Marspedia:New Category Hierarchy

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.