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    "registryId": "vr.tr.pole",
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    "purpose": "Let an agent handle poles by type, material, installation, safety near power lines and cultural significance of carved poles attributed to their communities.",
    "definition": "A long, slender, usually cylindrical piece of wood, metal or composite used as a support or marker, such as utility poles, tent poles, flagpoles, orientation poles and ceremonial or carved poles; geographic and magnetic poles and the Polish demonym are different senses.",
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      "identify pole types and uses",
      "find installation rules and permissions",
      "stay safe near utility poles and power lines",
      "learn about carved and ceremonial poles respectfully"
    ],
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      "Long and slender",
      "Many materials",
      "Support or marker role",
      "Some have cultural meaning"
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      "Utility poles with cables",
      "Flagpoles and tent poles",
      "Posts are usually shorter and thicker"
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        "quantity": "Overall length",
        "unit": "m",
        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "Measure between the two ends along the longitudinal axis."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Outside diameter",
        "unit": "mm",
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        "note": "For a circular pole, measure across the outside at specified positions to document any taper."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Mass",
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        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "Determine by weighing the pole and state whether fittings are included."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Wall thickness",
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        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "For a hollow pole, measure the wall at specified positions using an appropriate thickness gauge."
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      "tent and structural poles",
      "flagpoles",
      "sports and orientation poles",
      "carved and ceremonial poles"
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "architectural element",
        "why": "category"
      },
      {
        "relation": "supports",
        "target": "overhead line",
        "why": "use"
      },
      {
        "relation": "includes",
        "target": "totem pole",
        "why": "cultural example"
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      {
        "relation": "is confused with",
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      "Standards for wood and steel utility poles",
      "Planning rules for flagpoles and masts",
      "Electrical safety rules near overhead lines"
    ],
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      "Contact with overhead power lines",
      "Falling or rotten poles",
      "Disrespect towards ceremonial poles"
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    "out_of_scope": [],
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        "Report the location, type, condition and owner of a pole from asset records.",
        "Report leaning, damaged or fallen poles to their operator."
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "Climb, cut or attach equipment to a utility pole without the operator's authorization.",
        "Approach a fallen pole or wire that may be live, or direct people to do so.",
        "Remove or damage ceremonial or carved poles that belong to a community.",
        "Leave tent or flag poles unsecured where wind can throw them at people."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Ordering removal or replacement of a pole others depend on."
      ]
    },
    "ethics": {
      "considerations": [
        "Fallen utility poles cause electrocution and road deaths.",
        "Carved and ceremonial poles hold cultural and sacred meaning for the communities that made them."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "People near poles and lines",
        "Utility workers",
        "Communities whose poles carry cultural meaning"
      ]
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    "owners": {
      "steward": "The owner of each pole, such as the utility operator or the person who put it up.",
      "master_systems": [
        "Utility network asset registers"
      ]
    }
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      "title": "Wikidata item Q2180428: pole",
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      "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item",
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    },
    {
      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Post (structural)",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_%28structural%29",
      "url_status": "live",
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      "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink"
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        "id": "type",
        "name": "Type",
        "description": "Which pole.",
        "rationale": "Uses vary.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "identify",
            "name": "Identify",
            "description": "Use.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "identify-finding",
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                "questions": [
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                    "text": "What type of pole is this, and what is it for?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What material is it made of?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "owner",
            "name": "Owner",
            "description": "Utility poles.",
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              {
                "id": "owner-finding",
                "name": "Owner",
                "description": "Ownership.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Who owns this utility pole, according to its markings?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How can a damaged pole be reported?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "safety",
        "name": "Safety",
        "description": "Power lines.",
        "rationale": "Safety comes first.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "lines",
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            "description": "Overhead lines.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "lines-finding",
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                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is a pole down or a line touching the ground?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Should people keep well away and call the network operator or emergency services?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
            "id": "work",
            "name": "Work",
            "description": "Working near lines.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "work-finding",
                "name": "Work",
                "description": "Working near lines.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What safe distances apply when working with poles or ladders near power lines?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Who must be notified?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "install",
        "name": "Install",
        "description": "Putting up poles.",
        "rationale": "Rules apply.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "permission",
            "name": "Permission",
            "description": "Planning rules.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "permission-finding",
                "name": "Permission",
                "description": "Permissions.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Does a flagpole or mast need planning permission here?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What height limits apply?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "fixing",
            "name": "Fixing",
            "description": "Foundations.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "fixing-finding",
                "name": "Fixing",
                "description": "Foundations.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How deep should the pole be set, and what wind loads apply?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which standard applies?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "culture",
        "name": "Culture",
        "description": "Carved poles.",
        "rationale": "Meaning is attributed.",
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          {
            "id": "carved",
            "name": "Carved",
            "description": "Totem and ceremonial poles.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "carved-finding",
                "name": "Carved",
                "description": "Ceremonial poles.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What does this carved pole mean to the community that made it, according to them?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which protocols apply to viewing or photographing it?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "senses",
            "name": "Senses",
            "description": "Disambiguation.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "senses-finding",
                "name": "Senses",
                "description": "Other senses.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is a geographic or magnetic pole, or a Polish person, meant?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should pole types be separate entries?",
    "How should cultural poles be described?",
    "How should other senses be split off?"
  ],
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    "bundles": 4,
    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
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}