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vr.tr.resource · thing-resource

Let an agent handle resources by type, stock, availability, ownership and sustainability.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ECO
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

Type Which resource.

Kind

Natural, mineral, human.

Kind

Resource type.

  1. What type of resource is it? definition
  2. Is it renewable? definition

Stock

How much.

Stock

Quantity available.

  1. How much is available, and by which classification? measurement
  2. How much is economically recoverable? measurement
Access Who controls it.

Ownership

Rights.

Ownership

Ownership and rights.

  1. Who owns or controls the resource? provenance
  2. What rights do local communities hold? boundary

Allocation

Sharing.

Allocation

Allocation rules.

  1. How is it allocated? definition
  2. Is allocation fair? boundary
Sustainability Long-term use.

Rate of use

Depletion.

Depletion

Rate of use.

  1. Is the use rate sustainable? boundary
  2. What is the depletion trend? measurement

Impact

Environmental effects.

Impact

Impacts.

  1. What are the environmental impacts of use? boundary
  2. How are they mitigated? action
Economy Value.

Value

Price.

Value

Economic value.

  1. What is its economic value? measurement
  2. How volatile is it? measurement

Dependence

Reliance.

Dependence

Dependence.

  1. Who depends on this resource? definition
  2. What happens if it runs out? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
noun.possession
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ECO
Facets: substance
social
Facets: origin
conceptual
Facets: agency
inert
Facets: mobility
not-applicable
Facets: scale
not-applicable
Facets: affordances
observable
Other names and narrower kinds
natural resource, natural resources, labor resources, land resources, mineral resources, renewable resource, ways and means

What it is Filled

An available source of wealth or supply that can be drawn upon when needed, such as natural, mineral, land, labour or financial resources.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle resources by type, stock, availability, ownership and sustainability.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Available supply to draw on
  • Renewable and non-renewable
  • Ownership and access vary
  • Reserves differ from total resources

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Take or use resources belonging to others without authority.
  • Overstate reserves or capacity to win approval or investment.
  • Deplete a shared resource beyond agreed limits.
  • Treat people as interchangeable resources in decisions about their lives.

Only with a human decision

  • Allocating scarce resources among people.

May

  • Inventory and report resources it is authorized to track.
  • Help plan the use of resources with stated assumptions.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Who controls resources decides who prospers; fair allocation matters.
  • Depleting shared resources harms future generations.

Who is affected

  • People who share the resource
  • Future generations

Owners Filled

Steward

The holder of the resource; natural resources are often held by the state or in common.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • oewn-13350663-n - registry parent class

related

  • energy, water, wood - kinds
  • government and organisations - managers
  • reserve - economically recoverable part
  • production - economy

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.resource
  • Open English WordNet: oewn-13352793-n

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Resource inventories and reserves
  • Types such as renewable or mineral
  • Specific resources are separate entries
  • Anything that can be drawn on: land, water, minerals, people, money.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • assess and inventory it
  • extract or use it
  • manage it sustainably
  • allocate it

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Overexploitation
  • Confusing resources and reserves
  • Conflicts over access

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • UN Framework Classification for Resources
  • Resource management and mining law
  • Water law

Context of use required Filled

  • Supporting production and well-being.
  • natural resources
  • mineral resources
  • land and water resources
  • labour resources
  • financial resources

Sources Filled

  1. Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-13352793-n - sense and gloss of the concept
  2. Wiktionary: resource - word senses and usage

Open questions

  • Should resource types be separate entries?
  • How should resource classification be standardised?
  • How should access rights be represented?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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