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vr.tr.hill · thing-q54050

Let an agent handle hills by name, elevation, prominence, access and heritage.

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 hill.

Name

Gazetteer.

Name

Name and location.

  1. Which hill, and where? provenance
  2. What is its local name? provenance

Origin

Natural or artificial.

Origin

Origin.

  1. How did the hill form? definition
  2. Is it natural or artificial? definition
Measures Height.

Elevation

Height.

Elevation

Elevation.

  1. What is its elevation, according to which survey? measurement
  2. Relative to which datum? definition

Prominence

Relative height.

Prominence

Prominence.

  1. What is its prominence? measurement
  2. Does it qualify for any hill list? provenance
Access Walking.

Routes

Paths.

Routes

Routes.

  1. Which paths reach the summit? action
  2. Are there access rights? boundary

Safety

Weather.

Safety

Safety.

  1. What weather and terrain hazards exist? boundary
  2. What should walkers carry? action
Heritage Culture and nature.

Culture

History.

Culture

Cultural significance.

  1. Does the hill have historic or sacred significance? provenance
  2. Are there monuments? provenance

Nature

Habitats.

Nature

Habitats.

  1. Which habitats does it support? definition
  2. Is it protected? 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
chapel hill, moot hill, ash disposal site, baou, Brink, compound dune, Bar a3, longitudinal dune, colles, cuesta, nunatak, boulder or hill on Mars smaller than 100 m

What it is Filled

A landform that rises above the surrounding land, lower and less steep than a mountain, with a distinct summit; the distinction from mountains varies by country and tradition.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle hills by name, elevation, prominence, access and heritage.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Raised landform
  • Lower than a mountain
  • No universal height threshold
  • Often culturally significant

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Send people onto a hill in conditions that endanger them.
  • Trespass or disturb protected habitats on a hill.
  • Remove rocks, plants or archaeological material from a hill.

Only with a human decision

  • Calling rescue services for someone in difficulty.

May

  • Report a hill's name, height and access from official maps.
  • Report hazards such as landslips or fires on a hill to the land manager.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Many hills are sacred sites or protected landscapes for local communities.

Who is affected

  • Walkers and visitors
  • Landowners
  • Local communities

Owners Filled

Steward

The landowner; public land is held by the state for the public.

Master systems

  • National mapping agency records
  • Land registry or cadastre

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q106589819 - registry parent class
  • Q271669 - registry parent class
  • Q35145263 - registry parent class

related

  • landform and elevation - category
  • mountain - larger landform
  • topographic map - representation
  • trail - access

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.hill
  • Wikidata: Q54050 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54050)
  • GNIS or national gazetteer id: feature ids named hills

Direct properties required Filled

  • elevation: up to several hundred m - thresholds vary by country

Recognition required Filled

  • Summit and slopes on maps
  • Names with local terms such as brink or baou
  • Artificial hills such as spoil heaps also exist
  • A rounded or elongated rise in the land.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • walk and climb it
  • measure elevation and prominence
  • map and name it
  • protect its heritage and habitats

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Weather changes on exposed summits
  • Unstable artificial hills
  • Erosion from overuse

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • National mapping agency definitions
  • Access and heritage law

Context of use required Filled

  • Landscape, walking, farming, settlement and cultural heritage.
  • natural hills
  • drumlins and other glacial hills
  • volcanic hills
  • artificial hills such as spoil heaps
  • moot and chapel hills (historic use)

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q54050: hill - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Hill - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should hill types be separate entries?
  • How should prominence data be linked?
  • How should artificial hills be separated?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q54050/spec.json