Marspedia:New Category Hierarchy: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:35, 25 November 2017

This is the proposed Category hierarchy for Marspedia. Thanks to Frank Crossman for this proposal.

Definitions of Top-Level Categories

All categories for Marspedia will roll up into the following 4 top-level categories:

I. Mars - physical description of the planet; all the science data that is collected
II. Mars Exploration - (orbiter, lander, rover, human) - the missions in detail including human mission plans.
III. Human Settlement of Mars - including plans & concepts, philosophical/ethical considerations, and mars analogue research
IV. Advocacy for Mars Exploration/Settlement - all of the Mars Society, Marspedia organizational info, Political action, and Education/Public Outreach will go here.

Specific Hierarchy

Here is an outline format for all categories. This is a work in progress and represents all of the current stuff that was in Frank's original proposed based on MarsPapers as well as what's in Marspedia's Category:Main. All of this needs further organization.

I. Mars
- Physical Descriptions of Mars
- Science Data
- Astronomical Description
- Climate
- Geography
- Hazards
- Images
- Maps
- Natural Satellites
- Place Names
- Regions
- Solar System
- Time and Calendars
- In-situ Resources

II. Mars Exploration
- Private and Commmerical Exploration
- Robotic Exploration
- Human Exploration
  - Human Factors and Crew Considerations
- Science Mission Objectives
- The Search for Life on Mars
- Mars mission planning and engineering
- Propulsion and power systems
- Utilizing Martian Resources for Exploration
- Communication
- Exploration Concepts
- Emerging Technology
- Missions
  - Ready for Mars Project
- Orbital Mechanics
- Spaceflight Science

III. Human Settlement of Mars
- Mars in history, the arts, and fiction
- Private and Commmerical Settlement
- Human Settlement
- Terraforming
- Law and society
- Philosophical, ethical and societal implications
- Settlement Human Factors and Crew Considerations
- Utilizing Martian Resources for Settlement
- Medicine
- Communications infrastructure
- Permanent Settlement planning and engineering
- Analog Mars research and research stations
- Mission support
- Agriculture
- Biospherics
- Chemistry
- Commerce
- Settlement Concepts
- Funding
- Human Considerations
- Materials
- Physics
- Safety

IV. Outreach for Mars Exploration/Settlement
- Mars Society organization and processes
  - Marspedia Help
  - Marspedia Questions
- Political action
- Education and public outreach
- Essays
- History
- Organizations
- People
- Resources for Information
- Literature
  - Science Fiction

Notes on Categories

These notes from Frank C - 11/25/2017:

I split Main:Concepts into :Exploration Concepts and :Settlement Concepts. I’ll have to divide up the subheadings to Concepts later. There is another Main:Settlements category that should be combined with the new :Settlement Concepts.

I moved the Main:Ready for Mars Project to a subcategory under :Missions.

I retitled Main:Resources to :Resources for Information to distinguish it from :Insitu Resources which I’ve added as a category to the :Mars Description category.

I created a :Literature category under Main:Mars Outreach and put :Science Fiction under it.

I created a fifth main category for items that focus on Marspedia itself rather than Mars and I called it Main:Marspedia. Then I moved :Help, and :Questions categories under it.

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 ==Specific Hierarchy==
-Here is an outline format for all categories.
+Here is an outline format for all categories.  This is a work in progress and represents all of the current stuff that was in Frank's original proposed based on [http://marspaper.org MarsPapers] as well as what's in Marspedia's [[:Category:Main|Category:Main]].  All of this needs further organization.
 *'''I. Mars'''
 **Physical Descriptions of Mars
 **Science Data
+**Astronomical Description
+**Climate
+**Geography
+**Hazards
+**Images
+**Maps
+**Natural Satellites
+**Place Names
+**Regions
+**Solar System
+**Time and Calendars
+**In-situ Resources
@@ Line 29: / Line 41: @@
 **Propulsion and power systems
 **Utilizing Martian Resources for Exploration
+**Communication
+**Exploration Concepts
+**Emerging Technology
+**Missions
+***Ready for Mars Project
+**Orbital Mechanics
+**Spaceflight Science
@@ Line 45: / Line 65: @@
 **Analog Mars research and research stations
 **Mission support
+**Agriculture
+**Biospherics
+**Chemistry
+**Commerce
+**Settlement Concepts
+**Funding
+**Human Considerations
+**Materials
+**Physics
+**Safety
 *'''IV. Outreach for Mars Exploration/Settlement'''
 **Mars Society organization and processes
-***Marspedia stuff goes here.
+***Marspedia Help
+***Marspedia Questions
 **Political action
 **Education and public outreach
+**Essays
+**History
+**Organizations
+**People
+**Resources for Information
+**Literature
+***Science Fiction
+==Notes on Categories==
+These notes from [[User:Frank C|Frank C]] - 11/25/2017:
+I split Main:Concepts into :Exploration Concepts and :Settlement Concepts. I’ll have to divide up the subheadings to Concepts later.
+There is another Main:Settlements category that should be combined with the new :Settlement Concepts.
+I moved the Main:Ready for Mars Project to a subcategory under :Missions.
+I retitled Main:Resources to :Resources for Information to distinguish it from :Insitu Resources which I’ve added as a category to the :Mars Description category.
+I created a :Literature category under Main:Mars Outreach and put :Science Fiction under it.
+I created a fifth main category for items that focus on Marspedia itself rather than Mars and I called it Main:Marspedia. Then I moved :Help, and :Questions categories under it.