* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the week leading up to 2025-06-16. Missed the previous one? See issue #683 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*
* Events * - Upcoming events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: - GLAM Wiki Conference 2025 <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/7ZEIMLZEQXFLSXPT2N6FROB2TCMMKVVW/> - Program Call-for-Proposals: Deadline 15 June. - COSCUP 2025 (Q134950534) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134950534> Open Street Map x Wikidata Track <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan/COSCUP_2025> - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Q699543) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q699543> 9 August - 10 August. * Press, articles, blog posts, videos * - Blogs - Wikibase Faceted Search Released <https://professional.wiki/en/news/wikibase-faceted-search-released> (demo video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKWpTQBrqk>) - DecomissionedAircraftMap <https://github.com/watmildon/DecomissionedAircraftMap> (see tool below) - The Decommissioned Aircraft Map project uses Wikidata to enhance its mapping of historic aircraft by pulling images from linked Wikidata entries. Users can contribute by adding or correcting Wikidata tags on OpenStreetMap, ensuring accurate representation of aircraft locations and visuals. By Watmildon. - Videos: Querying Wikidata using tools such as QuickStatements and Petscan <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aDVeeym9Dpg> - Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda * Tool of the week * - Wikidata Visualization <https://dataviz.toolforge.org/>: a visualization tool for Wikidata SPARQL queries - DecomissionedAircraftMap <https://overpass-ultra.us/#map&query=url:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/watmildon/DecomissionedAircraftMap/refs/heads/main/AircraftMap.ultra&m=0.87/0/0> (as a demonstration of the power of OpenStreetMap into Wikidata): pulls geodata for displayed aircraft from OpenStreetMap and generates thumbnails from linked Wikidata entries. - Query split tester <http://tiago.bio.br/query-split-tester> (Beta): webtool to see the impact on the graph split on your SPARQL query. * Other Noteworthy Stuff * - Nominations for the Coolest Tools Award <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award> 2025 are open. Nominate your favorite tool! Nominations are due by the 25th of this month already. * Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties> and property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review * - Newest General datatypes - breed belongs to taxon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13612> (taxon to which members of this breed (or these breeds) belong) - Newest External identifiers: CARLA ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13611>, Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13613>, ThinkyGames genre ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13614> - New External identifier property proposals to review: - worn on <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/worn_on> (part of the body where an item of clothing, equipment, or jewelry is worn) - rewards this type of work <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/rewards_this_type_of_work> (kind of work for which an award is given) - sign meaning <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sign_meaning> () - trailer of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/trailer_of> (works that this trailer video represents) - External identifiers: Facebook image ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Facebook_image_ID>, DE-BIAS ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DE-BIAS_ID>, Author identifier in FragTrag <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Author_identifier_in_FragTrag>, Niedersächsische Personen-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nieders%C3%A4chsische_Personen-ID>, FBref match ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FBref_match_ID>, FBref competition ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FBref_competition_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! * Did you know? * - Query examples: - A visual representation of the birthplaces and death places of women medical doctors who qualified in the UK between 1877 and 1914. <https://w.wiki/EKb5> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Place_of_birth_to_Place_of_Death_-_arrow_indicator?> ) - Distinct languages of Wikidata Lexemes <https://w.wiki/6RiP> - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: EMCO Wikidata CoP <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_PCC_EMCO_Wikidata_CoP> - EMCO promotes the discovery and use of the world’s knowledge by supporting metadata producers in library and other cultural heritage communities. - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>: The Times (Q50008) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50008> - British daily national newspaper based in London - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: right (L3348) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L3348> - English adjective (rīt) meaning "opposite of left", "correct/just", or "politically conservative" * Development * - Mobile editing: - Share your feedback on the new prototype that brings statement editing on Items to mobile <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/GX3FR7E6ASLEOP7LLKXTYCJ6O34QX3QJ/> . - We continued base work for making editing statements on mobile possible. - Simple search is now available in the Wikibase REST API! You can find information and leave feedback here <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:REST_API_feedback_round>. - Lexemes: We’re working on a WikibaseLexeme error that happens when trying to revert the deletion of a form that was already undeleted ( phab:T392372 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T392372>) 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>. * Weekly Tasks * - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review> . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> . - Govdirectory weekly focus country: - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> in one or two sentences. - 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 S. 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