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vr.tr.pitch-q2310214 · thing-q2310214

Let an agent explain sports pitches and their dimensions and surfaces, support building and maintaining pitches, relay safety and regulation, and separate other senses of pitch.

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

Understand What a pitch is.

Dimensions

Dimensions and markings.

Dimensions

Dimensions.

  1. What are the dimensions and markings of a pitch for this sport, according to its federation? provenance
  2. Is the sports pitch, or another sense of pitch, meant? boundary

Surfaces

Surfaces.

Surfaces

Surfaces.

  1. How do grass, artificial turf, sand and hard surfaces compare for play, cost and safety? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific surface? action
Build Building and maintaining.

Construction

Construction.

Construction

Construction.

  1. How is a pitch designed and built, including drainage, orientation and lighting? provenance
  2. Which planning rules apply? provenance

Maintenance

Maintenance.

Maintenance

Maintenance.

  1. How are grass and artificial pitches maintained through the seasons? action
  2. Which entry fits turf management? action
Safety Safety and environment.

Injury

Injury prevention.

Injury

Injury.

  1. How do surface quality and design affect injury risk, according to sports medicine? provenance
  2. Is someone injured on a pitch now, needing medical help? boundary

Environment

Environmental issues.

Environment

Environment.

  1. What environmental concerns and regulations apply to artificial turf infill and pitch water use, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and teaching.

History

History of pitches.

History

History.

  1. How did standardised pitches develop with codified sports? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can pitch design be taught in sports facility management? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? 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
polo field, beach field, field hockey pitch, cricket field, baseball field, handball court, jorkyball court, Legacy Field, jugger field, racquetball court, four square court, bandy field

What it is Filled

A flat area of grass used for sports normally played on grass, such as football, rugby, hockey, polo and cricket, with dimensions and markings set by each sport's rules; pitches are built and maintained as sports infrastructure, and the word has other senses such as musical pitch and a sales pitch.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain sports pitches and their dimensions and surfaces, support building and maintaining pitches, relay safety and regulation, and separate other senses of pitch.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Rule-defined dimensions
  • Surface types
  • Markings
  • Maintained infrastructure

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Declare a pitch fit for play when it is waterlogged, frozen or has hazards.
  • Apply chemicals or treatments near players or spectators during use.
  • Dispose of artificial turf infill where it can wash into drains and waterways.
  • Book or close a shared public pitch without authority.

Only with a human decision

  • Calling off a match or closing a pitch for safety.

May

  • Report a pitch's dimensions, surface and markings against the rules of its sport.
  • Monitor drainage, surface condition and hazards on pitches it is authorized to maintain.
  • Note when another sense of pitch, such as sound or slope, is meant instead.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Poor surfaces cause serious injuries to players.
  • Access to public pitches matters to community sport, especially for young people.

Who is affected

  • Players
  • Spectators
  • Local communities

Owners Filled

Steward

The owner or operator of the ground; the sport's governing body sets the specifications.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q36133 - registry parent class
  • Q82794 - registry parent class

related

  • region - category
  • soil - category
  • athletics - sports facilities
  • ball - equipment used on pitches

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.pitch-q2310214
  • Wikidata: Q2310214 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2310214)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Playing area length: Metres - Measured between the designated end boundaries according to the sport and competition format.
  • Playing area width: Metres - Measured between the designated side boundaries according to the applicable sport.
  • Surface gradient: Percent - Calculated from surveyed elevation change divided by horizontal distance across the playing surface.
  • Grass height: Millimetres - Measured from the soil surface to the top of the grass canopy at representative locations.

Recognition required Filled

  • Marked playing area
  • Sport-specific dimensions
  • A stadium encloses a pitch; musical pitch is another sense
  • A marked field or court of grass, turf, sand or hard surface.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain dimensions and surfaces
  • support building and maintenance
  • relay safety and regulation
  • separate other senses

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Injuries from poor surfaces
  • Drainage and waterlogging
  • Environmental concerns with artificial turf

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Sport federation pitch specifications
  • Artificial turf and safety standards
  • Planning rules for sports facilities

Context of use required Filled

  • Playing areas for sports.
  • grass and turf pitches for football, rugby and hockey
  • cricket fields
  • baseball fields
  • courts for handball and similar sports
  • beach and sand pitches

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2310214: pitch - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Pitch (sports field) - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each sport pitch be a separate entry?
  • How should federation specifications be linked?
  • How should maintenance guidance be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2310214/spec.json