Wikidata:Property proposal/USGS Thesaurus ID

USGS Thesaurus ID

Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Natural science

Done: USGS Thesaurus ID (P11095) (Talk and documentation)

Description	identifier for a term in the USGS Thesaurus
Represents	USGS Thesaurus (Q114148086)
Data type	External identifier
Domain	item
Allowed values	[1-9]\d{0,3}
Example 1	bioenergetics (Q570714) → 2288
Example 2	tidal current (Q12882653) → 2068
Example 3	white-nose syndrome (Q1362025) → 2026
Example 4	carbon sequestration (Q15305550) → 1731
Example 5	tungsten (Q743) → 1600
Example 6	kriging (Q225926) → 616
Example 7	fungus (Q764) → 420
Example 8	engineering geology (Q586474) → 337
Example 9	atmospheric sciences (Q757520) → 68
Source	https://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/
Planned use	adding to existing items being edited or newly created items
Number of IDs in source	several thousand
Expected completeness	eventually complete (Q21873974)
Implied notability	Wikidata property for an identifier that suggests notability (Q62589316)
Formatter URL	https://apps.usgs.gov/thesaurus/term-simple.php?thcode=2&code=$1
Applicable "stated in"-value	USGS Thesaurus (Q114148086)

Motivation

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]