questions, and identify capacities of specific venues with sources.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Seat count
- Regulatory limits
- Venue and vehicle use
- Configuration-dependent
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Sell or allocate more seats than the authorised capacity.
- Present a total or standing capacity as seating capacity, or the reverse.
- Remove seats for accessible spaces to raise the count.
- Change a published capacity figure without the licensing authority.
Only with a human decision
- Admitting people beyond the licensed capacity in any situation.
- Changing the capacity of a venue or vehicle.
May
- Report a venue's or vehicle's seating capacity from its licence or official specification.
- Count seats sold or occupied against the authorised capacity.
- Distinguish seating capacity from standing and total capacity.
Moral aspects Filled
- Overcrowding beyond capacity causes crushes and blocks evacuation.
- Capacity choices affect space for wheelchair users and companions.
Who is affected
- Spectators and passengers
- Disabled visitors
- Staff and stewards
Owners Filled
Steward
The venue or vehicle operator; the licensing or safety authority sets the authorised figure.
Master systems
- Venue licences and safety certificates
- Vehicle type approval records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11869795 - registry parent class
related
- capacity - category
- gym - sports venues with seating
- airport terminal - transport facilities with capacity
- audience - people occupying seats
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.seating-capacity
- Wikidata: Q16685058 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16685058)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Number of seats available
- Often an authorised maximum
- Standing capacity and total occupancy are different measures
- Not physical; a number.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain determination and regulation
- distinguish capacity measures
- support planning questions
- identify venue capacities
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Overcrowding beyond authorised capacity
- Confusing seating with total capacity
- Outdated capacity figures after refits
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Fire and building codes on occupancy
- Venue licensing conditions
- Transport vehicle certification
Context of use required Filled
- Number of seated places available.
- stadium and arena seating capacity
- theatre and hall capacity
- aircraft, train and bus seating capacity
- restaurant and classroom capacity
- authorised capacity under licensing
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q16685058: seating capacity - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Seating capacity - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should occupancy limits be a separate entry?
- How should venue databases be linked?
- How should safety codes be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q16685058/spec.json