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rain
vr.tr.rain · thing-rain
Let an agent handle rain by amount, intensity, forecast and impacts, with official warnings first for heavy rain.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.FLW
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
Amount How much.
Rainfall
Totals.
Rainfall
Rainfall amount.
- How much rain fell or is forecast, in mm? measurement
- Over what period? measurement
Intensity
Rate.
Intensity
Intensity.
- How intense is the rain? measurement
- From which radar or gauge? provenance
Warnings Heavy rain.
Alerts
Official.
Alerts
Official alerts.
- Are heavy rain or flood warnings in force? provenance
- Until when? measurement
Actions
Safety.
Actions
Safety actions.
- What should people do to stay safe? action
- Should they avoid flooded roads? action
Water Resource.
Harvesting
Collection.
Harvesting
Rainwater harvesting.
- How can rainwater be collected and used? action
- Is it safe to drink untreated? boundary
Drainage
Runoff.
Drainage
Drainage.
- Can the drainage cope? boundary
- Who maintains it? provenance
Climate Patterns.
Normals
Averages.
Normals
Climate normals.
- What is the average rainfall here? measurement
- For which period? provenance
Trends
Change.
Trends
Trends.
- Is heavy rain becoming more frequent? provenance
- According to which assessment? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- noun.phenomenon
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.FLW
- Facets: substance
- energy
- Facets: origin
- natural
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- rainfall, downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker, drizzle, mizzle, shower, rain shower
What it is Filled
Water falling in drops from vapour condensed in the atmosphere; intensity ranges from light rain to downpours and cloudbursts.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle rain by amount, intensity, forecast and impacts, with official warnings first for heavy rain.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Liquid precipitation
- Measured in mm
- Intensity drives flood risk
- Drizzle has smaller drops
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present its own rain estimate as an official warning.
- Send people or vehicles through flooded roads or fords.
- Operate drains or gates contrary to applicable flood management rules or instructions from the responsible authority.
Only with a human decision
- Issuing or advising action on a flood warning requires human judgment.
May
- Measure and report rainfall from calibrated gauges or radar.
- Relay official flood and heavy-rain warnings to people affected.
Moral aspects Filled
- Heavy rain and floods hit poorer and low-lying communities hardest.
Who is affected
- People in flood-prone areas
- Farmers and growers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns rain; national weather services keep the authoritative records.
Master systems
- National meteorological rainfall archives
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-11515038-n - registry parent class
related
- precipitation - category
- cloud - source
- flood - impact
- rain gauge - instrument
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.rain
- Open English WordNet: oewn-11521799-n
Direct properties required Filled
- heavy rain rate: over about 7.6 mm/h - common threshold
- drop diameter: 0.5-5 mm
Recognition required Filled
- Rain gauge readings in mm
- Intensity: light, moderate, heavy
- Waterspouts are a different phenomenon
- Falling drops, wet surfaces, puddles and grey skies.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- forecast and measure it
- harvest rainwater
- prepare for heavy rain
- manage drainage
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Flash floods
- Driving on flooded roads
- Landslides after intense rain
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- WMO observation standards
- National weather warning systems
Context of use required Filled
- Rain supplies fresh water to land, rivers and crops; heavy rain is a hazard.
- drizzle
- showers
- steady rain
- downpours and cloudbursts
- freezing rain
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-11521799-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: rain - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should rain intensities be separate entries?
- How should rainfall records be linked?
- How should warnings be presented?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-rain/spec.json