ICUX-001 · CROSS-UNIVERSE KNOWLEDGE LAYER
Eight source-backed place contexts braid 24 existing ICU records across five universes. Select a node on the schematic map or use the equivalent list to follow one place through three different thematic lenses.
Truth boundary: documentary claims are source-visible below. The coordinate field, lines, textures and interface graphics are original interpretive visuals, not a documentary map or navigation product.
LINKED MAP + LIST
Choose any place. The map and list use the same stable IDs.
The SVG points duplicate the native place buttons in the Equivalent place list. Use either path; both select the same place record.
Keyboard and screen-reader path. Each control selects the same ID as its map node.
THREE THREADS PER PLACE
Each edge keeps its target record ID, source evidence IDs and reality label visible.
PLACE 01 · approximate-place
High-elevation hydrothermal basin where hot water, minerals and thermophile communities produce strong thermal and color gradients.
The visual record focuses on the same hydrothermal feature whose color bands arise from temperature-linked microbial communities.
Evidence IDs: src:nps-yellowstone-grand-prismatic · Reality: documentary relationship
Hyperspectral imaging turns the spring’s thermal and pigment gradients into a second, instrument-mediated way of reading place.
Evidence IDs: src:usgs-grand-prismatic-hyperspectral · Reality: documentary relationship
This essay provides a useful contrast: Grand Prismatic color is biological/thermal, while other ICU examples derive color from different mechanisms.
Evidence IDs: src:nps-yellowstone-grand-prismatic · Reality: documentary relationship
PLACE 02 · park-centroid-approximate
A biodiverse mountain park where elevation spreads autumn color change across several weeks.
The Autumn Universe place record anchors the park as a seasonal landscape rather than a single scenic photograph.
Evidence IDs: src:nps-smokies-fall-colors · Reality: documentary relationship
The activity record follows the visitor-use side of the same elevation-driven seasonal color change.
Evidence IDs: src:nps-smokies-fall-colors · Reality: documentary relationship
NPS identifies sugar maple among the species contributing to lower- and mid-elevation fall color in the park.
Evidence IDs: src:nps-smokies-fall-colors · Reality: documentary relationship
PLACE 03 · park-centroid-approximate
Lowland forest to alpine terrain with glacial lakes, varied substrates and the autumn display of Tasmania’s deciduous beech.
The place record joins lowland forest, glacial landforms and alpine vegetation in one park context.
Evidence IDs: src:parks-tas-mount-field · Reality: documentary relationship
The walk crosses glacial tarns and is specifically noted for autumn color when deciduous beech turns golden.
Evidence IDs: src:parks-tas-tarn-shelf · Reality: documentary relationship
The species record connects the park’s autumn display to Nothofagus gunnii rather than treating color as an abstract seasonal effect.
Evidence IDs: src:parks-tas-fagus · Reality: documentary relationship
PLACE 04 · town-context-approximate
Dry western Queensland landscape within the long belt of western opal fields.
The field record links the town context to western Queensland’s boulder-opal landscape and active small-scale use.
Evidence IDs: src:qld-winton-opal, src:qld-opal-map-1993 · Reality: documentary relationship
Queensland’s current agency description ties boulder opal to silica filling cracks and voids in ironstone.
Evidence IDs: src:qld-winton-opal · Reality: documentary relationship
This cross-universe link shifts from extraction geology to how mineral materials create visual effects under light.
Evidence IDs: src:qld-winton-opal · Reality: documentary relationship
PLACE 05 · region-only-no-single-point
A legally defined production region treated here as an area relationship rather than a pin.
The legal source defines Bayerisches Bier as a protected geographical indication, so the atlas keeps it as a region-level relationship rather than inventing a point.
Evidence IDs: src:eurlex-bayerisches-bier · Reality: documentary relationship
A Munich brewing tradition is related to the broader Bavarian production landscape while remaining a distinct record from the PGI itself.
Evidence IDs: src:eurlex-bayerisches-bier · Reality: documentary relationship
The Beer Universe source record supplies a city-scale culture lens inside the broader protected regional designation.
Evidence IDs: src:eurlex-bayerisches-bier · Reality: documentary relationship
PLACE 06 · city-context-approximate
Urban brewery context where local water, ingredients, cellars and industrial craft became tied to a place-name beer tradition.
The brewery-site record keeps the innovation attached to the actual Plzeň production environment.
Evidence IDs: src:prazdroj-history · Reality: documentary relationship
The brand record follows the beer that emerged from the 1842 brewery context without collapsing brand and place into one identity.
Evidence IDs: src:prazdroj-history · Reality: documentary relationship
The person record links a named brewer to the first batch documented by the brewery history on 5 October 1842.
Evidence IDs: src:prazdroj-history · Reality: documentary relationship
PLACE 07 · historic-district-context-approximate
A Bosphorus peninsula shaped by urban continuity, monumental architecture and a maritime crossroads setting.
UNESCO places Hagia Sophia among the historic peninsula’s defining architectural masterpieces, making it a place-scale anchor for the ICU record.
Evidence IDs: src:unesco-istanbul-356 · Reality: documentary relationship
The historical-city record traces the same peninsula through the Byzantine capital identity rather than only its present-day name.
Evidence IDs: src:unesco-istanbul-356 · Reality: documentary relationship
The material-effect record shifts from city geography to the visual behavior of mosaic surfaces associated with Byzantine monumental interiors.
Evidence IDs: src:unesco-istanbul-356 · Reality: documentary relationship
PLACE 08 · world-heritage-component-approximate
Volcanic terrain sculpted by erosion into ridges, valleys and pinnacles, with rock-cut settlements and sanctuaries.
The ICU region record aligns with UNESCO’s combined natural-cultural landscape of eroded volcanic terrain and rock-cut settlement.
Evidence IDs: src:unesco-cappadocia-357 · Reality: documentary relationship
Tokalı Kilise provides a specific sacred-space lens within the broader Göreme rock-site landscape.
Evidence IDs: src:unesco-cappadocia-357 · Reality: documentary relationship
The fresco record isolates a material/technique lens from the same landscape where UNESCO notes rock-hewn sanctuaries with Byzantine decoration.
Evidence IDs: src:unesco-cappadocia-357 · Reality: documentary relationship
METHOD + BOUNDARIES
Unknown or region-scale locations are never converted to 0,0. Bavaria’s protected designation is intentionally shown as a region-only record with no point.
An edge means the ICU target helps read a place through a theme. It does not claim every linked record is located at the same coordinate or that thematic proximity proves causation.
The coordinate field is an original SVG graticule generated for ICUX-001. It contains no third-party tiles, documentary imagery or inferred borders.
Selection, deep links, saving, list access and export do not require external analytics. Existing ICU analytics scripts remain governed by the site’s consent layer.
SOURCE + RIGHTS LEDGER
Every source row records institution/creator, date or identifier where available, rights basis and review date.
| Source ID | Item / institution | Date / identifier | Rights basis | Reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| src:nps-yellowstone-grand-prismatic | Grand Prismatic Spring U.S. National Park Service · Yellowstone National Park / NPS | Last updated 2026-08-15 NPS place: 000/grand-prismatic-spring | Citation-only factual source; no NPS media redistributed in this release. rights:citation-only | 2026-09-12 |
| src:usgs-grand-prismatic-hyperspectral | Hyperspectral Image of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone, WY U.S. Geological Survey · Raymond Kokaly / USGS | 2020-03-05 USGS media record: hyperspectral-image-grand-prismatic-spring-yellowstone-wy | USGS marks the media record Public Domain; this release cites it but does not redistribute the image. rights:usgs-public-domain | 2026-09-12 |
| src:nps-smokies-fall-colors | Fall Colors U.S. National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park / NPS | Current agency page NPS GRSM fallcolor | Citation-only factual source; no NPS media redistributed. rights:citation-only | 2026-09-12 |
| src:parks-tas-mount-field | Mount Field National Park Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania · Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania | Last reviewed 2026-07-01 Mount Field National Park park page | Citation-only factual source; no agency media redistributed. rights:citation-only | 2026-09-12 |
| src:parks-tas-tarn-shelf | Tarn Shelf Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania · Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania | Current park-walk page Mount Field / Tarn Shelf | Citation-only factual source; no agency media redistributed. rights:citation-only | 2026-09-12 |
| src:parks-tas-fagus | Fagus Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania · Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania | Current species page Nothofagus gunnii / Fagus | Citation-only factual source; no agency media redistributed. rights:citation-only | 2026-09-12 |
| src:qld-winton-opal | Fossicking, gemstones and opal mining Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development · Queensland Government | Current 2026 agency page Winton — the home of the boulder opal | Citation-only factual source; no Queensland Government media redistributed. rights:citation-only | 2026-09-12 |
| src:qld-opal-map-1993 | Queensland Opal 1:1000000 Miscellaneous Map Fourth Edition 1993 Geological Survey of Queensland · Queensland Government | 1993 map; dataset page current MR001856 | Dataset page states Creative Commons Attribution 4.0; this release cites the record and does not redistribute the map. rights:cc-by-4.0 | 2026-09-12 |
| src:eurlex-bayerisches-bier | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/990 — Bayerisches Bier (PGI) European Union / EUR-Lex · European Commission | 2017-06-12 CELEX:32017R0990; EU No DE-PGI-0117-01220 | Official legal source cited for the protected designation; no source text or media redistributed. rights:citation-only | 2026-09-12 |
| src:prazdroj-history | History — Birth of a legend Plzeňský Prazdroj · Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s. | Current brand history page Prazdroj history / 5 October 1842 | Primary company-history source; cited with brand-source context, no media redistributed. rights:citation-only | 2026-09-12 |
| src:unesco-istanbul-356 | Historic Areas of Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Centre · UNESCO World Heritage Centre | World Heritage property 356; current page WHC 356 | UNESCO states the property description is available under CC BY-SA IGO 3.0; this release cites it and uses no gallery media. rights:cc-by-sa-igo-3.0-page-text | 2026-09-12 |
| src:unesco-cappadocia-357 | Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Centre · UNESCO World Heritage Centre | World Heritage property 357; current page WHC 357 | UNESCO states the property description is available under CC BY-SA IGO 3.0; this release cites it and uses no gallery media. rights:cc-by-sa-igo-3.0-page-text | 2026-09-12 |
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