What is Wikidata?
Wikidata is a comprehensive and collaborative knowledge base that serves as a central repository of structured data for Wikimedia projects and beyond. It functions as a free and open platform where information can be read, edited, and utilized by both humans and machines. Wikidata's content is available under a public domain license, enabling seamless integration with a wide range of other open data sets on the linked data web
Highlights
- Serves as a central knowledge base for Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, and Wikisource
- Supports a diverse range of sites and services beyond the Wikimedia ecosystem
- Offers data in standard formats, facilitating easy integration with other open data sets
- Operates under a public domain license, promoting openness and accessibility
Features
Personal Information Manager (PIM)
Multiple languages
Machine readable