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World Heritage Site

vr.tr.world-heritage-site · thing-q9259

Let an agent explain World Heritage Sites and their criteria, find sites and their status, support visiting responsibly, and describe threats and nominations with official sources.

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

Find Sites and status.

Sites

Which sites.

Sites

Sites.

  1. Which World Heritage Sites are in this country or region, according to the UNESCO list? provenance
  2. Which type is each? definition

Status

Current status.

Status

Status.

  1. Is the site on the List of World Heritage in Danger, and why? provenance
  2. When was it inscribed? provenance
Criteria How sites are chosen.

Value

Outstanding universal value.

Value

Criteria.

  1. Under which criteria was this site inscribed, and what is its outstanding universal value? provenance
  2. What are the ten criteria? provenance

Process

Nomination.

Process

Nomination.

  1. How does nomination and inscription work, including tentative lists? provenance
  2. Which advisory bodies evaluate nominations? provenance
Visit Visiting responsibly.

Practical

Visitor information.

Practical

Visitor information.

  1. How can the site be visited, and what rules apply? provenance
  2. Are there visitor limits or tickets? provenance

Responsible

Reducing impact.

Responsible

Responsible visiting.

  1. How can visitors reduce their impact on the site? action
  2. Which local communities benefit from tourism? provenance
Protect Threats and management.

Threats

Risks to the site.

Threats

Threats.

  1. Which threats does the site face, according to monitoring reports? provenance
  2. What actions has the Committee requested? provenance

Debates

Contested sites.

Debates

Contested sites.

  1. Is the inscription or management of this site contested, and by whom? boundary
  2. Are positions attributed neutrally? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.PLC
Other names and narrower kinds
UNESCO world natural heritage site, World Heritage Mixed Site, World Heritage in Danger, mixed heritage site, negative world heritage, World Heritage Sites in Uganda, UNESCO building site in China, UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification, World Heritage Site (natural or mixed), UNESCO world cultural heritage site

What it is Filled

A landmark or area with legal protection under the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, inscribed by the World Heritage Committee for outstanding universal value as cultural, natural or mixed heritage; sites in serious threat may be placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger, and states parties are responsible for their protection.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain World Heritage Sites and their criteria, find sites and their status, support visiting responsibly, and describe threats and nominations with official sources.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Outstanding universal value
  • Inscribed by the World Heritage Committee
  • Cultural, natural or mixed
  • Protected under the Convention

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Encourage entry to closed areas, climbing on structures or removing any material from a site.
  • Present a site as inscribed, or as in danger, when the official list does not say so.
  • Help works or development at a site without the required heritage consent.
  • Publish locations of vulnerable features that would expose them to looting or damage.

Only with a human decision

  • Any physical intervention, works or research at a site.
  • Submitting nominations or reports on a state party's behalf.

May

  • Report a site's inscription, criteria and conservation status from the official list.
  • Help visitors find the rules and permitted access for a site.

Moral aspects Filled

  • These sites are held in trust for all humanity and for future generations.
  • Local and Indigenous communities living at sites bear the costs of tourism and protection.

Who is affected

  • Local and Indigenous communities
  • Future generations
  • Visitors and researchers

Owners Filled

Steward

The state party in whose territory it lies; the World Heritage Committee maintains the list.

Master systems

  • UNESCO World Heritage List

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q210272 - registry parent class
  • Q386426 - registry parent class

related

  • cultural heritage - category
  • natural heritage - category
  • UNESCO - body
  • continent - geographic distribution

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.world-heritage-site
  • Wikidata: Q9259 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9259)
  • World Heritage ID: numeric site reference UNESCO list

Direct properties required Filled

  • Inscribed area: ha - Area is determined from the officially inscribed property boundaries, with buffer zones recorded separately.
  • Elevation range: m - Minimum and maximum elevations are determined within the property boundaries using a stated vertical datum.
  • Maximum spatial extent: km - Extent is measured between the most widely separated points of the property, including separate components where applicable.

Recognition required Filled

  • World Heritage emblem
  • Inscribed on the official list
  • National heritage lists are separate
  • Monuments, cities, landscapes and natural areas, often marked with the World Heritage emblem.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • find World Heritage Sites by country or type
  • explain inscription criteria and process
  • check status including in-danger listing
  • support responsible visiting

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Over-tourism and damage
  • Conflict and climate threats
  • Outdated status information

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • World Heritage Convention 1972
  • Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
  • National heritage protection law

Context of use required Filled

  • Protecting heritage of outstanding universal value.
  • cultural sites
  • natural sites
  • mixed sites
  • sites in danger
  • transboundary and serial sites

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q9259: World Heritage Site - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: World Heritage Site - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each site be a separate entry?
  • How should the official list be linked?
  • How should visitor guidance be localised?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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