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    "definition": "An orientation table or indicator, usually set up at a viewpoint such as a hilltop or tower, showing the directions and often distances of visible landmarks such as peaks, towns and islands, typically as a circular engraved plate of metal, stone or ceramic with a compass rose; toposcopes help visitors identify features in the landscape and are often erected by tourist bodies, clubs or as memorials. They are not precise navigation instruments, and walkers should use maps, compasses and weather information for route finding.",
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      "relay locations and history",
      "relay uses",
      "distinguish related objects"
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      "Named landmarks",
      "Viewpoint location",
      "Often commemorative"
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      "Viewpoint table naming landmarks by direction",
      "Toposcope, orientation table",
      "Trig points are survey markers; compasses find direction; panoramic diagrams are drawn views; signposts guide routes"
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        "quantity": "typical material",
        "typical_range": "bronze, enamel, stone or ceramic",
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        "quantity": "French name",
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        "note": ""
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        "quantity": "registry parent",
        "typical_range": "navigational aid",
        "unit": "note",
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      "panoramic indicator boards",
      "memorial toposcopes"
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        "why": "in registry terms, loose"
      },
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        "relation": "is located at",
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        "why": ""
      },
      {
        "relation": "is contrasted with",
        "target": "triangulation station",
        "why": ""
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      "Local heritage and planning rules for monuments"
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      "Using toposcopes for navigation",
      "Outdated landmark information",
      "Cliff-edge viewpoints"
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        "Describe a toposcope and the landmarks it shows, with its location.",
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        "Report damage to a toposcope to the body that maintains it."
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        "Present a toposcope as a navigation aid for mountain or sea travel.",
        "Guide visitors to stand on a cliff edge or past barriers to read it.",
        "Remove, deface or alter a toposcope.",
        "Present outdated distances or names as current."
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        "Changing or replacing a toposcope's plate or information."
      ]
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        "Toposcopes are often local heritage, and their loss harms the place's character.",
        "They stand at viewpoints near drops, where visitor safety matters."
      ],
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        "Visitors to the viewpoint",
        "Local communities",
        "Heritage bodies"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
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    }
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      "title": "Wikidata item Q3512784: toposcope",
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        "id": "understand",
        "name": "Understand",
        "description": "What a toposcope is.",
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            "name": "Definition",
            "description": "Definition.",
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                "description": "Definition.",
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                    "text": "What is a toposcope, and how does it differ from trig points, compasses, panoramic diagrams and signposts?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is someone lost on a hill, in which case a map, compass or emergency services should be used rather than a toposcope?",
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                  }
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              }
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            "id": "design",
            "name": "Design",
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                "id": "design-finding",
                "name": "Design",
                "description": "Design.",
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                    "text": "How are directions and distances engraved on toposcopes?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific toposcope?",
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                  }
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        "id": "making",
        "name": "Making",
        "description": "Making.",
        "rationale": "Sources.",
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            "id": "survey",
            "name": "Survey",
            "description": "Surveying bearings.",
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                "id": "survey-finding",
                "name": "Survey",
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                    "text": "How are bearings to landmarks calculated for a toposcope?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
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          },
          {
            "id": "materials",
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            "description": "Materials.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "materials-finding",
                "name": "Materials",
                "description": "Materials.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which materials resist weather on exposed viewpoints?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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        "description": "History.",
        "rationale": "Sources.",
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            "name": "France",
            "description": "Tables d orientation.",
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                "description": "France.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How did the Touring Club de France promote orientation tables?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Touring Club de France?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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            "id": "memorials",
            "name": "Memorials",
            "description": "Memorial toposcopes.",
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                "id": "memorials-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "Why are toposcopes erected as memorials?",
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                    "text": "Is the information accurate?",
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                  }
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        "id": "context",
        "name": "Context",
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            "id": "tourism",
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            "description": "Viewpoints.",
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                "id": "tourism-finding",
                "name": "Tourism",
                "description": "Tourism.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How do toposcopes support tourism at viewpoints?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits scenic viewpoint?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
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          },
          {
            "id": "digital",
            "name": "Digital",
            "description": "Digital alternatives.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "digital-finding",
                "name": "Digital",
                "description": "Digital.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How do augmented reality apps compare with toposcopes?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the information current?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
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    ]
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  "openQuestions": [
    "Is the registry parent navigational aid appropriate?",
    "Should notable toposcopes be instance entries?",
    "How should viewpoint databases be linked?"
  ],
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