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beach
vr.tr.beach · thing-q40080
Let an agent handle beaches by location, type, water quality, safety, access and protection, with safety warnings first.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
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 beach.
Place
Name and location.
Place
Location.
- Which beach, and where? provenance
- How is it reached? action
Type
Sand or shingle.
Type
Beach type.
- What is the beach made of? definition
- How does it change seasonally? definition
Safety Swimming safety.
Flags
Lifeguards.
Flags
Safety flags.
- Is the beach lifeguarded, and what flags are flying? provenance
- Where is it safe to swim? boundary
Rip currents
Hazards.
Rips
Rip currents.
- What should someone do if caught in a rip current? action
- How is emergency help called? action
Quality Water and awards.
Water quality
Monitoring.
Water
Water quality.
- What is its bathing water classification? provenance
- Are there current advisories? provenance
Awards
Blue Flag.
Awards
Awards.
- Does it hold a quality award? provenance
- For which year? provenance
Environment Protection.
Wildlife
Nesting.
Wildlife
Wildlife.
- Are there nesting birds or turtles to protect? boundary
- Are areas closed seasonally? provenance
Erosion
Change.
Erosion
Erosion.
- Is the beach eroding? measurement
- How is it managed? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- calanque, shingle beach, smart beach, barrier beach, bathing beach, accretion coast, concrete beach, Beaches of Daytona Beach, private beach, public beach, river beach, raised beach
What it is Filled
A landform along the shore of an ocean, sea or lake consisting of loose particles such as sand, shingle or pebbles, shaped by waves and tides; many are used for bathing and recreation.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle beaches by location, type, water quality, safety, access and protection, with safety warnings first.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Loose sediment on a shore
- Shaped by waves and tides
- Changes with seasons and storms
- Bathing water quality is monitored
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Send people into the sea against warning flags or official advice.
- Disturb nesting turtles or birds, or protected dunes.
- Record and publish identifiable images of bathers, especially children, without consent.
- Leave waste on a beach or remove sand and stones.
Only with a human decision
- Closing a beach requires a decision by the responsible human authority.
May
- Report beach conditions, water quality, flags and lifeguard cover from official sources.
- Report hazards such as rip currents, pollution or stranded animals to the authority.
- Call rescue services for an apparent emergency without waiting for human approval.
Moral aspects Filled
- Beaches should be accessible to everyone, not only to those who can pay.
- Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death on beaches.
Who is affected
- Bathers and visitors
- Wildlife
- Coastal communities
Owners Filled
Steward
The public, usually through the state or municipality; some are private.
Master systems
- Bathing water quality registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q107123630 - registry parent class
- Q2221906 - registry parent class
- Q468756 - registry parent class
- Q618123 - registry parent class
related
- shore - category
- wave and tide - processes
- erosion - process
- bathing water rules - regulation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.beach
- Wikidata: Q40080 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40080)
- bathing water id: national or EU monitoring id water quality
Direct properties required Filled
- Sediment grain diameter: mm - Grain diameter is characterized by sieving or particle imaging of representative sediment samples.
- Beach width: m - Width is surveyed between defined landward and waterward boundaries with the water level recorded.
- Beach slope: degrees - Slope is calculated from elevation and horizontal distance along a surveyed beach profile.
- Shoreline length: m - Length is measured along a defined shoreline using a stated mapping scale and survey date.
Recognition required Filled
- Sediment type: sand or shingle
- Warning flags and lifeguard posts
- Blue Flag or similar awards
- A strip of sand, shingle or pebbles between water and land.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- visit and swim where safe
- check water quality and flags
- protect nesting wildlife
- manage erosion and litter
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Rip currents and drowning
- Poor water quality after heavy rain
- Sunburn and heat illness
- Disturbance of nesting birds and turtles
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- EU Bathing Water Directive 2006/7/EC
- Blue Flag criteria
- Coastal access law
Context of use required Filled
- Recreation, tourism, habitats and coastal protection.
- sandy beaches
- shingle and pebble beaches
- barrier beaches
- pocket beaches and calanques
- lake beaches
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q40080: beach - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Beach - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should named beaches be instances?
- How should live flag status be linked?
- How should water quality data be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q40080/spec.json