Type of activity: Pre-scheduled session
Main topic: Handling wiki content beyond plaintext
The problem
Data visualization is a common way to tell a story. Wikipedia offers <graph> tag, but that is just a first step. We need to build an ecosystem to support both dynamic and static visualizations, including internal and external data sources and easy to use build tools.
- Cross-wiki shareable structured data T148745 / T120452 (sample at beta cluster)
- Spreadsheet-like editor UI T134618
- External data feeds: Community should be able to set up and maintain a clone of an authoritative data source. Once setup, the data should be updated regularly without human involvement. Various graphs/lists/tables should be able to use that data as a source
- Data visualizations, e.g. Vega Polestar should be part of the editing infrastructure to build good data visualizations
Expected outcome
- Gauge general development interest in the topic
- Brainstorming results on external data feed options, or other similar developments in the industry
- Solidify data visualization roadmap
Current status of the discussion
- Initial non-UI tabular data implementation is in progress
- Wikidata Query Service already supports Polestar (run a query and click "Build graph")
Links
- I Dream of Content vision paper