[Wikidata] Re: Wikidata Atlas: a geographic view of Wikidata entities [feedback welcome!]

[Daniel Mietchen via Wikidata]

Dear Tassos,

thanks for the example - that map is interesting but still arranged in
terms of geocoordinates, and based on Wikipedia data.
What I had in mind is a map that positions Wikidata items generically
(i.e. without the need for geolocation statements via P625) but
somewhat reliably (for a given query and reasonably stable data) in a
2D or 3D space (perhaps even as a function of some additional
parameters) and then allows the user to zoom around inside this system
to explore spatial relationships just as they can explore geospatial
relationships in your gelocated wiki atlases.
The closest thing to this that I have at hand right now is
https://galaxy.opensyllabus.org/ , which clusters syllabi by topic and
allows zooming but is not based on Wikidata.
The Wikidata Query Service has some visualizations that do part of
that but these (i) do not provide zooming, (ii) often time out and
have other problems, e.g. (iii) no reliable position of a given node
or (iv) little to no meaning in adjacency.

Another thing relevant here are Wikidata maps as per
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_map
with their bright and dark areas and in particular their evolution over time
All of these provide for fertile ground to engage relevant
communities, and It would be very helpful to have similar
visualizations (e.g. change as a function of some parameter) for any
part of Wikidata, including but not limited to geodata.

Best,

Daniel



On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 10:57 PM Tassos Noulas  wrote:
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
> The project described here may be in line with what you are suggesting:
> https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/29/23283701/wikipediate-notable-people-ranking-map-search-scroll-zoom
>
> But could I be asking: what use case you had in mind? Why would I want to see 
> a bunch of non geo entities on a map and what value would I extract from this 
> aside from pure fun? I am not saying that fun is not worth it btw :), but one 
> of the challenges we have been having with the tool is narrowing down to 
> specific use cases that empower users and hopefully the Wikipedia ecosystem 
> (you can imagine users crowdsourcing info through a cartographic/mobile 
> platform in the future).
>
> The idea of parameterized url has been somewhat developed:
> https://wiki-atlas.org/?wikipage=Stuyvesant_Town%E2%80%93Peter_Cooper_Village&lon=-73.97778153419495&lat=40.731669455258725&lang=en
>
> But it is not serving all purposes in its current form and I think connecting 
> entities based on QIDs as you suggest is a great idea. In addition to linking 
> better the wiki entities with a map, and vice versa, we could exploit 
> Wikidata’s querying functionality to allow for way more complex filtering 
> approaches to those the tool currently offers (based on popularity, 
> categories, keywords).
>
> Best,
> Tassos
>
> On Sat, 17 Dec 2022 at 19:43, Daniel Mietchen 
>  wrote:
>>
>> Dear Diego, Aidan and Benjamin,
>> thanks for working on such functionality - both tools seem to be quite
>> useful already.
>> One way to abstract things out further would be to facilitate a
>> mapping (e.g. heatmaps) of non-geo things - for example basketball
>> players by number of points, perhaps with filters per season or club.
>> Is anyone here thinking in such directions?
>> Another request would be to have parametrized URLs based on QID and
>> perhaps type or language, e.g.
>> http://www.wiki-atlas.org/English/museums/Q7877613 or some such.
>> Best,
>> Daniel
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 2:36 AM Aidan Hogan  wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Diego,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the pointer; this is very cool! We would be happy to share
>> > experiences. (It's very impressive how many points you are able to
>> > render, and how these resize at different scales!)
>> >
>> > Indeed it seems we were not so original with the name. :)
>> >
>> > It seems both systems offer two different functionalities: one focuses
>> > on the "what's close to here" functionality, while the other focuses on
>> > the "where in the world are there X" functionality, like "where in the
>> > world are there lighthouses [1]", but generalised to all the types in
>> > Wikidata. It would be interesting to see how these two modalities could
>> > be combined in future maybe?
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Aidan
>> >
>> > [1] https://www.lightphotos.net/photos/map_all.php
>> >
>> > On 2022-12-16 21:45, Diego Saez-Trumper wrote:
>> > > Hi Aidan,
>> > >
>> > > With Tassos and Rossano, we have a similar project (same name in fact).
>> > > You can check-it out here: www.wiki-atlas.org
>> > > , maybe we could exchange some experiences
>> > > about it.
>> > >
>> > > Best,
>> > > Diego
>> > >
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[Wikidata] Re: Wikidata Atlas: a geographic view of Wikidata entities [feedback welcome!]

[Daniel Mietchen via Wikidata]

Dear Diego, Aidan and Benjamin,
thanks for working on such functionality - both tools seem to be quite
useful already.
One way to abstract things out further would be to facilitate a
mapping (e.g. heatmaps) of non-geo things - for example basketball
players by number of points, perhaps with filters per season or club.
Is anyone here thinking in such directions?
Another request would be to have parametrized URLs based on QID and
perhaps type or language, e.g.
http://www.wiki-atlas.org/English/museums/Q7877613 or some such.
Best,
Daniel

On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 2:36 AM Aidan Hogan  wrote:
>
> Hi Diego,
>
> Thanks for the pointer; this is very cool! We would be happy to share
> experiences. (It's very impressive how many points you are able to
> render, and how these resize at different scales!)
>
> Indeed it seems we were not so original with the name. :)
>
> It seems both systems offer two different functionalities: one focuses
> on the "what's close to here" functionality, while the other focuses on
> the "where in the world are there X" functionality, like "where in the
> world are there lighthouses [1]", but generalised to all the types in
> Wikidata. It would be interesting to see how these two modalities could
> be combined in future maybe?
>
> Best,
> Aidan
>
> [1] https://www.lightphotos.net/photos/map_all.php
>
> On 2022-12-16 21:45, Diego Saez-Trumper wrote:
> > Hi Aidan,
> >
> > With Tassos and Rossano, we have a similar project (same name in fact).
> > You can check-it out here: www.wiki-atlas.org
> > , maybe we could exchange some experiences
> > about it.
> >
> > Best,
> > Diego
> >
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[Wikidata] Re: Wikidata’s 10th birthday: contribute to the celebration video

[Daniel Mietchen via Wikidata]

Dear all,
here's my contribution to the birthday video series:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Using_Wikidata_to_explore_depictions_of_nature_in_the_fine_arts.webm
.
No cakes, no candles, no alcohol, no glitter but paintings of frogs,
rainbows, lightnings and icebergs instead, which are closer to my way of
celebrating.
Cheers,
Daniel

On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 9:38 AM Léa Lacroix 
wrote:

> Hello all,
> As a reminder, we would love to receive more contributions to Wikidata's
> 10th birthday collaborative video!
> The deadline is on Sunday, September 18th, and you will find *all the
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> *
> .
> If you have any questions or issues, feel free to reach out to the video
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> Best,
> Léa
>
> On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 at 15:28, Léa Lacroix  wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> As you may know, Wikidata’s 10th birthday
>>  is
>> around the corner, with plenty of local and online events taking place in
>> October 2022 to gather the Wikidata community.
>>
>> On top of that, we are working on a collaborative video to celebrate the
>> 10th anniversary of Wikidata and the achievements of the community. In this
>> short clip, we would like to integrate footage from many people from all
>> around the world sharing birthday wishes, saying a few words about
>> Wikidata, and showing places around them.
>>
>> This is where you come in! You can contribute directly to this project by 
>> *recording
>> and sending us a video before September 18th*.
>>
>> You can do it on your own or together with your local Wikidata community.
>> You can take the opportunity of an upcoming onsite event (for example, a
>> Wikimania gathering) to record something with more people.
>>
>> You don’t need a lot of equipment: videos filmed on smartphone are very
>> welcome. You will find *all the details and requirements on this page
>> *
>> .
>>
>> On top of that, if you need support to record a video, or simply if you
>> want to take the opportunity to gain new skills, we are happy to offer an
>> online workshop “how to film with your smartphone”, you will find more
>> details about the workshop on this page
>> 
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>>
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>>
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>> content with you! Best,
>> --
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[Wikidata] Re: connecting coordinates

[Daniel Mietchen via Wikidata]

Hi Olaf,
you could bind the dates such that they can be used as the color layer for
the dots on the map: https://tinyurl.com/y9yb6blb . This way, they are
sorted in time, and you can clock your way through by looking at which dots
appear or change their colour.
I also looked into getting the dots connected in some way but no luck there
yet.
Best,
Daniel

On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 6:12 PM Olaf Simons 
wrote:

> Hi Haddad,
>
> I remain puzzled by the railway network - this is too bright for me. This
> search produces a person, and a series of events in chronological sequence
>
> https://tinyurl.com/ya85ymss
>
> I have no problem to get the places as dots on a map
>
> https://tinyurl.com/y997e8bc
>
> but that's not telling me how he moved... I hoped there is a nice command
> like bind these as sorted...
>
> Best,
> Olaf
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Haddad, TC  hat am 26.01.2022 17:29
> geschrieben:
> >
> >
> > to join a list of points into lines, you can use LineString or
> > MultiLineString formats:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-known_text_representation_of_geometry
> >
> > presumably you would sort the points chronologically before grouping them
> > this way to get the shape you are expecting.
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 4:55 AM Olaf Simons <
> olaf.sim...@pierre-marteau.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and
> > > attachments.]
> > >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > a colleague has put data on FactGrid on a group of people travelling
> > > though early 18th-century Europe. I wonder how I could connect the
> > > geographic coordinates in their chronological order.
> > >
> > > This is the table that has the order
> > >
> > > https://tinyurl.com/ycrumyvb
> > >
> > > could somone show me how I connect the dots?
> > >
> > > much obliged,
> > > Olaf
> > >
> > >
> > >
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[Wikidata] Documentation of the interaction between AUTO_LANGUAGE and JSON from WDQS?

[Daniel Mietchen via Wikidata]

Dear all,

we're doing a Scholia hackathon right now, and in the context of
internationalization, one of the issues that came up was how AUTO_LANGUAGE
can be used outside the WDQS GUI.

Our intuitive assumption would have been that the AUTO_LANGUAGE gets
inserted into the query, that query then runs on WDQS, and the results are
displayed/ available via JSON. However, it seems that the query is being
sent to WDQS with AUTO_LANGUAGE as a variable.
Specifically, the JSON response to a query containing AUTO_LANGUAGE does
not seem to contain the language information. Is this correct/ intended?

More details via
https://github.com/WDscholia/scholia/issues/1640#issuecomment-908575849

Thanks for any pointers,

Daniel
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