Wikidata is a collaboratively edited, free knowledge base that acts as a central repository for structured data. It supports Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and others, but also provides data to external sites and services. Wikidata's content is freely licensed, exported in standard formats, and interlinked with other open data sets. The project allows both humans and machines to read and edit its data, fostering a broad range of applications from data visualization to knowledge discovery. Its SPARQL query service facilitates complex data retrieval and analysis. Wikidata welcomes contributions from individuals and organizations and offers tools and resources to help users learn and contribute. It is part of the Wikimedia family and aims to provide open, accessible data to the world.
Wikidata is a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines. It acts as central storage for the structured data of its Wikimedia sister projects and provides support to many other sites and services.
How can I contribute to Wikidata?
You can contribute to Wikidata by editing existing items, adding new items, improving data quality, and joining WikiProjects.
What is SPARQL?
SPARQL is a query language used to retrieve and manipulate data stored in RDF format. Wikidata provides a SPARQL endpoint that allows users to query its data.
How is Wikidata licensed?
The content of Wikidata is available under a free license, specifically the CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
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What is Wikidata?
Wikidata is a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines. It acts as central storage for the structured data of its Wikimedia sister projects and provides support to many other sites and services.
You can contribute to Wikidata by editing existing items, adding new items, improving data quality, and joining WikiProjects.
What is SPARQL?
SPARQL is a query language used to retrieve and manipulate data stored in RDF format. Wikidata provides a SPARQL endpoint that allows users to query its data.
How is Wikidata licensed?
The content of Wikidata is available under a free license, specifically the CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.