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transport infrastructure
vr.tr.transport-infrastructure · thing-q376799
Let an agent handle transport infrastructure by asset type, ownership, condition, planning, funding and disruption information, with sourced data.
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
Asset Which infrastructure.
Identity
Asset and operator.
Identity
Asset identity.
- Which asset or network is meant, and who operates it? provenance
- Who owns it? provenance
Condition
State of repair.
Condition
Condition.
- What is its condition, according to published assessments? provenance
- When was it last inspected? provenance
Operations Disruption.
Disruption
Closures.
Disruption
Disruption.
- Are there current closures or delays, according to official sources? provenance
- What alternatives exist? action
Incident
Emergencies.
Incident
Incidents.
- Is there an incident with injuries or danger now? boundary
- Should emergency services be called? action
Planning Future projects.
Projects
Plans.
Projects
Projects.
- Which projects are planned, and at what stage? provenance
- How can the public comment? action
Funding
Investment.
Funding
Funding.
- How is the infrastructure funded? provenance
- Which budgets or programmes apply? provenance
Impact Effects.
Environment
Environmental effects.
Environment
Environmental impact.
- What environmental assessments cover this project? provenance
- What mitigation is planned? provenance
Access
Accessibility.
Access
Accessibility.
- Is the infrastructure accessible to disabled people? provenance
- Which standards apply? 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
- launch center, civil engineering construction, river administration facilities, water pumping station, outfall, overclosure, archway, technical building system, place of passage between the double and the simple track, coal staithe, road or street, breasting dolphin
What it is Filled
The physical networks and facilities that support the movement of people and goods, such as roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, ports, airports, canals, pipelines and terminals, together with related systems for operation and maintenance.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle transport infrastructure by asset type, ownership, condition, planning, funding and disruption information, with sourced data.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Long-lived assets
- Often publicly owned or regulated
- Networked
- Needs maintenance and funding
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Interfere with signals, controls or systems that run transport infrastructure.
- Hide or downplay structural defects in an inspection report.
- Publish sensitive security details of critical infrastructure.
- Present outdated closure or disruption information as current.
Only with a human decision
- Closing or reopening a structure or route.
- Changing operational controls on live infrastructure.
May
- Report on the condition, disruptions and plans for transport infrastructure from official sources.
- Monitor assets it is authorized to monitor and report defects to the operator.
Moral aspects Filled
- Failures of bridges, tunnels and railways can kill many people at once.
- Investment decisions shape which communities are connected and which are left behind.
Who is affected
- Travellers and workers
- Communities along routes
- Freight users
Owners Filled
Steward
The infrastructure operator or owner, often a public authority; safety regulators oversee it.
Master systems
- Infrastructure asset registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q121359 - registry parent class
- Q35145743 - registry parent class
related
- infrastructure - category
- thoroughfare - example
- infrastructure manager - operator
- transport authority - authority
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.transport-infrastructure
- Wikidata: Q376799 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376799)
Direct properties required Filled
- Asset length: m - Measured along a defined alignment between documented asset boundaries.
- Clearance height: m - Measured as the minimum vertical space available along the designated vehicle passage.
- Usable width: m - Measured perpendicular to the direction of travel within the usable passage boundaries.
- Longitudinal gradient: % - Calculated from surveyed vertical rise divided by horizontal distance along a defined segment.
Recognition required Filled
- Networks of roads and rails
- Terminals and interchanges
- Vehicles are not infrastructure
- Roads, rail lines, bridges, stations, ports, runways and control centres.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify an infrastructure asset and its operator
- find disruption and closure information
- understand planning and consultation processes
- find condition and investment data
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Structural failures
- Disruption from weather or incidents
- Underinvestment and backlogs
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- EU TEN-T Regulation
- National planning and environmental assessment law
- Infrastructure safety standards
Context of use required Filled
- Enabling mobility, trade and access to services.
- road networks
- rail networks
- ports and waterways
- airports
- urban transit infrastructure
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q376799: transport infrastructure - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Transport infrastructure - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should asset types be separate entries?
- How should network data be linked?
- How should condition data be sourced?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q376799/spec.json