mapbox / mapbox/wikimama

Add description field from Wikidata in output

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Description

The SPARQL Wikidata query has to be modified to fetch the associated information thats useful for the team to manually verify the various matches. Having `description` as a field from Wikidata in output.csv would be helpful in quickly deciding if that was the exact match.

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Research direction

Locate the SPARQL Wikidata query and the code that produces output.csv. Trace how Wikidata fields are selected and written, then include the associated description in the output and verify that output.csv contains it for matched items.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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