Submissions:2022/Tools for linking Wikidata and OpenStreetMap

This submission has been accepted for WikiConference North America 2022.

Etherpad

Title:

Tools for linking Wikidata and OpenStreetMap

Theme:

Sunday Wikimedia

Type of session:

Presentation

Abstract:

I describe an editing tool for adding links from OpenStreetMap objects to the corresponding Wikidata items.

https://osm.wikidata.link/

Mappers use the tool by searching for a place they are familiar with. The software downloads the details of Wikidata items within the bounds of the place and find matching objects in OpenStreetMap. The matcher compares places based on names, addresses and the type of object.

The user is presented with a list of candidate matches, next to a map showing the matches. After the checks the matches are correct and then clicks a button to save the appropriate wikidata tags to OpenStreetMap.

In the talk I will give details of a new version of the editing tool.

Academic Peer Review option:

Author name:

Edward Betts

E-mail address:

edward@4angle.com

Wikimedia username:

edward

Affiliated organization(s):

Estimated time:

30 minutes

Special requests:

Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?:

FOSDEM 2019, Wikimania 2019, State of the Map 2019, WikidataCon 2019, London Wikidata Meetup 3

If your submission is not accepted, would you be open to presenting your topic in another part of the program? (e.g. lightning talk or unconference session)

Yes