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wall
vr.tr.wall · thing-q42948
Let an agent handle building and freestanding walls by type, construction, ownership, stability and heritage.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
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
Type Which wall.
Kind
Boundary, garden, retaining.
Kind
Wall type.
- What type of freestanding wall is it? definition
- What is it made of? definition
Size
Height and length.
Size
Dimensions.
- How high and long is it? measurement
- Does it need planning permission? boundary
Stability Safety.
Condition
Cracks and lean.
Condition
Condition.
- Is the wall leaning, cracked or bulging? measurement
- Is it safe? boundary
Repair
Fixing.
Repair
Repair.
- What repairs are needed? action
- Who should do them? action
Ownership Whose wall.
Boundary
Which side.
Boundary
Ownership.
- Who owns the wall? provenance
- Is it shared? boundary
Disputes
Resolution.
Disputes
Dispute resolution.
- How are wall disputes resolved? action
- Which law applies? provenance
Heritage Historic walls.
Status
Listing.
Status
Heritage status.
- Is the wall protected? provenance
- What consent is needed? boundary
History
Origins.
History
History.
- When and why was it built? provenance
- What is its significance? definition
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- thatched wall, ha-ha, choir fence, crinkle crankle wall, muralt wall, plank wall, boundary wall, flood wall, Pick-A-Brick Wall, terraced wall, brick wall, retaining wall
What it is Filled
A wall is a vertical, usually solid structure that defines, divides, encloses or sometimes protects an area, including exterior and interior building walls, freestanding boundary and garden walls, and retaining walls that hold back soil.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle building and freestanding walls by type, construction, ownership, stability and heritage.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Walls can form part of a building or stand independently.
- Walls can raise boundary and ownership questions.
- Walls can collapse if poorly built.
- Building walls can enclose spaces, divide rooms or support structural loads.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Damage, demolish or climb over a wall without the owner's permission.
- Alter a boundary wall in a way that moves a property line.
- Leave an unstable wall standing near people without warning.
- Damage a historic or listed wall.
Only with a human decision
- Demolishing or rebuilding a boundary wall.
- Settling a dispute over who owns a wall.
May
- Inspect and report the condition of a wall, such as cracks or leaning.
- Describe a boundary wall from maps and public records.
Moral aspects Filled
- Walls mark boundaries; changing them can take land or start disputes between neighbours.
- Collapsing walls injure people, and historic walls carry heritage.
Who is affected
- Owners on both sides
- Passers-by
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner of the land it stands on, or both neighbours jointly for a party wall.
Master systems
- Land registry or cadastre
- Heritage registers where listed
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1058733 - registry parent class
- Q27627826 - registry parent class
- Q66098993 - registry parent class
- Q811979 - registry parent class
related
- separation barrier - structure
- wall in a building - building element
- property boundary - use
- heritage - listing
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.wall
- Wikidata: Q42948 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42948)
Direct properties required Filled
- height: 0.5-5 m
- wind load: site-dependent kN/m2 - affects stability
Recognition required Filled
- Freestanding boundary structures
- Types such as ha-ha or crinkle-crankle
- Retaining walls hold back soil
- Masonry, timber, earth or thatched walls standing alone; crinkle-crankle walls curve; ha-has are sunken.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- build and repair it
- check its stability
- resolve boundary questions
- protect historic walls
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Collapse onto people
- Boundary disputes
- Retaining wall failure
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Planning rules on wall heights
- Party wall and boundary law
- Heritage protection law
Context of use required Filled
- Marking boundaries, providing privacy and security, retaining land and sheltering gardens.
- boundary walls
- garden walls including crinkle-crankle walls
- retaining walls
- ha-has
- timber and thatched walls
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q42948: wall - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Wall - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should wall types be separate entries?
- How should boundary ownership be recorded?
- How should the building wall entry be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q42948/spec.json