contents of imperial port authority
admin (01 level)
personnel
union rep
protocol
legal
prosecutions
advocacy
contracts
obligation/termination
supervision
treaty interpretation
law level issues
finances
collections
disbursements
records
history
- liaison (01 level)
a passengers
b ships/captains/crew
- agencies
? imperial
c corporate
g military
h planet
j local system
d private corporate
k union
m contractors
f security control
- embassy offices
eS shakamash/amda
eU upag
e unishpiir
e rathas
e tscho
e khikaeg
e iliika
- dining facility (01 level)
fs food service, catering
hall hall
- conference rooms (01 level)
C large
c small
(red) VIP parking (main deck parking lot)
(red) fencing
pax concourse upper level
mars/venus/a mens'/women's/aliens' toilets
(occasionally an issue with the central fountain ....)
P medical/police booth
security bots
x custodial station
cleaner bots
ATW "all these worlds" club (soc A+ only)
tav tavern
bar bar
tb taco bell
g game/video/tri
K kiddie playland
A alien "lounge"/facility
intelligent architecture
configurable setting
- casino?
e embassy branches
eS shakamash/amda (2)
eU upag (4)
e unishpiir (2)
e rathas (1)
e tscho (1)
e khikaeg (1)
e iliika (1)
V visitors agency
events, tickets
travel/recreation, booking
associations, memberships
government announcements/ruleChanges
alien services
liaison/translator
humans/bots
short-term courtesy
long-term hired
T tailor
f footwear
sv souveneir shop
equip equipment shop
b bots-are-us (the latest intelligent machinery)
valet/cleaning
purchase
rentals (between participating ports)
can reduce fares
B bank branch
B bank branch
DC data center
comms matching/links
data uploads
general news and information
business
events
user-sought
employment
ar transport
airraft rentals
taxi/gig acquisition
F pax freight
incoming deliveries
outgoing cargo insertion
storage arrangements
real properties/estate
facilities/properties/housing
temporary/sales
- local kiosks
small businesses
artists
churches
cultural shows
social concerns
ct courtesy transport
pax concourse lower level (street-level receiving)
ship factors
a permanent
b temporary
lowpax
c intake
d discharge
luggage
e discharge
f information kiosk
g riser to upper deck
outer slots - staircases (right up, left down)
inner slots - escalators (right up, left down)
center slot - courtesy transport way
h upper deck access screening
ct courtesy transport (grav)
private concourse upper and lower level
a entertainment lounge
b bots-are-us (the latest intelligent machinery)
valet/cleaning
purchase
c ship factor, luggage intake
d couresty cargo pick-up
ct courtesy transport (grav)
security stations
full camera/ir/nv/sensor systems
full card/rfid photo/biometric recognition
guards in light body armor and sidearms
heavier weapons on standby
police bots on standby
airrafts/grav bikes on standby to pursue as necessary
hardened "safe" room manned at all times to guarantee alarm/response/report capability
x1 crew gate
primarily deals with outgoing/incoming ship crew, in various states of order/disorder
supports cargo gate
x2 cargo gate
responsible for cargo container traffic
generally only looks for obvious problems
frequently relies on port authority access control to tell it what to allow/disallow
may conduct snap inspection
x3 pax gate
generally only looks for obvious problems
x4 port authority gate
careful access verification
x5 private gate
careful access verification
artwork
z1 water fountain/grav-water sculpture
mountain stream, water falls on both sides down to pools at pax concourse level
dynamic gravitic sculpture of water nymphs and fish
the nymphs play and cavort at the top of the water source
the fish jump from the pools up the water falls to the water source at the top
the "fish" may be grabbed, but then drain away
sometimes aliens attempt to eat the fish or to use the fountain as a toilet
z2 bronze statues
Scout Pilot Kalag Adla Mikhi and Scout Engineer Stephan Holmes, and their mothers
upon responding to a distressed ship Port Authority Search & Rescue Scout Pilot
Adla Mikhi found the ship had only minimal manual control and would require
constant pilot guidance to prevent its impact on a city of Gudak, requiring
that pilot to remain aboard until impact. After ensuring all ship crew were
evacuated Scout Adla Mikhi elected to remain aboard to perform the task and
dismissed the remainder of the team. But the ship's engineering plant was
unstable and Port Authority Search and Rescue Scout Engineer Stephan Holmes
returned aboard to guarantee what little maneuver power was available. They
successfully diverted the ship, dying in the act.
the statue shows Adla Mikhi in scout hazard suit, striding forward and looking
up with arm raised. His mother is depicted behind him to his right, striding with
him and hand on his shoulder, gazing at him. Stephan Holmes is depicted to
Mikhi's left and striding one pace behind, reading data from a sensor tool, his
mother positioned similarly to Mikhi's.
they are positioned on the pax concourse just overlooking the lower level. on
moving up from lower level to the pax concourse passengers perceive them to be
larger than life, but upon arrival at the pax concourse level they are perceived
as human-sized and ordinary.
z5 grav-air sculpture
dynamic gravitic sculpture of various flight themes using aerial dust and mist
various aerial creatures - birds, insects, native gudak aerials - love to ride the
gravitic projections of this sculpture. currently being studied by several local art
schools and biology colleges seeking to incorporate the animals' play into the
dynamic presentations.
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startown
downtown
B arrow
landing zones
C arrow
?
D arrow
industrial
slums