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From: Léa Lacroix <lea.lacroix(a)wikimedia.de>
Date: Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 4:34 AM
Subject: [Wikidata] Significant change: new data type for geoshapes
To: wikidata-tech(a)lists.wikimedia.org, "Discussion list for the Wikidata
project." <wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, pywikibot(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Hello all,
We’ve been working on a new data type that allows you to link to the
*geographical
shapes* that are now stored on Commons. This data type will be deployed on
Wikidata on *April 17th*.
This data type refers to the geographical shapes that are enabled on
Wikimedia Commons since the beginning of this year. Here you can find more
information about this <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps>.
The property creators will be able to create properties with this geoshape
data type by selecting “Geographical shape” in the data type list.
When the property is created, you can use it in statements, and when
filling the value, if you start typing a string, you can choose the name of
a geoshape in the list of what exists on Commons.
[image: Screenshot test geoshape in Wikidata.png]
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Screenshot_test_geoshape_in_Wikidat…>
One thing to note: We currently do not export statements that use this
datatype to RDF. They can therefore not be queried in the Wikidata Query
Service. The reason is that we are still waiting for geoshapes to get
stable URIs. This is handled in this ticket
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T161527>.
Before the deployment, you can test it on http://test.wikidata.org (see for
example the property “geotest” on Q22 <https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22>).
If you have any question, feel free to ask!
Cheers,
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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Hi everyone!
The Wikimaps User Group will start! The goal is that people with many
different ideas for using the geographic component in their projects within
Wikimedia can come together, share their expertise and help each other
forward.
We are starting to discuss how the user group will function and invite you
to join the group and the discussion!
How shall the affiliate do outreach? Will we facilitate projects? Do we
form partnerships? How do we meet and communicate?
Join the Wikimaps User Group!
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimaps_User_Group#Join_the_group>
Join the discussion!
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimaps_User_Group/Activity>
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Susanna and Albin
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From: Kirill Lokshin <kirill.lokshin(a)gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 8:37 AM
Subject: [Affiliates] Recognition of the Wikimaps User Group
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia
Movement Affiliates discussion list <affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi everyone!
I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
the Wikimaps User Group [1] as a Wikimedia User Group.
The group aims to gather Wikimedia users engaged in a variety of activities
related to geographic information from across the movement, so that people
with different ideas for using geographic components in their projects are
able to come together, share their expertise, and help each other.
Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
Regards,
Kirill Lokshin
Affiliations Committee
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimaps_User_Group
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