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Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.
This dataset is based on querying Wikipedia category pages for entities of interest.
Using PETScan, this dataset is generated by querying specific categories on Wikidata and extracting the entities that are part of them and describe persons.
This is used to fetch profiles of politically exposed persons and other entities of interest.
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| Publisher: | Wikidata non-official source Wikidata is a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines. It acts as central storage for the structured data of its Wikimedia sister projects including Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Wiktionary, Wikisource, and others. | ||||
| Collections: | in OpenSanctions Default | ||||
| Information: | meta.wikimedia.org | ||||
| Source data: | petscan.wmcloud.org · CSV | ||||
| Coverage: | added · update frequency: daily · At 22:00 | ||||
| Last processed: | 2024-10-14 22:12:02 | ||||
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| Warnings: | 6 Warnings | ||||
You can query the data in this dataset via the application programming interface (API) endpoints below. Please read the introduction for documentation and terms of service.
| Use the Reconciliation API in OpenRefine: | |
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint: | |
For entity matching, use the /match endpoint: |
The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:
| Added | Name | Type | Countries |
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| Hồ Việt Lắm | Person | Vietnam | |
| Quentin Bryce | Person | Australia | |
| William Deane | Person | Australia | |
| Jody Thomas | Person | Canada | |
| Veerasak Wangsuppakitkoson | Person | Thailand | |
| Sinit Lertkrai | Person | Thailand | |
| Laurie-Anne Kempton | Person | Canada | |
| Len Bastien | Person | Canada | |
| Julie Charron | Person | Canada | |
| Cheri Crosby | Person | Canada | |
| Troy Crosby | Person | Canada | |
| Nai Kao Rot | Person | Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Naw Htoo Phaw | Person | Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Ngai Tam Maung | Person | Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Naris Khamnurak | Person | Thailand |
OpenSanctions is free for non-commercial users. Businesses must acquire a data license to use the dataset.