Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call: Rob Fernandez (Wikimedia District of Columbia) on Listeria, a tool that uses SPARQL queries to define a list, and provides a bot that will update a wiki page containing that list if the results of that SPARQL query change, all based on Wikidata, 08 September. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GeKcUNdoWKwKz0T-bxR6GG6EM8FLzEHuvv9aOIYLZZ8/edit?usp=sharing - Upcoming: live SPARQL queries https://www.twitch.tv/belett on Twitch and in French by Vigneron, September 8 at 18:00 CEST - Upcoming video: Wikipedia Weekly Network - LIVE Wikidata editing #19 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2757430611208765/, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qI8aF77r7A, September 10 - Upcoming: Online Wikidata editathon in Swedish #29 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Meetup_#29, September 13
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Semantic Wikibase has been released https://professional.wiki/en/news/semantic-wikibase-released by Professional.Wiki https://professional.wiki/ (Demo video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovZl_ZoGkc0) - Video: Wikipedia Weekly Network - LIVE Wikidata editing #18, workflows for SPARQL queries and QuickStatements Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2751141135171046/, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NgCzu2lX9w - OpenRefine 3.4 https://openrefine.org/download.html was released - How can I get data on all the dams in the world? Use Wikidata https://addshore.com/2020/09/wikidata-dams/. By Addshore https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Addshore - Wikidata Training Workshop 2, by Canadian Arts Presenting Association - YouTube - Contributing to Wikidata - (Parts 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBLGtfB5PZQ, 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTFXPMX-JPI, 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kroUL7DJOPs & 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdndwyFgLPY) - Contributing to Wikidata (in French) - (Parts 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3bb_5hQIqI, 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cszeXU2pEXU&t=189s, 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGoUDc-VeCI & 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYjAUJCgUCA) - Video: How to use QuickStatements - a tool to bulk upload data onto Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql7gC91eWss. By Dr Sara Thomas
Tool of the week
- wmdeanalytics.wmflabs.org/WD_percentUsageDashboard is a dashboard that measures Wikidata's usage and coverage on Wikimedia Foundation projects.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Entity Explosion https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Entity_Explosion, the browser add-on for Chrome https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/entity-explosion/bbcffeclligkmfiocanodamdjclgejcn is now also available for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/entity-explosion/. When the user visits a web page, it displays data from Wikidata, about the subject of that page.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: none - External identifiers: LSG local body code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8573, NYARC Discovery ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8574, Encyclopaedia of Architects, Vienna 1770–1945 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8575, Hrvatska tehnička enciklopedija ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8576, ICP artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8577, TracesOfWar person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8578, Firefox add-on ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8579, NHK Archives Portal person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8580, Hrvatski biografski leksikon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8581, InciWeb ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8582, YUAG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8583, Wikipedia Library partner ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8584, FIPRESCI person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8585, Anais do Museu Paulista article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8586, Legacies of British Slave-ownership place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8587, Wisconsin Historical Society NRHP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8588, Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8589 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: applies to form or aspect https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/applies_to_form_or_aspect, blocked on the territory of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/blocked_on_the_territory_of, Liturgical category https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Liturgical_category, Flickr image URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flickr_image_URL, turning radius https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/turning_radius, number of reboots https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_reboots, financials URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/financials_URL, SI base units https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SI_base_units, rank insignia2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/rank_insignia2 - External identifiers: Syro-Malabar Church Parish ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Syro-Malabar_Church_Parish_ID, Database of Umgebinde houses in Bohemian Switzerland ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Database_of_Umgebinde_houses_in_Bohemian_Switzerland_ID, Re-Member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Re-Member_ID, DIL ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DIL_ID, Naver Vibe Artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_Vibe_Artist_ID, American Battlefield Trust battlefield ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/American_Battlefield_Trust_battlefield_ID, American Battlefield Trust person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/American_Battlefield_Trust_person_ID, L'Officiel des spectacles ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L%27Officiel_des_spectacles_ID, VA facility ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VA_facility_ID, Hikr Waypoint ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hikr_Waypoint_ID, tvmaze ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tvmaze_ID, Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Thomas_Jefferson_Encyclopedia_ID, Danish educational institution number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Danish_educational_institution_number, Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Past_Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_ID, photoLondon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/photoLondon_ID, uta-net.com song ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/uta-net.com_song_ID, Historic Montana ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Historic_Montana_ID, KHRI ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KHRI_ID, Seattle Art Museum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Seattle_Art_Museum_ID, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art artwork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nelson-Atkins_Museum_of_Art_artwork_ID - Query examples: - Map of companies developing/manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate that is at least in a phase 1 clinical trial https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_COVID-19/Queries#Map_of_organisations/companies_developing/manufacturing_a_vaccine_in_trials - A table of the 100 highest fees charged for using various kinds of facilities, normalized to United States dollars https://sophox.org/embed.html#SELECT%20%3Fosm%20%3Famount%20%3Fiso4217%20%3FamountUSD%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%22None%22%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Query%20Wikidata%20for%0A%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fquery.wikidata.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20Currencies%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcurrency%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ8142%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Their%20ISO%204217%20codes%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP498%20%3Fiso4217%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Their%20exchange%20rate%20statements%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP2284%20%3FrateStatement.%0A%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Preferred%20statement%20about%20a%20USD%20exchange%20rate%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FrateStatement%20wikibase%3Arank%20wikibase%3APreferredRank%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20psv%3AP2284%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3FpreferredConversion%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AquantityUnit%20wd%3AQ4917%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Normal%20statement%20about%20a%20USD%20exchange%20rate%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FrateStatement%20wikibase%3Arank%20wikibase%3ANormalRank%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20psv%3AP2284%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3FnormalConversion%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AquantityUnit%20wd%3AQ4917%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20Normally%20a%20triple%20would%20use%20the%20preferred%20statement%20if%20available%2C%20falling%20back%20to%20a%20normal%20statement%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20However%2C%20we%20have%20to%20do%20the%20fallback%20manually%20because%20we%20got%20the%20raw%20statements%20in%20order%20to%20filter%20by%20qualifier%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28COALESCE%28%3FpreferredConversion%2C%20%3FnormalConversion%29%20AS%20%3Fconversion%29%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20BOUND%28%3Fconversion%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Query%20OpenStreetMap%20for%20prices%20of%20services%0A%20%20%3Fosm%20osmt%3Acharge%20%3Fcharge.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Only%20flat%20fees%2C%20since%20rates%20by%20time%20are%20difficult%20to%20compare%20across%20service%20types%0A%20%20FILTER%20REGEX%28%3Fcharge%2C%20%22%5E%5B0-9%5D%2B%28%3F%3A%5C%5C.%5B0-9%5D%2B%29%3F%20%5BA-Z%5D%7B3%7D%24%22%29%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Parse%20the%20price%20and%20convert%20it%20from%20the%20local%20currency%20to%20USD%0A%20%20BIND%28xsd%3Adecimal%28STRBEFORE%28%3Fcharge%2C%20%22%20%22%29%29%20AS%20%3Famount%29%0A%20%20BIND%28STRAFTER%28%3Fcharge%2C%20%22%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fiso4217%29%0A%20%20BIND%28%3Famount%20%2A%20%3Fconversion%20AS%20%3FamountUSD%29%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3FamountUSD%29%0ALIMIT%20100 - OSM/Wikidata query - Youngest age of UK MPs leaving office since 1900 https://w.wiki/bMb (Source https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1302361637626806276) - Longest time UK MPs lived after leaving office since 1900 https://w.wiki/bMi (Source https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1302361637626806276) - British cabinet members with past military service https://w.wiki/bSp (Source https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1301939025121554432) - Earliest written record of 10 largest Czech cities https://w.wiki/bAf (Source https://twitter.com/medi_cago/status/1301424491747258368) - Churches dedicated to Czech patron St. Wenceslas (blue) and Moravian patrons St. Cyril and Methodeus (orange) https://w.wiki/b7P (Source https://twitter.com/medi_cago/status/1301179041840599040) - German municipality names ending with -in, -ing, -heim https://w.wiki/bSg (Source https://twitter.com/austrianmaps/status/1302707949362651136)
Development
- Added Wikidata support to Japanese Wikivoyage. phab:T261451 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T261451 - Investigating the nature of our training outliers to improve the way ORES automatically scores the quality of an Item. - Working on error that sometimes causes Wikidata UI to report 2 error messages when saving a sitelink in an item. phab:T260869 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260869 - Completed various investigations to make an informed decision on the output format of WikibaseManifest files (automated configuration detection for toolbuilders) phab:T261285 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T261285 - Completed various bug fixes and wrap-up tasks to conclude the major engineering work on the Federated Properties https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/4604/ project - More work on Item Quality Scoring and Federated Properties
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R. If you want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/71/query/zfiRgTnZF7zu/?filter=zfiRgTnZF7zu&order=priority.
Monthly Tasks
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above. - Comment on property proposals: all open proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview - Contribute to a Showcase item https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Showcase_items . - Help translate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language! - Help merge identical items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge across Wikimedia projects. - Help write the next summary! https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next