1. A method for automatic verification of a machine-readable map of networked devices comprising: accessing a machine-readable map; accessing validation rules in a machine-readable format wherein said validation rules comprise a declarations attributing portion providing contextual framework for a definition of said validation rules, a rule attributing portion defining a value of an attribute of a device and a rule connecting portion containing one or more of a clause defining connection requirements of said device; performing a validation step, wherein said validation step comprises comparing said validation rules in machine-readable format with said machine-readable map; and generating a report of a result of said validation step to provide automatic verification of said machine-readable map of networked devices, wherein said accessing of said machine-readable map does not require accessing said network devices associated with said machine-readable map.