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> -- Mohammed Sadat *Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase* Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de
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