Panospheric — Scope & method
Overview
This page documents the scope, method, and sourcing criteria used for the Wikipedia-style drafts hosted on Panospheric.com. Its purpose is to support independent editorial review by making the approach explicit and repeatable.
Scope
The drafts focus on documented use of the term panospheric in technical, academic, or institutional contexts, with emphasis on sources that explicitly use the word in a way that can be verified by third parties.
- Primary focus: explicit appearances of the term panospheric in reliable sources.
- Secondary focus: contextual framing (e.g., robotics, tele-exploration, immersive imaging) when supported by citations.
Method
The drafts are written in a neutral, encyclopedic tone. Claims are limited to what is directly supported by cited sources. Where a statement is interpretive, it is either removed or rewritten as a clearly attributed, source-supported statement.
Sourcing criteria
- Prefer primary institutional publications (universities, government records, peer-reviewed venues).
- Prefer direct access to the cited document (PDFs, official publication pages).
- Require explicit term usage (“panospheric” must appear in the source, not inferred).
- Avoid circular sourcing (Wikipedia used only as secondary summary, not primary evidence).
Limitations
- Notability is an editorial judgment that depends on the quality, independence, and treatment of sources.
- This archive can help verification, but it does not substitute for independent editorial review.
- Modern “360” usage is widespread, but consumer terminology may not use the historical word “panospheric”.