GVCS Pattern Language
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Introduction
To facilitate communication about the RCCS, it is useful to define a set of icons to communicate the components of the RCCS. The point of this is to address that:
- The RCCS is a well-bounded set of items
- Communication about the development of the RCCS, or a new meme for the development of civilization, is a complex topic, and should be simplified. One way to achieve this is via iconography.
- Explainer Videos can be composed using these icons
- Main icon categories can be created: OSA, RepLab, others
- If documented in open document format, these can be utilized by any collaborator worldwide
- Creative use of these icons can lead to lucic explanations of product ecologies, concepts, strategic deployment plans, design of specific RCCS implementation, long-term planning, funding, and publicity, among other purposes
Icon Specifications and Design
- List is comprehensive in so far as the basic pattern language for advanced civilization is concerned
- List is well-bounded; only most essential components are included
- The icon should be a scalable vector graphic, usable in a program such as Inkscape, importable into a program such as Dia for making diagrams
- Templates should be created for easy manipulation of these icons - see this Template Example
- Source code for all diagrams (original file) should be available to anybody for reworking or collaboration purposes - to foster global collaboration
- 3D, manipulable image (stl, or stereolithography) file should be created for every icon
- Icons, .stl files, fabrication procedure documentation, video, 3D Cad, design drawings, concept diagrams, and other documentation should provide a complete set of
- Product Selection Metric sould in general guide the choice of products selected
- Product design should follow OSE Specifications
- Discussion regarding the icons should take place at Icons Discussion
- Icons should be designed such that funding proposals and strategic planning is facilitated via use of the icons
- Proposed icon design - color image inside a color border. Border should contain annotation to make the icon self-explanatory. Border color should be selected according to purpose of discussion.
- General discussion - border color should be black
- Discussion on status of implementations - border color should reflect the status of development. Red for Prototype I, Yellow for Prototype II, Green for Prototype III.
- Status of implementation may be specified further - CAD image may represent the CAD design (2D or 3D). A picture may represent the finished product.
- RCCS Levels - RCCS I, RCCS II, RCCS III - may be indicated in border
- Border may make note on cost, status, etc - as needed.
Icon Categories
There may be overlap, but here is a throw-down, organized by main categories.
OSA Passive Produce
Perennial:
- Asparagus
- Rhubarb
- Garlic
- Ramps
- Walking Onions
- Horseradish
Greens:
- Spinach
- Lettuce
- Dill
- Cilantro
- Green onions
- Lamb's quarters
- Dandelion
- Basil
- Stinging Nettles
- Radish
- Peas
- Edible flowers
- Fennel
- Chard
- Kale
- Choi
Cole:
- Cauliflower
- Cabbage
- Brussels Sprouts
Medicinal:
- Comfrey
- Poppy
- Sage, oregano, thyme
Hot summer:
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Zucchini
- Cucumber
- Squash
- Okra
- Corn
- Popcorn
- Green beans
- Dried beans
- Eggplant
- Melons
Roots:
- Carrot
- Beet
- Potato/Sweet Potato
- Daikon
- Turnip
- Parsnip
- Celeriac
- Rutabaga
- Jerusalem Artichokes
Indoor (temperate zone):
- Lemon/lime/orange
- Stevia
- Aloe
- Gotu kola
- Bay
- Tea
- Banana
- Fig
Field crop
- Beans
- Corn
- Wheat
- Buckwheat
- Rye
- Oats
- Sunflower for oil
- Sorghum
- Styrian oil pumpkin
- Fish from passive pond
OSA Value-added food products
- Butter
- Bread
- Burritos
- Salsa
- Mayonnaise
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Horseradish
- Pickled cucumbers
- Fermented beets
- Chicken meat
- Duck meat
- Turkey
- Goose
- Venison
- Beef
- Pork
- Rabbit
- Eggs
- Milk
- Cheese
- Tomato Sauce
- Pasta
- Apple Juice
- Wine
- Sorghum syrup
- Honey
- Brown sugar
- Maple syrup
OSA Value-added Processing Equipment
- Seed cleaner
- Bagger
- Paper mill
- Flax fiber mill
- Loom
- Food mill for tomato sauce
- Bakery oven
- Large bakery mixer
- Milking Equipment
- Canning oven
- Large food processing stove
OSA Perennial Agriculture
Berries
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
- Red currants
- Gooseberries
- Oleaster -
- Kiwi
- Grape
- Strawberries
- Elderberry
- Mulberry
Fruit
- Apple
- Pear
- Peach
- Plum
- Asian Pear
- Cherry
- Apricot
Nut
- Chestnut
- Hazelnut
- Ginkgo
- Black walnut
- Pecan
- Hickory
- Hunza apricot pits
- Acorn
- English Walnut
Nursery:
- Compost
- Grafting
- Stoolbeds
- Root Propagation
- Mist Propagation
- Greenhouse
- Shadehouse
- Nursery Beds
Timber Crop
- Poplar - paper and pellets
- Pine - winter breaks
- Willow - paper and pellets
OSA Material Products
Biocrop
- Paper
- Biochar
- Bioplastic
- Potassium hydroxide
- Soap
- Geopolymer
Mining
- Limestone
- Cement
- Clay
- Pottery
- Calcium Carbide
- Glass
- Clay brick
- Compressed Earth Brick
- Electrowinning
Land Management:
- Fencing
- Terracing
- Ponds
- Orchard
- Field Crop
- Grass farming
- Grassland
- Forest
- Trees
- River
- Rain
- Sun
OSA Agricultural Machinery
- LifeTrac Icon
- Multipurpose Auger Icon
- Agricultural Combine Icon
- Hammermill
- Chipper
- Agricultural Spader
- Agricultural Mower
- Seeder
- Baler
- Brush hog
- Chainsaw
- Stump grinder
- Perennial Crops, fruits, nuts
Other
RepLab - the Open Source Fab Lab
GVCS I:
- Induction Furnace Icon
- CNC Torch Table Icon
- 3D Printer Icon
- CNC Lathe Icon
- CNC Mill Icon
- Plasma Cutter Icon (power electronics)
- Welder Icon
More:
- Laser Cutter Icon
- CNC Router Icon
- Robotic Arm - CNC welding, moldless casting
- Desktop Semiconductor Foundry Icon-Desktop Semiconductor Foundry
- Advanced Materials Science
- Basic Materials Science
- Metallurgy
- CNC Fabrication
- Workshop Tools
- Hand Tools
Construction
- Compressed Earth Brick press
- Soil pulverizer
- Loader Icon
- Backhoe Icon
- Sawmill Icon
- Cement Mixer Icon
- Trencher Icon - for laying cable
- Mud sprayer
- Roller (for smoothing)
Fuel and Energy
- Pelletizer Icon
- Gasifer - wood gas production
- Heat Exchanger Icon - steam generation for multiple purposes
- Steam engine
- Solar Concentrator
- Biomass Pellets Icon
- Absorption Chiller
- Combined Heat and Power System
- Biogas production
Water Resources
- Bulldozer for terraforming
- Ponds
- Rooftop catchment
- Well Drilling Rig
Additional Icons
- Land
- Trees
- Water
- Earth
- Wind Turbine
- Laser Cutter Icon