Event:IMPROVING EARTH PLANT ON WIKIDATA

Project Overview

This project aims to improve the quality, accuracy, and comprehensiveness of plant data on Wikidata, focusing on Earth's diverse flora. By leveraging collaborative efforts and innovative tools.

Objectives

1. Increase plant data coverage by some certain percentage [%] within the stipulated project time frame.

2. Enhance data accuracy through expert validation and automated checks.

3. Enrich plant descriptions, images, and taxonomic classifications.

4. Foster community engagement and collaboration among botanists, naturalists, and Wikidata contributors.

Benefits

1. Enhanced global access to plant information.

2. Improved accuracy and consistency in plant identification.

3. Expanded Wikidata's utility for research, education, and conservation.

Project Details

The project is aimed at improving the index capacity and quality of contents and creating visibility for earth plants on Wikidata by adding descriptions and other informations.

The project will take the form of an edit a thon where participants will be creating Items on wikidata for duration of 8 days

• Launch: The project will be launched on the []of October 2024 with a training session.
• Time: 5:00PM WAT
• Durations: 1hour
• Venue: Zoom