Commons:Structured data/Get involved/Feedback requests/Interesting Commons files
This page collects interesting media files (and other interesting phenomena) on Wikimedia Commons, as inspiration for modelling these cases in structured data in the future.
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Variations on the {{Information}} template[edit]
Art photo (via PierreSelim)
Object photo (via PierreSelim).
The {{Object photo}} template is special in the way in which it draws metadata from its encompassing category. It shows metadata for both the (usually three-dimensional) object and for the photograph taken of that object.A multi-licensed image on Wikimedia Commons, with a custom {{EthnologyItemMHNT}} Information template. (via PierreSelim)
Specimen (via PierreSelim)
Specimen and Information field (via PierreSelim)
Interesting examples in terms of licensing and copyright[edit]
Photo of an object that is a potentially copyrighted element (via Yann)
CC0-licensed, from Gallica.fr (via Yann)
Photo from outside Commons, with potentially copyrighted element (scan from a book?) (via Yann)
Derivative from a video (via Yann)
Collage of many different source images, with different licenses (via El Grafo)
A map built with information that is sourced elsewhere - to be solved with references? (via Nikkimaria)
An image with different copyright status for the object depicted (public domain for different reasons in source country and US) and for the photo of the object (CC-BY-SA 4.0), using {{Art Photo}} template
The composer died more than 70 years ago but the recording is recent (and under a free license).
Media with difficult-to-copy-paste filenames[edit]
Strings in right-to-left languages are notoriously difficult to copy/paste, on desktop and even more on mobile. Note that switching to Wikidata-like identifiers instead of filenames would solve the problem.
Photos and scans of two-dimensional artworks[edit]
A painting with many 'formerly attributed to' values (via PKM)
Photograph using {{Photograph}} template with great many translations of the description and separate information about the history and provenance of two books it was published in. Also image annotations. (via Jarekt)
Photograph of a mural depicting Michelangelo's Moses. So potential for at least 3 main authors that might need to be attributed (via Jarekt)
Official portrait of Gojong, 26th king of Joseon. Using {{Artwork}} template. PD-old for portrait, and KOGL for photography. (via revi)
Drawing of Kim Hong-do, people learning and teaching archery. Using {{Artwork}} template. (via revi)
File with attribution template and {{Artwork}} template containing multiple image-specific external links
Others[edit]
Solargraph Date: 15 October to 26 December 2009.
Structured data fails to save the date information for this image. It fails if any field requires unusual or unanticipated content. This is a serious defect compared to current capabilities. It must be possible to special-case any structured field to accept free text, to deal with unusual or novel situations.This boiler was made in Wolverhampton and is now used in Bangladesh. What is the relationship between this picture and Wolverhampton?
"The embassy is not here anymore" notice. What is the relationship between this picture and the embassy?
Photos of three-dimensional artworks[edit]
Photo of a 3D copyrighted sculpture in public space, falls under Freedom of Panorama in Switzerland (via Yann)
Metadata is more about the photo than the depicted object (author is the Museum, not the fashion designer). (Via PKM)
Item with extremely long and detailed description provided by the collection, requiring specialist vocabulary to translate. (Via PKM)
File with named sculptor and photographer. OTRS from photographer. (Via Jarekt)
Another sculpture using {{Art Photo}} template to add info about artwork and the photographer.
{{Art Photo}} doesn't really work for this file with 3 layers of copyright & authors: 1) original 18th century statue – out of copyright now. 2) 2012 bronze reproduction – Freedom of Panorama in Germany. 3) Photograph – CC-0
This picture does not really depict the Old St. Louis County Courthouse, it was taken to show exposure bracketing.
Graphics[edit]
Simple album cover, ineligible for copyright (via Yann)
Graphic released under a free license by a Commons contributor, available only in English (via Yann)
- ADJGC.jpg
A logo containing another logo
Audio[edit]
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De kleine man - Louis Davids.ogg |
A song by Louis Davids | |
Problems listening to the file? See Commons:Sound. |
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Rajagopal speech in Lidköping, Sweden (audio only).ogg |
A speech (uploaded from YouTube; derivative of a video version) (via Yann) | |
Problems listening to the file? See Commons:Sound. |
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Cs-pes.ogg |
Pronunciation of a word in Czech language (via Juandev) | |
Problems listening to the file? See Commons:Sound. |
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LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-fils (pluriel de fil).wav |
Pronunciation of a word which is an homograph (and thus needs a distinctive description) in French, with some metadata on the speaker (via 0x010C) | |
Problems listening to the file? See Commons:Sound. |
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BělehradskáxBruselská 0001.ogg |
Ambience sound (via Juandev) | |
Problems listening to the file? See Commons:Sound. |
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Chór Eryana - Graj mi Cyganie - ODEON N45118a.ogg |
- {{Musical work}} template with the photograph of of the actual record label of the recorded music | |
Problems listening to the file? See Commons:Sound. |
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Anthem of Europe (US Navy instrumental long version).ogg |
- {{Musical work}} template with three authors: composer, lyrics author and performer and separate licenses for each | |
Problems listening to the file? See Commons:Sound. |
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PDP-CH - Adolf Busch Chamber Players - Adolf Busch - Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 - Overture, Part 1 - Bach - Hmv-db3018-2ea3896.flac |
Digitized 78 RPM record as lossless Flac file. MediaWiki can still not read the tags embedded in the Flac file (It can read the same tags from lossy Ogg files). This file is using the {{Musical work}} template but most information that could be structured data is just in the free text description field. The original source provides each field as semantic properties. | |
Problems listening to the file? See Commons:Sound. |
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Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) (W1CDR0001471 BD4).ogg |
The call of a Northern Lapwing, bird song provided and copyrighted by the British Library, recorded on 13 April 1980 by Aubrey John Williams. | |
Problems listening to the file? See Commons:Sound. |
Video[edit]
A full silent film
Another old movie (via Yann)
A video that has been subtitled in English and in French (via Pamputt)
Modern video from YouTube (via Yann)
Text documents (PDF, DJVU...)[edit]
PDF released under a free license by a Commons contributor (via Yann)
PDF in the public domain (via Yann)
DJVU in the public domain (via Yann)
Newspaper clipping, with wikidata items for context (jpeg) (via Jneubert)
Annual report of a pumped storage hydroelectric power station company, with wikidata items for context (pdf) (via Jneubert)
Document with complicated metadata (via Jarekt)
Paper published in a peer-reviewed journal with plenty of authors (via Pamputt)
Maps[edit]
Maps use the template Map. It displays similar properties as the Artwork template, with added information from other templates. Additionally, the bounding box or the centroid of the map can be described with coordinates. The Map template displays a link to Wikimaps Warper, where it is possible to georectify the map and align it with a base map. If the map has been rectified with the Warper, the Map template knows it. The properties used in the Map template have been listed and mapped to Wikidata properties in the Wikidata WikiProject Maps: Historical map properties page.
The map sheet is part of an atlas, that has been gathered in the enclosing category. The category can be imported to Wikimaps Warper in a single import for georectification (see the mosaic). This is an admin feature in the Wikimaps Warper.
Complex cases[edit]
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch
Voynich Manuscript, page 178
Categories[edit]
- Category:Louvre G 133 the artwork in itself depicts lot of stuff ; each individual pictures depicts just a part of that
Data[edit]
(random picks; there may be better examples)
- map data
- tabular data: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data:Emoji.tab (via El Grafo)
Going beyond the metadata of such files (including the real-world meaning of different columns), would a SERVICE be possible to access the actual contents of one of these files from a query?
Interesting curation of media files[edit]
- Extensively, personally, customized, organized templates for images with high re-use value on high-traffic pages: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Evan-Amos
- Welsh Landscape Collection / Welsh Landscape Collection, by source -- for these engravings from books, each individual engraving has been given a separate Wikidata item, allowing interesting reports from Listeria.
- Self-portraits of Women, a gallery that is auto-generated from Wikidata.