[Data-modeling] electricity in the commons

[Kirrily Robert]

Btw, spencer (of course!) has a base that has some of this already: http://infrastructure.freebase.com/

K.

On 03/03/2009, at 12:37 PM, Kirrily Robert wrote:

> I wonder whether "energy" is what we should do here?  It's certainly a
> more interesting subject these days.
>
> I can imagine types for methods of energy generation (solar, wind,
> nuclear), power plants and the amount they produce, etc.  All the
> stuff about batteries could go in there, though the electrical
> component stuff wouldn't.  But the component type is just a bucket
> anyway, and not very interesting in that sense.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> K.
>
> On 03/03/2009, at 11:24 AM, Kirrily Robert wrote:
>
>> We don't currently have any types in the commons for things related  
>> to
>> electricity.  I'm working on modeling locomotives, and for electric
>> locomotive classes I need to specify the kind of system they use: AC
>> or DC.  This is obviously a simple enumerated type but it seems like
>> rather than putting it in my rail base it would be better to call on
>> something more centralised.
>>
>> If we were to build a Commons domain to contain that type, what other
>> types could you have along with it, and what would you call the
>> Commons?  I made a start on a base at http://electric.freebase.com/
>> but any comments would be very welcome, as it's not really my field.
>>
>> K.
>>
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