Property talk:P16

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Thierry Caro in topic Meaning

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transport network
network the infrastructure is a part of
Descriptiongroup of highways which this road is part of.
Representstransport network (Q924286)
Data typeItem
Domain
According to this template: road (Q34442)
According to statements in the property:
transport infrastructure (Q376799), transport service itinerary (Q1067164) or route section in a geographic region (Q120367839)
When possible, data should only be stored as statements
Allowed valueshighway systems (note: this should be moved to the property statements)
ExampleBundesautobahn 1 (Q9006)autobahn in Germany (Q313301)
Piscine (Q110564761)Aubagne tramway (Q3537052)
U.S. Bicycle Route 50 (Q17183491)United States Bicycle Route System (Q7890846)
Tracking: usageCategory:Pages using Wikidata property P16 (Q38537677)
Lists
Proposal discussionProposal discussion
Current uses
Total126,625
Main statement126,09999.6% of uses
Qualifier5220.4% of uses
Reference4<0.1% of uses
Search for values
[create Create a translatable help page (preferably in English) for this property to be included here]
Allowed entity types are Wikibase item (Q29934200): the property may only be used on a certain entity type (Help)
Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P16#Entity types
Scope is as main value (Q54828448), as qualifier (Q54828449): the property must be used by specified way only (Help)
Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P16#Scope, SPARQL
 

Please notify projects that use this property before big changes (renaming, deletion, merge with another property, etc.)

French highways edit

Pour les autoroutes françaises, doit on utiliser cette propriété pour indiquer le réseau concessionnaire ? ex: w:fr:AREA, w:fr:Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône ou w:fr:Société des autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France ? Ske (talk) 16:14, 10 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Meaning edit

I am not clear about the exact meaning of this property. The value is often a "list of" page, which does not make much sense. And what exactly is a highway system ? I know that the phrase, is used "Interstate Highway System", but is there any technical definition, or any benefit over using part of ? --Zolo (talk) 21:46, 25 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

I agree, this property is not well-defined. And in many cases not used correctly (value of a 'list' article which is not desirable). And why not use the generic "part of" property in case a road is part of a specific 'system'. 139.63.60.122 13:23, 5 November 2013 (UTC)Reply

By now the property has become even messier. Per its current description, constraints and usage, the value is either a network of roads, or road type for an individual road. These usage cases are clearly distinct, road of particular type can be part a network of roads of different types. Also different labels apply to these use cases. I think that property should restored so that road type is omitted from description/aliases and constraints. Road type of an individual road can be given as P31 value, or separate property can be considered for it. Also, "road network" may be more clear as property label, instead of US-centric "highway system". 2001:7D0:81DA:F780:A8E0:C965:57F9:B464 06:25, 24 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

I have upgraded the property so that it now officially covers all types of ground transport. It already ha bike lanes and the likes so it is clearer now. Tram routes, metro lines, etc. should all come down to this property eventually. Thierry Caro (talk) 03:09, 15 January 2022 (UTC)Reply
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