stadium
Let an agent handle stadiums by venue, event, access and safety: find events and tickets through official channels, explain access and rules, and support planning and heritage.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Venue A specific stadium.
Facts
Capacity and use.
Facts
Facts.
- What are the capacity, tenants and main uses of this stadium, according to the operator? provenance
- When was it built or renovated? provenance
Events
Upcoming events.
Events
Events.
- Which events are scheduled? provenance
- Where are official tickets sold? provenance
Visit Attending.
Access
Getting there.
Access
Getting there.
- How is the stadium reached by public transport, and what parking exists? provenance
- Which entrances and gates apply to this ticket? provenance
Rules
Stadium rules.
Rules
Rules.
- Which items are prohibited, and what conduct rules apply? provenance
- Which accessibility services are available? provenance
Safety Crowd safety.
Crowd
Crowd management.
Crowd
Crowd management.
- Is there a crowd crush or emergency? boundary
- Should stewards and emergency services be alerted? action
Standards
Safety standards.
Standards
Safety standards.
- Which safety standards and licensing apply to stadiums here? provenance
- How is capacity certified? provenance
Planning Building stadiums.
Design
Design and cost.
Design
Design.
- What does it take to design, fund and build a stadium? provenance
- What do case studies say about legacy use? provenance
Heritage
Historic venues.
Heritage
Heritage.
- Which stadiums are historic or protected? provenance
- Can they be toured? 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
- stadium building, Portable bullring, bullring, modular stadium, stadium with football pitch, association football venue, ball game venue, Soun Stadium, ancient stadium, athlectic stadium, Makerere University Arena, earthern stadium
What it is Filled
A large venue for sports and events with a field or pitch surrounded by tiered seating or standing areas for spectators, from football and athletics stadiums to bullrings, modular and portable stadiums, and multi-purpose arenas; stadiums are subject to safety, licensing and accessibility rules.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle stadiums by venue, event, access and safety: find events and tickets through official channels, explain access and rules, and support planning and heritage.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Field with spectator stands
- Large capacity
- Safety-regulated
- Multi-purpose use
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Admit more people than the licensed capacity or block exits.
- Use face recognition on spectators without a lawful basis.
- Hide or disable safety systems such as alarms, barriers or public address.
- Spread false alarms that could cause a crowd crush.
Only with a human decision
- Deciding to halt an event, open gates or evacuate.
- Banning a spectator from the venue.
May
- Report events, capacity and access information from the stadium operator.
- Monitor crowd density and safety systems where the operator has authorized it.
Moral aspects Filled
- Stadium disasters have killed many fans; crowd safety comes first.
- Mass surveillance of spectators threatens privacy.
Who is affected
- Spectators
- Stewards and staff
- Nearby residents
Owners Filled
Steward
The stadium operator, under safety certification by the local authority.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1076486 - registry parent class
- Q134497005 - registry parent class
- Q137884967 - registry parent class
related
- sports venue - category
- sports building - category
- match-event - events
- square - other public gathering space
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.stadium
- Wikidata: Q483110 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483110)
Direct properties required Filled
- Spectator capacity: persons - Capacity is determined from the permitted event configuration and approved seating and standing provision.
- Playing surface area: square metres - Area is measured from the boundaries of the playing surface for the relevant venue configuration.
- Overall structural height: metres - Height is measured from a stated ground reference to the highest included structural point.
- Spectator tier slope: degrees - Slope is measured relative to horizontal for each seating or standing tier.
Recognition required Filled
- Tiered stands around a field
- Floodlights and scoreboards
- Arenas are usually indoor and smaller
- Large structures with a central field and surrounding stands, often with roofs and floodlights.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- find a stadium, its capacity and events
- explain access, transport and rules
- find official tickets
- explain safety and accessibility standards
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Crowd crushes
- Ticket fraud
- Structural failures
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Stadium safety guidance such as the Green Guide
- UEFA and FIFA stadium requirements
- Accessibility standards
Context of use required Filled
- Hosting sports and large events.
- football and rugby stadiums
- athletics and multi-sport stadiums
- bullrings
- modular and portable stadiums
- historic stadiums
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q483110: stadium - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Stadium - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each stadium be a separate entry?
- How should event calendars be linked?
- How should safety standards be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q483110/spec.json