Wikidata place types and related OSM Tags
Wikidata does not have any official ontologies, however the DBpedia project has created an ontology that covered place types. The table below used the DBpedia place ontology as a starting point, and is provided as a cross-reference to the relevant OSM tags.
The Wikidata place types listed in the table below can be used in conjunction with the Wikidata Query Service to retrieve instances of those place types from the Wikidata knowledgebase.
SELECT ?item ?lat ?lon
WHERE {
?item wdt:P31*/wdt:P279*wd:Q9430; wdt:P625 ?pt.
?item p:P625?loc.
?loc psv:P625?cnode.
?cnode wikibase:geoLatitude?lat.
?cnode wikibase:geoLongitude?lon.
}
An example json return for all instances of the Wikidata item "Q9430" (Ocean) can be seen at json
NOTE the OSM tags listed are those listed in the wikidata entries, and not all the possible matches for tags within OSM.
| title |
concept |
OSM Tag |
| Q17334923 |
Location |
|
| Q811979 |
Architectural Structure |
|
| Q194195 |
Amusement park |
|
| Q204832 |
Roller coaster |
attraction=roller_coaster |
| Q2870166 |
Water ride |
|
| Q641226 |
Arena |
amenity=events_centre |
| Q41176 |
Building |
building=yes |
| Q1303167 |
Barn |
building=barn |
| Q655686 |
Commercial building |
building=commercial |
| Q4830453 |
Business |
|
| Q7075 |
Library |
amenity=library |
| Q133215 |
Casino |
amenity=casino |
| Q23413 |
Castle |
historic=castle |
| Q83405 |
Factory |
|
| Q53060 |
Gate |
barrier=gate |
| Q11755880 |
Residential Building |
building=residential |
| Q3947 |
House |
building=house |
| Q35112127 |
Historic Building |
|
| Q5773747 |
Historic house |
|
| Q38723 |
Higher Education Institution |
|
| Q3914 |
School |
amenity=school |
| Q9842 |
Primary school |
|
| Q159334 |
Secondary school |
|
| Q16917 |
Hospital |
amenity=hospital, healthcare=hospital, building=hospital |
| Q27686 |
Hotel |
tourism=hotel, building=hotel |
| Q33506 |
Museum |
tourism=museum |
| Q40357 |
Prison |
amenity=prison |
| Q24398318 |
Religious Building |
|
| Q160742 |
Abbey |
|
| Q16970 |
Church (building) |
building=church |
| Q44613 |
Monastery |
amenity=monastery |
| Q32815 |
Mosque |
building=mosque |
| Q697295 |
Shrine |
building=shrine |
| Q34627 |
Synagogue |
building=synagogue |
| Q44539 |
Temple |
building=temple |
| Q11707 |
Restaurant |
amenity=restaurant |
| Q11315 |
Shopping mall |
shop=mall, shop=shopping_centre |
| Q11303 |
Skyscraper |
|
| Q17350442 |
Venue |
|
| Q41253 |
Movie Theater |
amenity=cinema |
| Q483110 |
Stadium |
leisure=stadium, building=stadium |
| Q24354 |
Theater (structure) |
amenity=theatre |
| Q121359 |
Infrastructure |
|
| Q1248784 |
Airport |
|
| Q12323 |
Dam |
waterway=dam |
| Q1353183 |
Launch pad |
|
| Q105190 |
Levee |
man_made=dyke |
| Q105731 |
Lock (water navigation) |
lock=yes |
| Q44782 |
Port |
|
| Q159719 |
Power station |
power=plant |
| Q174814 |
Electrical substation |
|
| Q134447 |
Nuclear power plant |
plant:source=nuclear |
| Q786014 |
Rest area |
highway=rest_area, highway=services |
| Q12280 |
Bridge |
bridge=* , man_made=bridge |
| Q728937 |
Railroad Line |
railway=rail |
| Q1311958 |
Railway Tunnel |
|
| Q34442 |
Road |
highway=* , route=road |
| Q1788454 |
Road junction |
|
| Q44377 |
Tunnel |
tunnel=* |
| Q5031071 |
Canal tunnel |
|
| Q719456 |
Station |
public_transport=station |
| Q205495 |
Filling station |
amenity=fuel |
| Q928830 |
Metro station |
station=subway |
| Q55488 |
Train station |
railway=station |
| Q2175765 |
Tram stop |
railway=tram_stop, public_transport=stop_position |
| Q6852233 |
Military building |
|
| Q44494 |
Mill (grinding) |
|
| Q185187 |
Watermill |
man_made=watermill |
| Q38720 |
Windmill |
man_made=windmill |
| Q4989906 |
Monument |
historic=monument |
| Q5003624 |
Memorial |
historic=memorial |
| Q271669 |
Landform |
|
| Q190429 |
Depression (geology) |
|
| Q17018380 |
Bight (geography) |
|
| Q54050 |
Hill |
|
| Q1210950 |
Channel (geography) |
|
| Q23442 |
Island |
place=island |
| Q42523 |
Atoll |
|
| Q34763 |
Peninsula |
|
| Q355304 |
Watercourse |
|
| Q30198 |
Marsh |
wetland=marsh |
| Q75520 |
Plateau |
|
| Q2042028 |
Ravine |
|
| Q631305 |
Rock formation |
|
| Q12516 |
Pyramid |
|
| Q1076486 |
Sports venue |
|
| Q682943 |
Cricket field |
sport=cricket |
| Q1048525 |
Golf course |
leisure=golf_course |
| Q1777138 |
Race track |
highway=raceway |
| Q130003 |
Ski resort |
|
| Q174782 |
Town square |
place=square |
| Q12518 |
Tower |
building=tower, man_made=tower |
| Q39715 |
Lighthouse |
man_made=lighthouse |
| Q274153 |
Water tower |
building=water_tower, man_made=water_tower |
| Q43501 |
Zoo |
tourism=zoo |
| Q39614 |
Cemetery |
amenity=grave_yard, landuse=cemetery |
| Q152081 |
Concentration camp |
|
| Q1107656 |
Garden |
leisure=garden |
| Q820477 |
Mine |
|
| Q33837 |
Archipelago |
place=archipelago |
| Q40080 |
Beach |
natural=beach |
| Q15324 |
Body of water |
natural=water |
| Q23397 |
Lake |
water=lake |
| Q9430 |
Ocean |
|
| Q165 |
Sea |
|
| Q47521 |
Stream |
|
| Q12284 |
Canal |
waterway=canal |
| Q4022 |
River |
waterway=river, type=waterway |
| Q185113 |
Cape |
natural=cape |
| Q35509 |
Cave |
natural=cave_entrance |
| Q8514 |
Desert |
|
| Q4421 |
Forest |
natural=wood |
| Q35666 |
Glacier |
natural=glacier |
| Q177380 |
Hot spring |
|
| Q8502 |
Mountain |
natural=peak |
| Q133056 |
Mountain pass |
|
| Q46831 |
Mountain range |
|
| Q39816 |
Valley |
natural=valley |
| Q8072 |
Volcano |
natural=volcano |
| Q43229 |
Organization |
|
| Q327333 |
Government agency |
office=government |
| Q22698 |
Park |
leisure=park |
| Q159313 |
Urban agglomeration |
|
| Q177634 |
Community |
|
| Q5107 |
Continent |
place=continent |
| Q6256 |
Country |
place=country |
| Q75848 |
Gated community |
|
| Q3153117 |
Intercommunality |
|
| Q82794 |
Region |
|
| Q56061 |
Administrative division |
boundary=administrative |
| Q665487 |
Diocese |
|
| Q4976993 |
Parish |
boundary=civil_parish |
| Q194203 |
Arrondissements of France |
|
| Q91028 |
Arrondissements of Belgium |
|
| Q3623867 |
Arrondissements of Benin |
|
| Q2311958 |
Canton (country subdivision) |
political_division=canton |
| Q643589 |
Department |
|
| Q202216 |
Overseas department and region |
|
| Q149621 |
District |
place=district |
| Q15243209 |
Historic district |
|
| Q5144960 |
Microregion |
|
| Q15284 |
Municipality |
|
| Q515716 |
Prefecture |
|
| Q34876 |
Province |
|
| Q3191695 |
Regency (Indonesia) |
|
| Q1970725 |
Natural region |
|
| Q486972 |
Human settlement |
|
| Q515 |
City |
place=city |
| Q5119 |
Capital city |
capital=yes |
| Q4286337 |
City district |
|
| Q1394476 |
Civil township |
|
| Q1115575 |
Civil parish |
designation=civil_parish |
| Q5153984 |
Commune-level subdivisions |
|
| Q123705 |
Neighbourhood |
place=neighbourhood |
| Q1500350 |
Townships of China |
|
| Q17343829 |
Unincorporated Community |
|
| Q3957 |
Town |
place=town |
| Q532 |
Village |
place=village |
| Q5084 |
Hamlet |
place=hamlet |
| Q7275 |
State |
|
| Q79007 |
Street |
|
| Q473972 |
Protected area |
boundary=protected_area |
| Q1377575 |
Wildlife refuge |
|
| Q1410668 |
National Wildlife Refuge |
protection_title=National Wildlife Refuge, ownership=national |
| Q9259 |
World Heritage Site |
|
Future Work
The Wikidata improvements to Nominatim can be further enhanced by:
- continuing to add new Wikidata links to OSM objects
- increasing the number of place types accounted for in the wikipedia_articles table
- working to use place types in the wikipedia_article matching process
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