GVCS Pattern Language

=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. One criterion is displacement of suffering - if global corporations are the providers, they should be replaced by responsible production. This applies to necessary products that we can't live without, such as paper.
 * 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
 * Eggs
 * Milk
 * Cheese
 * Bread
 * Burritos
 * Salsa
 * Mayonnaise
 * Ketchup
 * Mustard
 * Vinegar
 * Horseradish
 * Pickled cucumbers
 * Fermented beets
 * Chicken meat
 * Duck meat
 * Turkey
 * Goose
 * Venison
 * Beef
 * Pork
 * Rabbit
 * 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
 * Fiber loom
 * Food mill for tomato sauce
 * Bakery oven
 * Large bakery mixer
 * Milking Equipment
 * Canning oven
 * Large food processing stove
 * Jar canning

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
 * Agricultural Combine Icon
 * Agricultural Spader
 * Multipurpose Auger Icon - digging, materials handling
 * Hammermill
 * Chipper
 * Rototiller
 * Furrow maker


 * Baler
 * Seeder
 * Brush hog
 * Chainsaw
 * Stump grinder

Components:
 * Sickle bar or rotary cutter
 * Materials-handling auger
 * Baler compression mechanism
 * Baler tie mechanism

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
 * Car

Water Resources

 * Bulldozer for terraforming
 * Ponds
 * Rooftop catchment
 * Well Drilling Rig

Additional Icons

 * Land
 * Trees
 * Water
 * Earth
 * Wind Turbine
 * Laser Cutter Icon

RepLab - the Open Source Fab Lab
GVCS I:


 * Induction Furnace Icon
 * Hot Rolling Icon - this includes cold rolling, as it's a similar process
 * CNC Torch Table Icon
 * 3D Printer Icon
 * CNC Lathe Icon
 * CNC Mill Icon
 * Plasma Cutter Icon (power electronics)
 * Welder Icon (power electronics)
 * Forging Icon
 * Extrusion Icon

More:
 * 3D Ceramics Printer (this, RepRap, and Router all contribute to CNC casting.
 * Laser Cutter Icon
 * Cold Cut Saw
 * CNC Router Icon - large, for wood work and moldless casting.
 * CNC Router for electronics
 * Robotic Arm - CNC welding, moldless casting
 * Desktop Semiconductor Foundry Icon-Desktop Semiconductor Foundry
 * 150 Ton Hole Puncher
 * 150 Ton Metal Shear
 * Drill Press
 * Surface Grinder Icon
 * Alloying
 * Heat Treating

Components:

Advanced Materials Science:
 * Desktop Semiconductor Foundry
 * Desktop Metal Smelting

Other Basic Tools
 * Acetylene torch
 * Multimeter
 * Oscilloscope
 * Soldering Iron
 * Metal Cutoff Saw
 * Metal band saw
 * Hand drill
 * Cordless hand drill
 * Air compressor
 * Wood cutoff saw
 * Circular saw
 * Jig saw
 * Table saw
 * Nail gun
 * Spray gun
 * Drill bits
 * Masonry drill bits
 * Punch elements
 * Hardened steel metal shear blades

Hand Tools
 * Laser Level
 * Square
 * Chalk
 * Tape measure
 * Wire Brush
 * Calipers
 * Dial indicator

=Universal Power Components=
 * Cylinder
 * Piston
 * Roller pump
 * Peristaltic pump
 * Submersible pump
 * Electric motor
 * Electric generator
 * Power inverter
 * DC welder power supply
 * Inverter welder power supply
 * Induction furnace power supply
 * Plasma cutter power supply
 * Solenoid valve
 * Hydraulic valve
 * Solenoid contactor (relay)
 * Battery Charge controller (from varying DC levels)
 * Hydraulic motor
 * Hydraulic cylinder
 * Precision xyz motion - basis of all CNC
 * Gear and rack
 * Screw
 * Rotary motion
 * Stepper motor
 * Stepper motor controller
 * Vacuum pump
 * High pressure gas pump (2000 PSI)