NLB Name Authorities Relationships

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NLBNameAuthoritiesRelationships.csv (39.3K rows, 3 MB)

Key Uid Text	Key Descriptor Text	Key Vocabulary Text	Relationship Type Text	Related Uid Text	Related Descriptor Text	Related Vocabulary Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% _People36.7% _Geographics34.8% _Organisations22.9% _GeoBuildings5.6%	(Null)9.7% UF44.8% BT15.2% NT15.2% RT10.4%	(Null)9.7%	(Null)9.7%	(Null)9.7% _People34.4% _Geographics33.6% _Organisations17.8% _GeoBuildings4.4%
20609044	10twentyeight (Firm)	_Organisations
18583487	4 Goodwood Hill	_GeoBuildings	BT	20638120	Goodwood Hill Estate	_Geographics
18657789	7 Adam Park	_GeoBuildings	UF	18705739	Adam Park Guild House	_GeoBuildings
18657789	7 Adam Park	_GeoBuildings	BT	20616099	Adam Park	_Geographics
18722056	7 Steps Creative Studio	_Organisations
19904789	7 Steps Productions	_Organisations
20636706	1Buddhism	_Organisations
18711732	01 Studio	_Organisations
18723628	11 Keppel Hill	_GeoBuildings	UF	18723629	Keppel House	_GeoBuildings
18723628	11 Keppel Hill	_GeoBuildings	BT	18348733	Southern Ridges Conservation Area	_Geographics

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Key Uid	key_uid	Text	-	Unique identifier of the key entity.
Key Descriptor	key_descriptor	Text	-	Standardised preferred name of the key entity for indexing purposes. It may be established differently from its original form.
Key Vocabulary	key_vocabulary	Text	-	Category of the key entity. GeoBuildings: Buildings and structures in Singapore that are historically or culturally significant. Geographics: Names of streets and places in Singapore that includes locations and significant landmarks such as historic sites as well as streets, roads, islands, rivers, canals, hills and parks. Organisations: Names of Singapore-related organisations. People: Names of mainly Singapore-related people.
Relationship Type	relationship_type	Text	-	Type of relationship between the entities. UF: Used For - variant name(s) of the entity. BT: Broader Term - A term or name which is broader in definition and scope. NT: Narrower Term - A term or name which is narrower in definition and scope. Predecessor: The name that the organisation or place was previously known as. Successor: The name that the organisation or place was subsequently known as. RT: Related Term - A name that is associated or connected with an entity, such as sibling organisations, or organisations resulting from a merger or split. "na": Data unknown or not available.
Related Uid	related_uid	Text	-	Unique identifier of the related entity. "na": Data unknown or not available.
Related Descriptor	related_descriptor	Text	-	Standardised preferred name of the related entity for indexing purposes. It may be established differently from its original form. "na": Data unknown or not available.
Related Vocabulary	related_vocabulary	Text	-	Category of the related entity. GeoBuildings: Buildings and structures in Singapore that are historically or culturally significant. Geographics: Names of streets and places in Singapore that includes locations and significant landmarks such as historic sites as well as streets, roads, islands, rivers, canals, hills and parks. Organisations: Names of Singapore-related organisations. People: Names of mainly Singapore-related people. "na": Data unknown or not available.

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_68955b7991bedbe6d888ad5182974e4f"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Column name

Data type

Unit of measure

Description

Key Uid

key_uid

Text

Unique identifier of the key entity.

Key Descriptor

key_descriptor

Text

Standardised preferred name of the key entity for indexing purposes. It may be established differently from its original form.

Key Vocabulary

key_vocabulary

Text

Category of the key entity. GeoBuildings: Buildings and structures in Singapore that are historically or culturally significant. Geographics: Names of streets and places in Singapore that includes locations and significant landmarks such as historic sites as well as streets, roads, islands, rivers, canals, hills and parks. Organisations: Names of Singapore-related organisations. People: Names of mainly Singapore-related people.

Relationship Type

relationship_type

Text

Type of relationship between the entities. UF: Used For - variant name(s) of the entity. BT: Broader Term - A term or name which is broader in definition and scope. NT: Narrower Term - A term or name which is narrower in definition and scope. Predecessor: The name that the organisation or place was previously known as. Successor: The name that the organisation or place was subsequently known as. RT: Related Term - A name that is associated or connected with an entity, such as sibling organisations, or organisations resulting from a merger or split. "na": Data unknown or not available.

Related Uid

related_uid

Text

Unique identifier of the related entity. "na": Data unknown or not available.

Related Descriptor

related_descriptor

Text

Standardised preferred name of the related entity for indexing purposes. It may be established differently from its original form. "na": Data unknown or not available.

Related Vocabulary

related_vocabulary

Text

Category of the related entity. GeoBuildings: Buildings and structures in Singapore that are historically or culturally significant. Geographics: Names of streets and places in Singapore that includes locations and significant landmarks such as historic sites as well as streets, roads, islands, rivers, canals, hills and parks. Organisations: Names of Singapore-related organisations. People: Names of mainly Singapore-related people. "na": Data unknown or not available.

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NLBNameAuthoritiesRelationships.csv (39.3K rows, 3 MB)

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