Wikidata:Property proposal/USGS Thesaurus ID

USGS Thesaurus ID edit

Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Natural science

Descriptionidentifier for a term in the USGS Thesaurus
RepresentsUSGS Thesaurus (Q114148086)
Data typeExternal identifier
Domainitem
Allowed values[1-9]\d{0,3}
Example 1bioenergetics (Q570714)2288
Example 2tidal current (Q12882653)2068
Example 3white-nose syndrome (Q1362025)2026
Example 4carbon sequestration (Q15305550)1731
Example 5tungsten (Q743)1600
Example 6kriging (Q225926)616
Example 7fungus (Q764)420
Example 8engineering geology (Q586474)337
Example 9atmospheric sciences (Q757520)68
Sourcehttps://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/
Planned useadding to existing items being edited or newly created items
Number of IDs in sourceseveral thousand
Expected completenesseventually complete (Q21873974)
Implied notabilityWikidata property for an identifier that suggests notability (Q62589316)
Formatter URLhttps://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/term-simple.php?thcode=2&code=$1
Applicable "stated in"-valueUSGS Thesaurus (Q114148086)

Motivation edit

The USGS Thesaurus (Q114148086) is a "controlled vocabulary of scientific concepts relevant to the mission and work of the USGS. This controlled vocabulary helps to categorize USGS information and allows people and computers to find collections of information resources that have common characteristics." The FAQ for the thesaurus states: "The USGS Thesaurus is specifically intended to help people outside USGS find information on USGS web sites without specific knowledge of the organizational structure and operations of the USGS. For those inside USGS, the thesaurus provides a source of consistent index terms that spans the full range of USGS activities; such terms can be used to refine or clarify labels, to support internet search, and the relationships among them suggest linkages across programs." UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk) 23:06, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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