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vr.tr.earth-science · thing-q8008

Let an agent handle Earth sciences by branch, methods, data and hazards, and treat Indigenous and traditional environmental knowledge with respect and attribution.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.KNW
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

Branch Which science.

Field

Subdiscipline.

Field

Branch.

  1. Which Earth science branch is meant? definition
  2. What does it study? definition

Methods

Field and remote.

Methods

Methods.

  1. Which methods and instruments are used? definition
  2. What are their limits? boundary
Data Observations.

Sources

Open data.

Sources

Data sources.

  1. Which data sources support the claim? provenance
  2. Are they openly available? provenance

Models

Uncertainty.

Models

Model uncertainty.

  1. How uncertain are the model results? measurement
  2. How were they validated? provenance
Hazards Risk.

Natural hazards

Earthquakes, floods.

Natural

Natural hazards.

  1. Which hazards affect this place, according to official maps? provenance
  2. Are warnings in force? provenance

Climate

Change.

Climate

Climate.

  1. What do climate assessments say for this region? provenance
  2. How confident are they? boundary
Knowledge Traditional knowledge.

Traditional

Indigenous knowledge.

Traditional

Traditional knowledge.

  1. How does traditional ecological knowledge inform understanding here? provenance
  2. Is it attributed to its holders? boundary

Consent

Data sovereignty.

Consent

Data sovereignty.

  1. Was consent obtained to use community knowledge? boundary
  2. Which protocols apply? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.KNW
Other names and narrower kinds
traditional ecological knowledge, Earth system science, soil metabolomics, Pacific Peoples environmental knowledges, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental knowledges and management, Māori environmental knowledges, mountain science, biogeosciences, Māori earth sciences, Marine geoscience, physical geography and environmental geoscience, forest sciences

What it is Filled

The group of sciences that study the Earth, its solid body, water, atmosphere and life systems, including geology, oceanography, meteorology, climatology, soil science and Earth system science; traditional ecological knowledge also contributes understanding.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle Earth sciences by branch, methods, data and hazards, and treat Indigenous and traditional environmental knowledge with respect and attribution.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Studies Earth systems
  • Field, lab and remote sensing
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Informs hazard and climate policy

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Fabricate or misrepresent data on climate, hazards or resources.
  • Issue hazard warnings in the name of an agency without authority.
  • Dismiss traditional ecological knowledge without consideration.

Only with a human decision

  • Issuing public hazard warnings.

May

  • Explain Earth science findings, citing data and sources.
  • Report hazards such as earthquakes, floods and storms from official agencies.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Earth science informs life-saving warnings and resource decisions.
  • Indigenous knowledge deserves credit and respect.

Who is affected

  • People exposed to hazards
  • Indigenous communities

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a science held in common; geological and meteorological services steward its data.

Master systems

  • Geological survey databases
  • Meteorological records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q107287417 - registry parent class
  • Q7991 - registry parent class

related

  • natural science - category
  • geology - branch
  • Earth observation satellites - data
  • traditional ecological knowledge - knowledge system

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.earth-science
  • Wikidata: Q8008 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8008)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Branches such as geology, oceanography, meteorology
  • Earth observation data
  • Indigenous environmental knowledges as distinct knowledge systems
  • Fieldwork, satellites, instruments, maps and models.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • find the relevant branch
  • use open Earth observation data
  • understand natural hazards
  • work respectfully with traditional knowledge holders

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Underestimating hazards
  • Extracting traditional knowledge without consent
  • Overstating model certainty

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • WMO and IOC data standards
  • Open data policies such as Copernicus
  • Protocols for Indigenous data sovereignty (CARE principles)

Context of use required Filled

  • Understanding the planet, resources, hazards and climate.
  • geology and geophysics
  • oceanography
  • atmospheric sciences
  • hydrology and soil science
  • Earth system science

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q8008: Earth science - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Earth science - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should branches be separate entries?
  • How should traditional knowledge be credited?
  • How should open data be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8008/spec.json