[OSM-talk] nomoj de internaciaj objektoj / nazwy obiektów międzynarodowych ? names of international objects

[Oleksiy Muzalyev]

At least in the JOSM editor there is an additional text in English near 
the wikidata code-title.

Since the wikidata title (or name) is usually translated on the wikidata 
page itself in different languages and it is a part of the accessible 
database, this text could be in different languages in a map editor.

If there is no translation of the wikidata item in a particular 
language, one can add it, even if there is no Wikipedia article in this 
language. The wikidata also contains the description and the alternative 
name.

So basically having the wikidata code-name, it is possible to display 
the name and even the description in any language of choice in a map editor.

So wikidata makes makes it technically possible to implement the modern 
principle stating that the true international language is the translation.

Best regards,
Oleksiy

On 06-Dec-19 11:25, Mateusz Konieczny wrote:
> Yes, wikidata tag may be useful but it is an alphanumeric gibberish 
> not readable by humans.
>

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