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Federation and provenance in an ecosystem
How independently governed spaces make assertions about the same Cedar Valley outcome and watershed, why every assertion carries its provenance, why disagreement is preserved rather than merged, and why Atlas is a projection rather than an owner.
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Federation in practice
One referent, many accounts
A fictional valley, where four organizations say different things about the same outcome.
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2033–2034
Four spaces, one outcome
Each assertion names the outcome by RID and comes from its own space.
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A shared RID means they are about the same outcome — not that they agree.
What travels with each assertion
Every assertion keeps its provenance
Who said it, in which space, under what authority, when, and on what evidence.
Where the assertion is governed and can be revised.
Who made it, and exactly what relationship it claims.
The dataset, permit, or report offered, and when.
2034
Disagreement is kept, not resolved
The water office's challenge does not erase the assessor's finding, or the reverse.
Rule
Both assertions stand, each with its source. A remote claim never overrides a registered record without governed reconciliation.
Disclosure
Different requesters see different assertions
Each space applies its own policy; the referent stays the same.
The watershed, the permit summary, the published assessment.
Commitments and interventions shared within the formation.
Only whom she chooses; otherwise nothing, not even a hint.
Exploration
Atlas is a projection, not an owner
It follows RIDs across spaces and shows each assertion with its source.
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A cached view carries its source and retrieval time. It never becomes a second authority.
Boundaries
What federation does not do
Shared identity connects knowledge. It does not judge it.
Identity says which outcome; evidence and governance weigh claims.
Similar or conflicting accounts are never collapsed on resemblance.
Each space discloses only what its policy permits.
Read as text
- Federation in practiceOne referent, many accountsA fictional valley, where four organizations say different things about the same outcome.Source: Document 08 v1.1 §7.4 — Cedar Valley is fictional; no identifier has been issued
- 2033–2034Four spaces, one outcomeEach assertion names the outcome by RID and comes from its own space.About the outcome Reduced irrigation withdrawals, the formation coordination space reports a reduction, the outcome assessor's space finds the reduction supported by evidence, the cooperative operations space records lower metered withdrawals, and the county water office space disputes the size of the reduction from its permit records.Source: Document 08 v1.1 §7.4, §10.3 — Cedar Valley is fictional
- What travels with each assertionEvery assertion keeps its provenanceWho said it, in which space, under what authority, when, and on what evidence.Originating spaceWhere the assertion is governed and can be revised.Asserting authority and predicateWho made it, and exactly what relationship it claims.Evidence and timeThe dataset, permit, or report offered, and when.Source: Document 08 v1.1 §7.4, §18.6
- 2034Disagreement is kept, not resolvedThe water office's challenge does not erase the assessor's finding, or the reverse.RuleSource: Document 08 v1.1 §10.5, §15.3, §18.8 — how disputes are mediated is not yet specified
- DisclosureDifferent requesters see different assertionsEach space applies its own policy; the referent stays the same.A public visitorThe watershed, the permit summary, the published assessment.Formation participantsCommitments and interventions shared within the formation.Anika's own observationsOnly whom she chooses; otherwise nothing, not even a hint.Source: Document 08 v1.1 §11.3, §6.9 — Cedar Valley is fictional
- ExplorationAtlas is a projection, not an ownerIt follows RIDs across spaces and shows each assertion with its source.Atlas reads permitted assertions from the formation coordination space, the assessor's space, and the county water office space, and presents an attributed view of the outcome. The spaces remain authoritative for what they said.Source: Document 08 v1.1 §10.3; Document 09 v1.1 §8.2 — Atlas is proposed
- BoundariesWhat federation does not doShared identity connects knowledge. It does not judge it.No truth determinationIdentity says which outcome; evidence and governance weigh claims.No automatic mergeSimilar or conflicting accounts are never collapsed on resemblance.No universal accessEach space discloses only what its policy permits.Source: Document 08 v1.1 §10.5, §15.3, §11.3
Sources and provenance
Normative basis
- Document 08 v1.1 — Section 7.4Semantic relationships
- Document 08 v1.1 — Section 10.3Atlas responsibilities
- Document 08 v1.1 — Section 10.5Federation query
- Document 08 v1.1 — Section 11.3Privacy-sensitive resources
- Document 08 v1.1 — Section 15.3Resource identity boundaries
- Document 08 v1.1 — Section 18.6Resolution response and representation distinction
- Document 08 v1.1 — Section 18.8Federation, trust, caching, and failure handling
- Document 09 v1.1 — Section 8.2Cross-space references
This viewgraph is an informative explanation. Where it and the specifications differ, Documents 08 and 09 v1.1 govern.
What it contains
- Document 08 v1.1 · normative
- Grounded directly in Document 08, the controlling standard. Cited by section.
- Document 09 v1.1 · reference implementation
- Guidance from Document 09, the proposed reference implementation. Subordinate to Document 08; its technology choices are not requirements.
- Interpretation
- Explanation or design rationale written for this Learning Center. It does not add requirements.
- Hypothetical example
- An illustrative scenario. Its identifiers are examples or fictional; none has been issued.
- Proposed, not operational
- Something the specifications propose — a host, a prefix, a federation, a service — that does not exist yet.
Related
Pathway: Federation · For everyone · Revised 2026-10-10 · Content ID viewgraph.ecosystem-federation-and-provenance (a page identifier on this site, not an RID)