Commons:Structured data/Properties table

This page in a nutshell: This page collects structured data property statements, that are either in active use or were proposed in previous discussions.

Properties in use at Commons

 For discussion and consensus on how to use these properties, see Commons talk:Structured data/Modeling

The following table provides on overview of properties already in use on Commons (used more than 1'000 times as of 21st of June 2023) with reference to the corresponding modelling description, where possible.

Note: The table gives the number of claims, not the number of files with claims (as returned in the search result).

Usage Count Property Data type Qualifiers Remarks Examples
83056237 copyright license (P275) Item Copyright
80149509 copyright status (P6216) Item Copyright
70807306 inception (P571) Date Date
65331703 source of file (P7482) Item Source
59365178 creator (P170) Item Author
37985716 media type (P1163) String Meta
35171972 captured with (P4082) Item Captured with
26115781 instance of (P31) Item Meta
25446050 coordinates of the point of view (P1259) Coordinate Location
24844899 depicts (P180) Item Depiction
24016057 exposure time (P6757) Quantity Meta
23919307 focal length (P2151) Quantity Meta
23899490 f-number (P6790) Quantity Meta
22894531 ISO speed (P6789) Quantity Meta
10911528 Commons media contributed by (P9126) Item DPLA
10098739 DPLA subject term (P4272) Item DPLA
9076918 location of creation (P1071) Item Location
8794678 main subject (P921) Item Depiction
8444342 checksum (P4092) String Meta
8440879 data size (P3575) Quantity Meta
8440051 height (P2048) Quantity Meta
8440017 width (P2049) Quantity Meta
7055259 coordinates of depicted place (P9149) Coordinate Location
6628503 inventory number (P217) String DPLA
5173520 participant in (P1344) Item Participant
5107774 collection (P195) Item DPLA
3659203 DPLA ID (P760) String DPLA
3640974 title (P1476) String DPLA
3590326 RightsStatements.org statement according to source website (P6426) Item DPLA
3538649 significant event (P793) Item Event
3237563 original catalog description (P10358) String DPLA
2814340 location of the point of view (P7108) Coordinate Location
2810314 catalog code (P528) String DPLA
2804098 elevation above sea level (P2044) Quantity Location
1562363 sponsor (P859) Item Participant
1405044 U.S. National Archives Identifier (P1225) String DPLA
1404911 level of description (P6224) Item DPLA
1404907 access restriction status (P7228) Item DPLA
1384300 Wikimedia VRTS ticket number (P6305) String Quality
877273 language of work or name (P407) Item Pronunciation
852733 audio transcription (P9533) String Pronunciation
802681 spoken by (P10894) Item Pronunciation
802652 recording date (P10135) Date Pronunciation
794340 recordist (P10893) Item Pronunciation
792439 Lingua Libre ID (P10369) String Pronunciation
549575 digital representation of (P6243) Item Depiction
388471 Commons quality assessment (P6731) Item Quality
386772 The Met object ID (P3634) String GLMA
248343 number of pages (P1104) Quantity Meta
247640 part of the series (P179) Item Works
216911 coordinate location (P625) Should use coordinates of depicted place (P9149) or location of creation (P1071) instead Location
141363 genre (P136) Item Works
103305 located in protected area (P3018) Item Location
81478 published in (P1433) Item Works
60217 publication date (P577) Item Works
48768 iNaturalist observation ID (P5683) String GLMA
36564 duration (P2047) Quantity Meta
34798 Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI (P1260) String GLMA
23700 contributor to the creative work or subject (P767) Item Works
23581 Commons category (P373) Should use depicts (P180), location of creation (P1071) or others instead Meta
23161 named place on map (P9664) Item Maps
20534 publisher (P123) Item Works
19660 aspect ratio (W:H) (P2061)
17436 pHash checksum (P9310)
15549 fabrication method (P2079)
15065 part of (P361)
14812 point in time (P585)
14225 made from material (P186)
14123 located on street (P669)
12141 Swedish Portrait Archive ID (P4819)
11986 reference URL (P854)
10881 heritage designation (P1435)
9417 location (P276) Should use location of creation (P1071) or depicts (P180) instead Location
8774 SMB-digital ID (P8923)
7458 created during (P10408)
6957 date depicted (P2913)
6838 copyright holder (P3931)
6615 place of publication (P291)
6428 volume (P478)
6305 scale (P1752)
6054 wavelength (P2808)
5727 author (P50)
5614 recording location (P8546) Should use location of creation (P1071) instead Location
5350 located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) Should use location of creation (P1071) instead Location
4699 country (P17) Should use location of creation (P1071) instead Location
3838 illustrator (P110)
3572 performer (P175)
3508 on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008)
3011 DigitaltMuseum ID (P7847)
2797 inscription mentions (P6568)
2664 media legend (P2096)
2636 country of origin (P495)
2095 URN-NBN (P4109)
1860 has cause (P828)
1859 based on (P144)
1618 symbol of (P8058)
1554 digitised by (P8791)
1338 significant person (P3342)
1164 file format (P2701) Should use media type (P1163) instead Meta
1091 color (P462)
1033 has list (P2354)

Further properties discussed

Generic properties

The properties below are potentially applicable to all types of files.

Property / Aliases Currently exists on Wikidata as Data type Qualifiers Remarks
Published in published in (P1433) Item many images are uploaded from old scientific publications available online, many of those publications, or many articles available in those publications have available items. Example File:The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology (1849) (14756346086).jpg → published in (P1433) → XXXI.—Notice of the occurrence on the British coast of a burrowing barnacle belonging to a new order of the class Cirripedia (Q56146622)
Derivative work / Extracted file derivative work (P4969) Commons file
Derived from file / Extracted from file based on (P144) Commons file Or possible qualifier fabrication method (P2079) → cropping (Q785116)
Part of series/whole part of the series (P179) Item
Follows follows (P155) Commons file To indicate the previous file in a series
Followed by followed by (P156) Commons file To indicate the next file in a series
Language language of work or name (P407) Item Applies to part
Inscription mentions inscription mentions (P6568) Item
symbol of symbol of (P8058) item

Qualifiers for things depicted in a file

'Depicts' also applies to works represented in non-visual media - for instance a composition or song that is performed in an audio file.

Qualifiers Remarks
title (P1476)
subtitle (P1680)
contributor to the creative work or subject (P767)
commissioned by (P88) Item
Printed by (Item) publisher (P123) or printed by (P872)
Credit line (String)
folio(s) (P7416)
page number page(s) (P304)
column number column (P3903)
line(s) (P7421)
Height
Width
Depth
Language language of work or name (P407)
identified in image by (P7380)

Two-dimensional maps

Property / Aliases Currently exists on Wikidata as Data type Qualifiers Remarks
Spatial reference system spatial reference system (P3037)
Bounding box coordinates of northernmost point (P1332), coordinates of southernmost point (P1333), coordinates of easternmost point (P1334), coordinates of westernmost point (P1335)

Three-dimensional files

Property / Aliases Currently exists on Wikidata as Data type Qualifiers Remarks
Geometry Quantity unit of geometry (e.g. triangle) not geometry as in volume as quantity (P2234) but geometry in amount of triangles
Vertices Quantity total amount of vertices, used to describe complexity of a model
Instrument used The tool used to create the model
Pivot point coordinates coordinates of the point of view (P1259) Coordinates For 3D objects depicting some real-world features so they can be properly georeferenced.

Document, article and book files

Either as a single DJVU/PDF file or as a series of single page scans.

Property / Aliases Currently exists on Wikidata as Data type Qualifiers Remarks
File page number of title page title page number (P4714)
Name of publication published in (P1433) see samples, discussion
Series ordinal series ordinal (P1545) String (number) To indicate the file is in the nth position of a series
Difference in numbering of PDF and scanned text file page offset (P8330)
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