[Wikidata-l] Coordinate datatype -- update

Based on the feedback so far I have frozen the datatype for time [1] and updated the datatype for coordinates. There are now two distinct members: * precision: which actually means the precision in the representation, i.e. by the degree or arcsecond, etc., and which is used to calculate different

[Wikidata-l] Double Entries

Hi, the handling of double Entries is strange. The warning, that you created an allready existing Item comes up very late. What I did: * Search for "Käsebrot" -> not found * Create a new Item o enter Label: "Käsebrot" o enter Description: "ein Brot mit einem Belag aus Käse" * Add

Re: [Wikidata-l] Double Entries

On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Lukas Benedix wrote: > Hi, > > the handling of double Entries is strange. The warning, that you created an > allready existing Item comes up very late. > > What I did: > > Search for "Käsebrot" -> not found > Create a new Item > > enter Label: "Käsebrot" > enter D

Re: [Wikidata-l] Coordinate datatype -- update

2013/1/17 Denny Vrandečić : > Based on the feedback so far I have frozen the datatype for time [1] and > updated the datatype for coordinates. ***CUT*** Sorry if my question appears silly, but I'll take the risk. I assume this deals with "how the system recognizes the data we put in", and not wit

Re: [Wikidata-l] Coordinate datatype -- update

Exactly. This is about the backend and the API. The user will rather use a Widget maybe similar to this one: 2013/1/17 Luca Martinelli > 2013/1/17 Denny Vrandečić : > > Based on the feedback so far I have frozen the datatype for time [1] a

Re: [Wikidata-l] Coordinate datatype -- update

I heard this URL might be better than the previous on most setups: 2013/1/17 Denny Vrandečić > Exactly. This is about the backend and the API. The user will rather use a > Widget maybe similar to this one: > >

Re: [Wikidata-l] Double Entries

Am 17.01.2013 12:20, schrieb Lydia Pintscher: On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Lukas Benedix wrote: Hi, the handling of double Entries is strange. The warning, that you created an allready existing Item comes up very late. What I did: Search for "Käsebrot" -> not found Create a new Item en

Re: [Wikidata-l] Coordinate datatype -- update

On 17 January 2013 10:19, Denny Vrandečić wrote: > If you have any further comments on the datatype for coordinates, say so > here. > Nine decimal places seems excessive. We can apply some rudimentary validatio

[Wikidata-l] IPA and SAMPA

Dear all, Long time ago this bug[1] was opened to be able to permit IPA or SAMPA parsing and allow on the fly generation of sound file for a word It might be something interesting to put in the scope of Wikidata (since we have for each thing the way we name it in many languages, we might also be

Re: [Wikidata-l] Coordinate datatype -- update

Nine decimals is what is used for WAAS reference stations, which appear in Wikipedia. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Area_Augmentation_System#List_of_reference_stations > I actually also think it is a bit excessive, but it is there and looks legit. I'd rather support it than not (and save 20

Re: [Wikidata-l] Coordinate datatype -- update

2013/1/17 Denny Vrandečić : > I heard this URL might be better than the previous on most setups: > > Thanks. :) -- Luca "Sannita" Martinelli http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Sannita ___ Wikidata-l mailing li

Re: [Wikidata-l] Coordinate datatype -- update

Denny Vrandečić schrieb am 17.01.2013 11:19: * dimension: which represents the "size" of the object / target area in meter, and which can be used to choose the scale for a map or to represent uncertainty about the coordinate [2] 1) Can you explain, what are the motives for putting a dimension

Re: [Wikidata-l] Reusing Languages Translation (was: Data values)

I don't think that making too much thing automatic is A Good Thing (tm) Mohamed On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 9:56 PM, swuensch wrote: > It would be much more easier if this could be done automatically, so > everybody could set there preferred data system SI or CGS or what ever. > > Sk!d > > > _

Re: [Wikidata-l] Coordinate datatype -- update

I’ll just mention a data quality problem that’s annoyed me with DBpedia so far. People often get confused if longitude is east or west, so they get the sign wrong. If you plot coordinates from Wikipedia you find a shadow image of Europe, for instance, reflected across the prime meridian. It