balise

Summary

balise is a radio beacon^[1]. balise draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (radio_beacon category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• balise's image is recorded as T4 Balise.JPG^[3].
• balise's instance of is recorded as radio beacon^[4].
• balise's instance of is recorded as transponder^[5].
• balise's location is recorded as rail track^[6].
• balise's subclass of is recorded as beacon^[7].
• balise's part of is recorded as Automatic Train Protection^[8].
• balise's part of is recorded as Contrôle de vitesse par balises^[9].
• balise's part of is recorded as European Train Control System^[10].
• balise's part of is recorded as Chinese Train Control System^[11].
• balise's Commons category is recorded as Balises (train protection systems)^[12].
• balise's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04c0yx^[13].
• balise's Lex ID is recorded as balise^[14].

Body

Geography

Part of include Automatic Train Protection^[8], a train protection system^[15]; Contrôle de vitesse par balises^[9]; European Train Control System^[10], a control system^[16]; and Chinese Train Control System^[11], a train protection system^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include radio beacon^[4] and transponder^[5].

Why It Matters

balise draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (radio_beacon category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] balise has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]