Wikidata:WikiProject Maps

Map properties

Historical maps

• A page listing possible properties for maps. This page contains a proposal for properties of maps. It is based on the work done for the Template:Map in Wikimedia Commons, but accommodated to Wikidata. It also copies property proposals from all related initiatives, such as publications and artworks.

• Statistics page, for properties currently in use on maps.

Maps on Wikidata

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Map types

The table lists the current Wikidata items that are subclass of (P279) map (Q4006). Help make the structure consistent! The structure can also be visualized with the Wikidata Generic Tree tool.

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For comparison, subpages /external/aat and /external/lcgft give entries from the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (Q611299) and Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (Q47537953) respectively, listed under "Cartographic Materials" there, linked to items where they have been matched via Property:P1014 and P4953.

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WDQS | PetScan | TABernacle | Find images Recent changes | Query: SELECT ?item (COUNT(DISTINCT(?ex)) AS ?count) WHERE { ?item (wdt:P279)* wd:Q4006 . OPTIONAL{?ex wdt:P31 ?item} } GROUP BY ?item ORDER BY DESC(?count)

image	Article	description	instance of	subclass of	count
	map	visual representation of a concept space; symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes	type of map	cartographic work cartographic material two-dimensional visual artwork visualization	1834
	Global Map			digital map	0
	globe	scale model of a celestial body		physical model map	26
	pictorial map	map that uses pictures to represent features	type of map	map visual artwork	2
	atlas	collection of maps	literary genre genre	reference work map book	242
	cadastre	comprehensive register of the real estate or real property's metes-and-bounds of a country		register map authority file property record	33
	geologic map	special-purpose map made to show geological features	type of map	thematic map	7367
	topographic map	medium to large scale map that shows a precise map of the terrain	type of map	map	563
	choropleth map	a thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of some statistical variable, using geographic boundaries		map visualization thematic map Cartogram	1
	portolan chart	nautical charts, first made in the 13th century	type of map	nautical chart transportation map	8
	Mappa mundi	medieval European map of the world	type of map	world map	6
	derived map	map which is not a primary source, having been derived from other maps	document	map	0
	armillary sphere	model of objects in the sky		astronomical instrument orrery map	17
	city map	large-scale thematic map of a city		thematic map	39
	raised-relief map	three-dimensional object representing a real terrain		relief map	2
	Cartogram	map in which different parts are represented differently based on the value of a thematic mapping variable, e. g. by color, dots or area		map diagram thematic map	0
	hatched map	mode of representing relief on a map		relief map	0
	plan	cartography concept		map	0
	antique map	map produced at some time in the past, which no longer serves the purpose for which it was made, often because the information it contains is outdated, but which may be of artistic or historic interest		map	23
	history map	map displaying a past event or other historical situation	type of map	thematic map	6
	historical atlas	Maps and possibly illustrations of a particular region at a defined time period that depict the historical geography.		atlas historical map	12
	topological map	type of simplified diagram in cartography and geology	type of map	map	0
	antihomomorphism	homomorphism reversing the order of something		map functor	0
	virtual globe	3D software model or representation of the Earth or another world		globe application	4
	mini-map	small map that is displayed in a video game as part of its HUD	type of map video game feature	in-game map graphical user interface element	0
	digital elevation model	3D model of land elevation and features		topographic map digital map machine-readable data	1
	world map	a single map of the entire surface of the Earth		map	36
	land register	official government record documenting land ownership, possession, or rights		catalogue property record cadastre	13
	gene mapping	methods used to identify the locus of a gene and the distances between genes		map	1
	nautical chart	topographic map of a maritime area and adjacent coastal regions	type of map	map	9
	Automatisierte Liegenschaftskarte	administrative category of digital cadastral map produced by the German government	map	cadastral map	1
	cadastral map	scale map showing the divisions of a piece of land	type of map	thematic map	1
	star chart	map of the night sky		map	7
	weather map	table of weather elements	type of map	thematic map	2
	tactile map	map for the blind		tactile graphic raised-relief map	0
	soil map	map showing diversity of soil types and/or properties		thematic map	1
	Bosatlas		school atlas	school atlas	0
	Shuttle Radar Topography Mission	research effort to generate a digital topographic database of Earth	space mission space instrument	digital elevation model	0
	political world map	type of map	map	world map political map	0
	T and O map	type of medieval world map	type of map	Mappa mundi	1
	Torrens title	system of land registration		title land register	0
	kenchi			cadastral surveying	1
	heat map	statistical graphic of data in a 2D matrix represented as colors	statistical graphics type of map	map	1
	cartogram	map in which geographic space is distorted based on the value of a thematic mapping variable		thematic map	0
	Die Gute Wanderkarte		serial	hiking map	0
	Ptolemy's world map	2nd century Greco-Roman map of the world	map world map	Ptolemaic map	0
	treasure map	map to find treasure		fantasy map	0
	Magnetic field maps of the world			contour map thematic map	0
	planisphere	class of star chart		star chart	0
	physikalische Kartierung			gene mapping	0
	outline map			map	0
	water map	map showing features of a body of water		thematic map	0
	fire alarm tracking map	a map used by emergency services to locate the origin of a fire alarm in a public building		map	0
	rail track diagram			map	0
	Ōtabumi	Japanese term for historical land registers		land register	0
	Radiofax	analogue mode for transmitting monochrome images		weather map	0
	celestial globe	type of star chart where the map is arranged on a globe		star chart globe	57
	geological cross-section	geologic Cross Sections		cross section geologic map cross section	1
	Alpine Club map		serial	hiking map	0
	figure-ground diagram	map type		map	0
	general map			topographic map overview map map	27
	Generalstabskarte		type of map	topographic map	1
	thematic map	map specifically designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area	type of map	map map visualization	5
	road atlas	book containing maps of roads and highways	genre	atlas transportation map	1
	boundary determination	Establishment of a boundary according to the cadastral record		cadastral surveying	1
	basic map	map which is used as a backdrop for additional geographic data		topographic map map	3
	bounded entity map	map showing a single geographic entity such as an island or an administrative area with adjacent areas either eliminated or shown in less detail	type of map	map	1
	International Map of the World	incomplete and former project to map the world uniformly	map series	world map	0
	Isodemografische Karte			cartogram thematic map	0
	itinerarium	ancient Roman road map in the form of a listing of cities, villages (vici) and other stops, with the intervening distances	literary genre	reference work topological map	12
	political map	map showing the administrative divisions of a place	type of map	thematic map	3
	coastal chart			nautical chart	0
	cadastral surveying	sub-field of surveying that specialises in the establishment and re-establishment of real property boundaries	specialty	surveying cadastre	0
	hiking map		type of map	map thematic map	0
	linguistic map	thematic map showing the geographical distribution of linguistic features	type of map	ethnographic map	16
	hex map	map subdivided into a hexagonal tiling, small regular hexagons of identical size	type of map	map	0
	situation map			thematic map	0
	transit map	map or schematic diagram of fixed routes of bus, passenger rail and ferry networks		topological map transportation map	3
	aeronautical chart	type of map designed to assist in navigation of aircraft, much as nautical charts do for watercraft, or a roadmap for drivers	type of map	map transportation map	1
	bonnekaart			Generalstabskarte	0
	orienteering map	map used in orienteering		topographic map	0
	electronic navigational chart	digital Map		nautical chart	0
	Hovmöller diagram	commonly used way of plotting meteorological data to highlight the role of waves	diagram	weather map	0
	physical map		type of map	map	1
	Boskabouter			atlas	0
	Radwanderkarte			thematic map	0
	frame map	map showing the entire area within a defined frame of reference	type of map	map	0
	archeologische waardenkaart			map	0
	Admiralty chart	brand of nautical chart		nautical chart	0
	school atlas	type of atlas used in schools		atlas	4
	Schätzungskarte			geologic map	0
	Schülerhandkarte			historical atlas map series	0
	road map	map that primarily displays roads and transport links rather than natural geographical information	type of map	thematic map transportation map	1
	specialty map	theme map or unusually detailed general map		map	0
	Marshall Islands stick chart	Micronesian navigational aid	type of map	nautical chart	3
	middle latitude map			map	0
	manuscript map	map created in handwriting		map manuscript	696
	city map atlas			atlas	1
	lunar map	map representing the Moon		map	3
	stroomatlas			atlas	0
	paskaart			map	0
	archeologische waarden- en verwachtingskaart			map	0
	bodemgeschiktheidskaart			map	0
	reversed map	map with South at the top	type of map	map	0
	sketch map			map	1
	Dieppe maps	series of 16th-century world maps made in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime		topographic map	0
	mental mapping	a person's point of view perception of an idea		map	0
	early world maps	List of early depictions of the world	type of map	world map	4
	nautical Atlas			atlas	0
	Bird atlas			atlas	0
	Beatus map	cartographic work of the European Early Middle Ages	illuminated manuscript	Mappa mundi	0
	bathymetric chart	map visually representing the submerged terrain	type of map	topographic map	0
	Catastro of Ensenada	1749 census within the Crown of Castile		cadastre	0
	Carte Michelin			road map	0
	Carte communale		type of map	map	0
	relief map	topographic map depicting the three-dimensional shape of the earth's surface (its relief) in a two-dimensional representation	type of map	topographic map	11
	phytogeographic map	map of plant species	type of map	map	2
	vegetation map	map showing distribution of plants in a geographical area		thematic map	0
	noise map	cartographical representation of the sound intensity		thematic map	0
	Green Map	locally created environmentally themed maps with a universal symbol set and map-making resources from the non-profit Green Map System		map	0
	dot distribution map	type of map		map visualization Cartogram	1
	plan-relief	small--scale model of a city or a citadel	cultural artifact	relief map scale model	3
	map of the Paris metro			transit map	0
	cadastral area			area cadastre	0
	kartodiagram			diagram map	0
	vaarkaart			map	0
	soundmap			map	0
	Stellarium	three-dimensional map of the stars		map 3D modeling	0
	Paleogeological map			geologic map	0
	gene map	spatial arrangement of genes on a chromosome		map	0
	digital map	computer-based map		map	58
	Atlases of the flora and fauna of Britain and Ireland			atlas	0
	bike map			thematic map transportation map	0
	multivariate map	thematic map visualizing multiple variables		thematic map	0
	cartography of the United States	Maps of the New World		cartography map	0
	Biological Valuation Map	ecological inventory		map	0
	En-route chart	in aeronautics		aeronautical chart	0
	fantasy map	visual representation of an imaginary or fictional geography or concept	type of map	map	0
	acidic oak forest	type of ecological zone		Biological Valuation Map	0
	cultuurhistorische waardenkaart			map	0
	hazard map	map that highlights areas that are affected by or vulnerable to a particular hazard	type of map	thematic map	1
	Tahrir	Type of cadastre in the Ottoman Empire	register	cadastre	0
	index map	overview map which relates geographical regions to sheets of a more detailed map		map	3
	Japanese maps			map	0
	land use capability map	map displaying the potential uses of a unit of land.	type of map	thematic map	0
	fish scale map register	Chinese field catasters for the purpose of taxation		cadastre	0
	locator map	simple map used in cartography to show the location of a particular geographic area within its larger and presumably more familiar context;can be used on its own or as an inset or addition to a larger map	type of map	map	0
	Mongolian manuscript maps			manuscript map	0
	orthophotomap			map	0
	paleomap	map of continents and mountain ranges in the past based on plate reconstructions		map	0
	random map	a map generated randomly by the computer	term	map	0
	rich picture			map	0
	sectional chart	Type of aeronautical map in the United States		aeronautical chart	0
	stereotaxic atlas			brain atlas	0
	straight-line diagram	diagram of a road where the road is shown as a straight line		topological map	0
	Surname map			map	0
	Tithe maps			map	0
	World aeronautical chart	aeronautical chart used for navigation by pilots		aeronautical chart	0
	mapa econòmic			map	1
	yachting chart	A nautical chart specially designed for yachting		nautical chart	1
	taloudellinen kartta			thematic map	0
	Fastighetskartan			map	0
	Generalkarta			map	0
	Old maps of Stockholm			map	0
	kartverk			map	1
	Nybyggnadskarta			thematic map	0
	Taiwanese presidential election map			map	0
	star atlas	atlas of stars		atlas	7
	城絵図			map	0
	forest basemap			basic map	0
	kenchichō			land register	0
	Shōhō Kuniezu		map	Kuniezu	0
	江戸幕府の地図事業			Japanese maps	0
	shōen ezu			Japanese maps antique map	1
	Gyōki-zu		type of map	map of Japan	1
	upper air weather map			weather map	0
	dlaždicová mapa			digital map	0
	asutuskartta			thematic map	0
	water sports map	specialty sporting map		thematic map	0
	forest age map			vegetation map	0
	tourist map	large-scale map showing features of interest to visitors	type of map	map	0
	water cadastre			cadastre	0
	Network diagram			transit map	0
	archaeological map	map of finding archaeological sites		map	5
	synoptická mapa			weather map	0
	school wall-map	large-format map for display on the wall of a school-room	type of map	map	0
	Indikationsskizzen			cadastral map Franciscan Cadastre	0
	kiri-ezu	map of a district of the former Japanese city of Edo		city map	0
	Joint Operations Graphic			map	0
	catasto	Italian system of land registration		cadastre	0
	brain atlas	neuroanatomical map of the brain of a human or other animal		map	2
	isoscape	geologic map of isotope distribution		geologic map	0
	estate map	map commissioned by a landowner, typically including fields, parkland and buildings	type of map	thematic map creative work	2
	trail map	map to aid navigation while using a trail	type of map	thematic map transportation map hiking map	19
	Terminal area chart	term in United States and Canada aviation		aeronautical chart	0
	Wikimedia route diagram	Wikimedia template type		road map diagram Wikimedia page outside the main knowledge tree Wikimedia template	6235
	solar map			thematic map	0
	SnowCard	card to assess avalanche risk		snow map	0
	tiled web map	map, displayed with adjoining small images		web map	1
	tour map			thematic map	0
	Häradsekonomiska kartan			map	0
	gray–green orthographic projections maps	collection of locator maps	collection	locator map	0
	navigation map	map used for navigating		map	0
	panoramic map	nonphotographic representation of cities portrayed from above at an oblique angle		pictorial map print	0
	contour map	map showing changes of elevation	type of map	map visualization relief map	0
	geographic floor mosaic			pictorial map	1
	terrestrial globe	spherical model of the Earth, highlighting geographical locations on the map	product category	globe world map decorative object	60
	切絵図			map	0
	地方海上分布予報			distribution map Bulletin	0
	Karte im Maßstab 1:1		fictional entity	map	0
	overview map	generalised view of a geographic area	type of map	topographic map	1
	portolan atlas			atlas	1
	bird's-eye view map	map of a location in bird's-eye view	pictorial map plan	pictorial map plan bird's-eye view	6
	SVG locator maps with red and pink scheme	set of location maps with 2:1 aspect ratio	collection	locator map	0
	interactive map	cartographic representation developed in computer environments	type of map	digital map web map	9
	SVG locator maps of countries of African Union (blue scheme)	SVG locator maps of countries of African Union (blue scheme)	collection	locator map	0
	SVG locator maps of countries (gray and green scheme)	SVG locator maps of countries with a gray and green scheme		locator map	0
	SVG locator maps (globe location map scheme)		collection	locator map	0
	pocket globe	type of terrestrial or celestial globe designed to be carried in a pocket as a quick reference		globe	4
	IGN Top 25	topographic maps of France, by IGN	editorial collection	topographic map	0
	synoptische weerkaart			weather map	0
	map edition	state or edition of a printed map		map version, edition, or translation	450
	illuminated route planner	Active plan of the Paris Metro		map of the Paris metro	0
	linguistic atlas	map depicting regional linguistic distinctions, such as spatial dialect variation within a language		atlas	9
	Rauk			cadastral surveying	0
	in-game map	video game feature that allows the player to view a map or maps of the game world	video game feature	fictional object map	1
	business ecosystem map	map of a business ecosystem		ecosystem map	1
	ecosystem map	map of an ecosystem	type of map	map	0
	carte collaborative de Genève			map process	1
	land use map	visual representation of the use of a unit of land at a particular point in time	type of map	map	0
	mineral resource map	geologic map showing the location of mineral deposites		geologic map	0
	individual copy of a map	a specific physical copy of a printed map		printed matter document item of collection or exhibition map individual copy of a work	893
	Folios of the Geologic Atlas	USGS publication series	serial	atlas	0
	county map	map which depicts a single county	type of map	map	34
	flood-prone-area map	map of areas subject to inundation during flood events		geologic map	0
	Ptolemaic map	regional or world map based on the work of Claudius Ptolemy	type of map	map	0
	transportation map	map designed to aid in navigation		map	1
	seismicity map	map showng earthquake faults and related geographical features		geologic map	0
	military map	a map designed particularly for military use	type of map	map military	3
	Flurkarte	type of cadastral map in German speaking countries		cadastral map	0
	Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland			digital elevation model	0
	map of Japan			map	4
	Kuniezu		type of map	Japanese maps	0
	snow map			map	0
	Digitální technická mapa			map	0
	mars globe			globe	5
	lunar globe	scale model of Moon		globe lunar map	2
	playground map	map painted on a paved surface, often at a playground, to teach geography to children		outdoor playset pavement map	0
	pavement map	map painted on a paved surface		map street painting	0
	Synoptic charts	subconcept of Weather map		weather map	0
	land registration			land register	0
	map of Spain	cartography of Spain	cartography	map	0
	map of Kyiv			city map	0
	carta geografica			map	1
	distribution map		type of map	thematic map	0
	climatological map		type of map	thematic map	0
	high-definition map	highly detailed map, used in self-driving vehicles		map	0
	Estimated Seismic Intensity Map			seismic intensity map inference Earthquake Information	0
	strip map	long, narrow map depicting the course of a road	type of map	map	0
	physical map of the human genome	chromossomal physical map		map physical object	0
	regional map	map of a geographical, cultural or statistical region	genre	map	1
	parking map	map showing parking spaces and parking lots associated with a place	type of map	map	0
	bathymetric map	topographic map of the bed of the ocean or other body of water	type of map	topographic map	1
	cultural map	map that depicts elements of cultures and traditions	map	thematic map	0
	world atlas	atlas containing maps of the continents or countries of the Earth		atlas	0
	national atlas	collection of maps of a country	genre	atlas	0
	Real-time Risk Map		severe weather terminology	distribution map	0
	regional atlas	collection of maps of a geographic or political region	genre	atlas	0
	shaded-relief map	map indicating the shape of terrain using graded shadow effects		relief map	0
	Modelo Digital del Terreno de España			digital elevation model data set	3
	visitor map	map intended for visitors to a place	type of map	map	0
	historical map	map that reflects historical phenomena and events and illustration of interdependence and social developments of the past and geographical factors	type of map publication	thematic map	5
	Terravision	computer program	project	virtual globe	0
	Distribution Marine Forecast			distribution map Bulletin	0
	grid map			map	0
	絵地図			map	1
	Community Safety Map			map	0
	seismic intensity map		type of map	distribution map	0
	ethnographic map	map of ethnic groups, languages or religions	type of map	thematic map	0
	map of ethnic groups	type of map that shows a precise map of ethnic groups	type of map	ethnographic map	0
	Topographical map of Brazil	map of Brazil		map of Brazil topographic map	0
	map of Brazil	map		map	0
	Geological maps of France			geologic map	0
	map of Estonia	the map of Estonia		map	0
	country map	series of maps highlighting a country or a group of countries in the world	genre regional map	map	0
	biogeographical map			map	0
	children's map	series of maps with visible features specifically designed and aimed for at children	genre pictorial map	map	0
	economic map	map that displays economic or natural resources	type of map	thematic map	0
	price map			map	0
	dialect map	linguistic map showing the geographical variants of a language or linguistic family	type of map	linguistic map	0
	isoglosses map		type of map	dialect map	0
	school map			map	0
	salinity map			nautical chart	0
	land map			map	0
	cartographic work	legal concept defining a type of copyrightable work	condition legal concept	valid subject matter for copyright map	0
	flora and fauna map	map that displays a variety of species relating to flora and fauna	thematic map	topographic map	0
	hydrographic map	main stream and river map	type of map	map	0
	gravity anomaly map	type of map	type of map	map	0
	fire insurance map	map showing individual buildings and their construction materials, along with street widths, water supplies, and other features, used for calculating fire risk	type of map	economic map	0
	quarry map			map	0
	map viewer			map	2
	admixture mapping	method used to identify genetic variants associated with traits and/or diseases in ethnic groups whose genomes resulted from a recent mixture of two or more geographically distinct ancestral populations		gene mapping	0
	web map	type of digital map		digital map	4
	map of openstreetmap	type of map		digital map	0
	static map	opposite type of interactive map		map	0
	COVID map	map about COVID-19		pandemic map	0
	pandemic map	map about pandemic events		map	0
	Chloropleth map	Type of thematic map		thematic map	0
	Handcrafted map	type of map		map	0
	digital atlas	type of atlas		atlas	1
	Hand drawn map	Type of printed maps		map	2

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