*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>
- Past: Wikimedia Conference in Berlin
- Wikidata meetup
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2018/Thematic,_regional,_language-specific_meetups/Wikidata>
- how to train new Wikidata trainers
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2018/Program/41>
- Structured Data on Commons and GLAM pilots session
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMCON_2018_-_Structured_Data_on_Commons_and_GLAM_pilots_session.pdf>
- Wikibase workshop in Antwerp
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Wikidata_for_research/Meetups/2018-04-23-25-Antwerpen>,
Belgium, April 23-25
- WikiWorkshop <http://wikiworkshop.org/2018/>, a forum bringing
together researchers exploring all aspects the Wikimedia projects, in Lyon,
April 24th. Seven papers related to Wikidata will be presented.
- Wikidata meetup in Zurich
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich_Meetup>,
Switzerland, April 25th
- DDJ Monaco <http://ddj-monaco.de/>: Wikidata for digital Journalists;
Open-Source-Treffen <https://opensourcetreffen.de/>: SPARQL-Workshop,
Munich, April 25 and 27
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Old Periodicals, a New Datatype and Spiderfied Query Results in
Wikidata <https://blog.library.wales/?p=17334> by Simon Cobb (National
Library of Wales)
- Wikimedia and The Met: A Shared Digital Vision
<https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/now-at-the-met/2018/wikimedia-and-the-met-digital-vision>
by Katherine Maher and Loic Tallon
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikidata:Tools
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tools> has
been reorganized and updated, thanks to Pasleim
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim>! Feel free to help keeping
this page up to date.
- Wikidata:List of properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:List_of_properties> has also
been reorganized and updated.
- Lexicographical data
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Lexicographical_data>
on Wikidata will start at the end of May. Some property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lexemes> are
already discussed
- A rate limit for edits and page creation has been set up
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Limit_page_creation_and_edit_rate>
- Please give feedback on a first proposal on GLAM metadata and ontology
mapping
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/GLAM_metadata_and_ontologies_mapping>
for Structured Data on Commons. This feedback round runs until 4 May.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: fastest lap
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5053>, cabinet
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5054>, patronym or matronym
for this person <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5056>, modified
version of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5059>, unit symbol
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5061>, wind speed
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5065>, operating temperature
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5066>, non-operating
temperature <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5067>, service
life <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5069>, French standard
size for oil paintings <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5070>,
boiler pressure <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5071>, presented
in <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5072>
- External identifiers: IRMNG taxon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5055>, Handball Bundesliga ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5057>, e-teatr.pl ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5058>, DOAB publisher ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5062>, ILI ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5063>, World of Physics
identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5064>, Flanders
Arts Institute person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5068>, JAAF ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5073>, Polish Athletics
Federation ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5075>, Römpp
online ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5076>, Russian
Athletics ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5077>, Athletics
Canada ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5078>, NVE lake ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5079>, Norsk biografisk
leksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5080>, Norsk
kunstnerleksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5081>, Store
medisinske leksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5082>,
Adult Film Database film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5083>, Yahoo Answers category
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5084>, Pschyrembel Online ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5085>, FIPS string code for
US states <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5086>, FIPS
numeric code for US states
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5087>, Internet Encyclopedia
of Philosophy ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5088>,
USGS-ANSS
event page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5089>, ARRS race
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5090>, HanCinema drama ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5091>, ISC event ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5092>, road number (Estonia)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5093>, Heritage of
Portuguese Influence ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5094>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Commercialized from
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Commercialized_from>,
synonym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/synonym>,
translation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/translation>,
antonym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/antonym>,
demonym
of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/demonym_of>,
item for this sense
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/item_for_this_sense>,
pronunciation variety
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pronunciation_variety>,
grammatical gender
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/grammatical_gender>,
grammatical number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/grammatical_number>,
etymology
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/etymology>,
person
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/person>, areas
affected
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/areas_affected>,
award category
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/award_category>,
nature of statement
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nature_of_statement>,
donation platform
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/donation_platform>,
has grammatical gender
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_grammatical_gender>,
has grammatical person
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_grammatical_person>,
Phonetic pronunciation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Phonetic_pronunciation>,
medical finding model
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/medical_finding_model>,
landmass
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/landmass>,
accessed
from
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/accessed_from>,
research measurement
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/research_measurement>,
hyperonym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/hyperonym>,
hyponym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/hyponym>,
meronym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/meronym>,
holonym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/holonym>,
troponym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/troponym>
- External identifiers: Swedish Literature Bank
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish_Literature_Bank>,
Logainm ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Logainm_ID>,
Wikipedia glossary entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikipedia_glossary_entry>,
Réunion des musées nationaux id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/R%C3%A9union_des_mus%C3%A9es_nationaux_id>,
Il mondo dei doppiatori ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Il_mondo_dei_doppiatori_ID>,
FIS speed skier ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FIS_speed_skier_ID>,
cryptocurrency address
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cryptocurrency_address>,
New Zealand Gazetteer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/New_Zealand_Gazetteer_ID>,
Bridge number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bridge_number>,
HanCinema film
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HanCinema_film>,
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionary_of_Algorithms_and_Data_Structures_ID>
- Scarcely used properties created >3 months:
- Indian Financial System Code (P4635)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4635>, RCR number (P4645)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4645>, partition type
identifier (P4654)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4654>, partition
table type (P4653) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4653>, Wiki
Aves bird ID (P4664)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4664>, Buenos
Aires legislator ID (P4667)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4667>, Sjukvårdsrådgivningen
Category ID (P4670)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4670>, tabular
software version (P4669)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4669>, constraint scope
(P4680) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4680>, GEMS Code
(P4695) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4695>
- Query examples:
- Historical monuments in Wales
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoord%20%3Flayer%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1459%20%3Fbuilding%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP3007%20%3Fmonument%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%0A%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WIKI_NLW/status/986564687356682240>)
- Software titles ranked by the number of dependencies listed for them
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20%3Fapplication%20%3FapplicationLabel%20%20%28COUNT%28%3Fsoftware%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fapplication%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ7397.%0A%20%20%3Fapplication%20wdt%3AP1547%20%3Fsoftware.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fapplication%20%3FapplicationLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%20%28%3Fcount%29%0A%0ALIMIT%2060>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/987305417033375744>)
- National parks around the world
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0Aselect%20distinct%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ46169%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20fr%2C%20de%2C%20it%2C%20es%2C%20pl%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A>
(source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/987984942050217984>)
- Narrative locations of TV series and episodes
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0A%23%20%0A%23%20Narrative%20locations%20of%20TV%20series%20and%20episodes%0A%23%20-%20define%20more%20with%20P840%20on%20items%20for%20series%20or%20episodes%0A%23%20-%20discuss%20on%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fwiki%2FWikidata_talk%3AWikiProject_Movies%0A%23%20query%20by%20Jura1%2C%202018-04-25%0ASELECT%20%20DISTINCT%20%3Fseriestitle%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20%3FnarrativelocationLabel%20%20%20%3Fcoor%20%20%20%3Flayer%20%3FlayerLabel%20%3Fepisode%20%3FepisodeLabel%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%7B%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5398426%20%3B%20wdt%3AP840%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20%7D%20%0A%20%20%20%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ21191270%20%3B%20wdt%3AP179%20%3Flayer%20%3B%20wdt%3AP840%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ506240%20%3B%20wdt%3AP179%20%3Flayer%20%3B%20wdt%3AP840%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20.%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5398426%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ182415%20%7D%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ93204%20%7D%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP1476%20%3Fseriestitle%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Movies#Map_of_narrative_locations_of_TV_series_and_episodes>
)
- Newest database reports: Sports equipment: balls
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Sports/reports/equipment/balls>
Development
- Track the number of constraints by type (phab:T191891
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191891>)
- Include thumbnails in image statements (phab:T46727
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T46727>)
- Install Query Service on Factgrid (phab:T189863
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189863>)
- Page creation and edit rates (phab:T184948
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184948>)
- Implement unit constraint (phab:T164372
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T164372>)
- Implement no bounds constraint (phab:T170610
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170610>)
- Started working on the constraint violation type to restrict to
indicate that certain properties can only be used on items or lexemes (
phab:T164744 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T164744>)
- Creating a Docker container for QuickStatements (phab:T192079
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192079>)
- Removed hardcoded demo data in Wikibase Lexeme (phab:T188899
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188899>)
- New data type for linking to Forms (phab:T165579
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T165579>)
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>
- Suggested and open tasks
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contribute/Suggested_and_open_tasks>
!
- 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>
--
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.