Address & Location Referencing
Addresses, geocodes, points of interest
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Incomplete
3 bundles · 7 layers · 0 findings · 0 questions
addressing Civic and postal designation of locations
civicAddresses
structured addresses and their assignment lifecycle
thoroughfares
named streets, roads and waterways used in addressing
postalDelivery
postal formatting and delivery ordering
geocoding Coordinate and code representation of locations
geocodes
coordinate and code values with precision
referenceSystems
the systems geocodes are expressed in
placesOfInterest Named places used for orientation and discovery
poiCatalogue
points of interest with categories and lifecycle
placeNames
toponyms with language and status
Note: Legacy card: layers named, findings and questions never written.
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- World Models
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- standalone-mm
- Navigation path
- NAV.PHY.PLC.POI
- Domain
- PHY.PLC.POI
- Industry
- Cross-industry
- Tags
- pointinterestphy.plc.poi
- Also called
- U7
What it is Derived, awaiting review
This meta-model describes the referencing fabric of the built world: civic and postal addresses, thoroughfares, geocodes and their reference systems, points of interest and place names.
Note: First sentence of the legacy card introduction.
Why it exists Filled
Addresses, geocodes, points of interest
Distinguishing features Derived, awaiting review
- It is its own model because referencing schemes are governed independently of the things they locate: an address outlives occupants, a geocode outlives a building, and the same location is referenced by many models across the catalogue.
What robots and AI may and may not do Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Moral aspects Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner archetype is the address registrar operating under a public mandate (A12), which stewards addresses, thoroughfares and geocodes as a reference asset.
Links to other meta-models Filled
references
- world.buildingStructure - buildings as addressable objects
- world.premisesSpatialUnit - premises addressed by sub-address and unit number
- world.landParcelCadastre - parcels as addressable objects where no building stands
- world.settlementUrbanForm - settlements and districts as address context and named places
- world.publicMandate - the registrar's mandate to assign and retire addresses
requires
- vr.wm-blt-002
- vr.wm-blt-005
- vr.wm-plc-005
- vr.wm-pol-013
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Institutional or informational subject: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Capabilities and actions required Derived, awaiting review
- addressAssigned: a new address was assigned to an addressable object
- addressRetired: an address was withdrawn from use but kept as history
- thoroughfareRenamed: a street or road received a new official name
- geocodeRevised: a geocode value or precision was corrected
- poiRegistered: a point of interest entered the catalogue
- poiClosed: a point of interest ceased to exist or operate
Legacy events listed as state transitions.
Hazards and failure modes optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Standards and interfaces required Derived, awaiting review
- openGazetteerLicense: public release of the authoritative address and place name list
- geocodingServiceContract: resolution of addresses to geocodes and back for a consuming service
- poiListingAgreement: a subject owner lists or updates its own POI entry
- gazetteerProjection: the authoritative address list with status; omits occupancy and ownership
- deliveryRoutingProjection: postal formatting and delivery ordering; omits historic names and assignment provenance
- navigationProjection: POIs, place names and geocodes for wayfinding; omits retired records
Context of use required Filled
- POI entries can be stewarded by their subject owners per S1, with publication and updates granted through S2.
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Open questions
- Superseded by a researched world model? Map this legacy card to its successor or retire it.
Machine files
Provenance
legacy MMAS card (world-models v0.2) · legacy
Built from: models/world-u7-address-and-location-referencing/spec.yaml, models/docs/built-environment/U7-address-and-location-referencing.md