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valley
vr.tr.valley · thing-q39816
Let an agent handle valleys by name, type, formation, hazards and use.
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
Identity Which valley.
Name
Gazetteer.
Name
Name and location.
- Which valley, and where? provenance
- Which river flows through it? definition
Type
Shape and origin.
Type
Valley type.
- What type of valley is it? definition
- How did it form? provenance
Hazards Floods and slopes.
Floods
Flood risk.
Floods
Flood risk.
- What is the flood risk on the valley floor? boundary
- Are warnings in force? provenance
Slopes
Landslides.
Slopes
Slope hazards.
- Are there landslide or avalanche risks? boundary
- Where is hazard mapping? provenance
Use People.
Settlement
Towns and farms.
Settlement
Settlement.
- How is the valley used for settlement and farming? definition
- How has that changed? provenance
Routes
Transport.
Routes
Transport routes.
- Which roads or railways use the valley? definition
- Are there passes or gaps? definition
Science Formation.
Formation
Processes.
Formation
Formation.
- Which processes shaped it, and over what time? provenance
- Which studies explain it? provenance
Planetary
Other worlds.
Planetary
Planetary valleys.
- Is a valley on another planet meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.PLC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- arcuate rille, high valley, water gap, boutonnière, wind gap, chasma, Jõeorg, vallis, carse, erosional valley, yato, strath
What it is Filled
A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it, formed by processes including river or glacial erosion and tectonic movement; types include V-shaped, U-shaped, rift and dry valleys, and valleys on other planets.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle valleys by name, type, formation, hazards and use.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Elongated depression between higher ground
- Often river-formed
- Glacial valleys are U-shaped
- Found on other planets as chasmata
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Understate flood or slope hazards in a valley when advising on building or travel.
- Divert or dam a valley watercourse without lawful authority.
- Guide people into a valley under a flood or avalanche warning.
Only with a human decision
- Ordering evacuation of a valley.
- Approving construction on a valley floor.
May
- Describe a valley's landforms, rivers and settlements from maps and surveys.
- Monitor and report flood, landslide or avalanche risk for an authority that authorized it.
Moral aspects Filled
- Valleys concentrate floods and debris flows; warnings save lives.
- Dams and diversions in valleys displace communities and affect people downstream.
Who is affected
- Residents
- Downstream communities
- Ecosystems
Owners Filled
Steward
Landowners and the public; planning and water authorities govern use.
Master systems
- Land registries and cadastres
- National mapping agency records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q190429 - registry parent class
- Q35145263 - registry parent class
- Q618123 - registry parent class
- Q82794 - registry parent class
related
- depression and landform - category
- erosion - process
- hill and mountain - relief
contains
- river - feature
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.valley
- Wikidata: Q39816 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39816)
- gazetteer id: national feature ids named valleys
Direct properties required Filled
- length: hundreds of metres to thousands of km - small valleys to great rift valleys
Recognition required Filled
- V- or U-shaped cross-sections
- Valley floors with rivers
- Wind and water gaps are notches through ridges
- Elongated lowland between slopes, often with a river.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- map and name valleys
- understand their formation
- plan for flood and landslide hazards
- hike and explore
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Flash floods
- Landslides and avalanches
- Cold-air pooling and pollution
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- National mapping and naming authorities
- Flood risk planning rules
Context of use required Filled
- Settlement, transport routes, agriculture and water supply.
- V-shaped river valleys
- U-shaped glacial valleys
- rift valleys
- dry valleys
- hanging valleys
- planetary chasmata and rilles
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q39816: valley - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Valley - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should valley types be separate entries?
- How should planetary features be linked?
- How should named valleys be instances?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q39816/spec.json