Place

A spatial context that can contain presence, co-location, and interaction. Includes physical locations and persistent virtual environments (e.g., a concert venue, a Discord server or channel, a Zoom room, a VRChat instance). Physicality/virtuality is asserted via Statements, not the base type.

Definition

A spatial context that can contain presence, co-location, and interaction. Includes physical locations and persistent virtual environments (e.g., a concert venue, a Discord server or channel, a Zoom room, a VRChat instance). Physicality/virtuality is asserted via Statements, not the base type.

Boundaries: Not a happening or a physical artifact. Can an Actor have presence there? Is its identity a spatial address rather than a document location or account?
Hex Code: 40
Standard Alignment: schema:Place (Broad) + schema:VirtualLocation (Broad)

Fide ID Rules

These entity-specific constraints apply when Place is used in Fide ID.

As Entity Type

MUST use Reference Type NetworkResource.

Examples

Status	Entity Type	Reference Type	Fide ID Prefix
Valid	`Place`	`NetworkResource`	`did:fide:0x4020`
Invalid	`Place`	`Statement`	`did:fide:0x4000`

Concept

A socially or formally recognized unit of meaning, such as a term, topic, category, label, initiative, or other abstract idea.

Event

An occurrence or happening bounded in time. Can be observed/aggregated; may be caused by Actions, systems, or nature. Occurs at a Place (physical or virtual).