Hi people,
This is a probing note to start discussing connecting geometries from the
Wikimaps project to the Wikimedia knowledge base.
If you are new to Wikimaps, have a look in
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikimaps. We aim to bring old
maps to the Commons, georeference them and use for historical mapping in
the Open Historical Map environment.
Wikimaps has a preliminary workflow that can be tested, from Wikimedia
Commons to the Wikimaps Warper and further on to the iD editor in the Open
Historical Map sandbox. See
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikimaps/Wikimaps_Tartu%E2%80%93H…
From this point, we need to know how to advance. We
would like to invite
you to discuss the options, and the properties for data
concerning space,
time and change over time.
- Wikidata is ready as a structure to handle the cross-references of the
spatiotemporal data. Adding the geopolygon datatype is needed to complete
the tools.
- We are hoping Wikimaps will be a necessary use and test case.
- We want to gather experiences from describing places over time, how to
handle uncertain or imprecise information. Also, from a mappers point of
view, how to interpret & express information that is stated on a map.
- We can create a "spatiotemporal data" task force in Wikidata
Are you interested in taking part in this discussion?
I am cross-posting this to the Wikimedia maps-l and the OpenStreetMap
Historic lists. Let's find a way to discuss together!
Cheers,
Susanna Ånäs
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