Wikidata:Property proposal/Open Location Code
Open Location Code
[edit]Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Authority control
Not done
| Description | A code representing a location using the Open Location Code system |
|---|---|
| Represents | Open Location Code (Q23582265) |
| Data type | External identifier |
| Template parameter | plus_code |
| Domain | item, geographical feature (Q618123) |
| Allowed values | [23456789CFGHJMPQRVWX]{4,6}\+[23456789CFGHJMPQRVWX]{2,3} |
| Example 1 | Berlin (Q64)plus codeF6WR+VC |
| Example 2 | Googleplex (Q694178)plus code8FVC9G8F+6W |
| Example 3 | Louvre Museum (Q19675)plus codeV86P+C8 |
| Source | https://plus.codes |
| External links | Use in sister projects: [ar] • [az] • [bn] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fa] • [fr] • [he] • [hi] • [it] • [ja] • [ka] • [kn] • [ko] • [ml] • [mr] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ro] • [ru] • [sv] • [te] • [tr] • [uk] • [ur] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt]. |
| Planned use | Add Plus codes to many buildings in SC, as well as importing Plus Codes for places lacking street addresses (e.g. rural areas) |
| Number of IDs in source | global coverage |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| Formatter URL | https://plus.codes/$1 |
| Wikidata project | Open Location Code (Q23582265) |
Motivation
[edit]Can be used for many locations without addresses.
Discussion
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Oppose per previous proposals Wikidata:Property proposal/Plus codes and Wikidata:Property proposal/Google Plus code. Mahir256 (talk) 18:49, 8 May 2025 (UTC)- This is pretty much just a coordinate system, identifying an area on Earth, not identifying anything that would have a Wikidata item. The location/business details are just the closest nearby on Google Maps. coordinate location (P625) and related properties would work just fine for the given motivation. -wd-Ryan (Talk/Edits) 17:05, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
- Oppose The property can be calculated with coordinate location (P625). – The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kdkeller (talk • contribs) at 12:20, 24 May 2025 (UTC).
Comment I'm mixed on this. Technically these are not the same as coordinates, as these codes represent a rectangle on a grid, rather than an exact point. In some parts of the world these are used as street addresses (example), and if you just blindly translate from lat/lng to a plus code, you might not get the exact same code that is officially recognized/posted/published. Typically we try to put our P625 coordinates in the center of a building/place, whereas I'd imagine that an officially-used plus code might be positioned near the entrance or mailbox. One solution would be a new property as proposed, but we'd need to require a citation showing that this code has some level of official use. I don't love that though; perhaps we should just put the plus code into street address (P6375) in places where it's used like that. –IagoQnsi (talk) 00:35, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
Not done, no consensus of proposed property at this time based on the above discussion. Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 13:18, 7 December 2025 (UTC)