NLB Name Authorities Attributes

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NLBNameAuthoritiesAttributes.csv (19.8K rows, 6 MB)

UID Text	Descriptor Text	Vocabulary Text	Description Text	Name (DisplayName) Text	Latitude Geo Coordinate (Latitude)	Longitude Geo Coordinate (Longitude)	Birth Year (yyyy) Text	Death Year (yyyy) Text	Feature Type Text	Year Started (yyyy) Text	Year Ended (yyyy) Text	Occupation Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% _People38.6% _Organisations28.7% _Geographics26.1% _GeoBuildings6.6%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)41.5%	(Null)71.1%	(Null)71.1%	(Null)73.7% 19460.4% 19470.4% 19480.4% 19490.4%	(Null)90.6% 20120.2% 20160.2% 20210.2% 20230.2%	(Null)67.4% street20.0% administrative division1.8% temple1.0% building1.0%	(Null)74.6% 19970.4% 20000.5% 20010.4% 20060.4%	(Null)91.6% 19840.2% 19850.2% 20010.2% 20020.2%	(Null)62.9% Artist2.0% Writer1.3% Painter (Art)0.9% Business person0.8%
20609044	10twentyeight (Firm)	_Organisations	Film production house set up by filmmaker Royston Tan in 2008. It produces feature-length and short films as well as television commercials.	10twentyeight						2008
18583487	4 Goodwood Hill	_GeoBuildings	Colonial building built by the Public Work Department at the top of Goodwood Hill. It was the residence of Financial Secretary Thomas Mure Hart before it was converted into the Civil Service Political Study Centre in 1959.		1.3123691	103.8343179			house
18657789	7 Adam Park	_GeoBuildings	A colonial bungalow located off Adam Road that was marked as a historic site by the National Heritage Board in 2002. It was the former headquarters of the British battalion which defended Singapore before the surrender to the Japanese in February 1942. The house became a private residence after the Japanese Occupation and served as the Adam Park Guild House of the National University of Singapore Society between 1987 and 2014.		1.3294749	103.8137881			historical site
18722056	7 Steps Creative Studio	_Organisations	A character design and IP development studio with a full-service offering, 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, VFX and video production.	7 Steps Creative Studio
19904789	7 Steps Productions	_Organisations	Multifaceted studio based in Singapore that specialises in animation production, motion graphic design, and mascot activation. It is known for creating the mascot CubeMelt.	7 Steps Productions Pte Ltd
20636706	1Buddhism	_Organisations	Organisation that seeks to provide one platform for practitioners of different Buddhist traditions to learn, practise and propagate Buddhism. It was formerly known as Truum Society.
18711732	01 Studio	_Organisations	Involved in motion picture and movie production.	01 Studio Pte Ltd						2016
18723628	11 Keppel Hill	_GeoBuildings	Conserved bungalow that forms part of the Southern Ridges Conservation Area. It was one of the tropical residences constructed by the Harbour Board, the Cable & Wireless Company as well as private individuals around the second half of the 1800s and served as a residence for one of the senior members of management for Keppel Harbour.		1.2693186	103.8181662			house
18589637	13 Little Pictures	_Organisations	Singaporean film collective that produces and promotes films that celebrate cinema with all its diversities. It supports independent filmmaking through ideas, collaboration and production support. It organises regional film labs. Its feature and short films have been screened overseas in places such as Rotterdam, Berlin and New York.	13 Little Pictures						2009
18526851	21 Collyer Quay	_GeoBuildings	A 21-storey office building located at Battery Road. It was built on the site of the former Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building which was demolished in 1975. Previously owned by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), it was acquired by CapitaCommercial Trust in 2005 and leased back to HSBC who is the sole tenant. The building was subsequently known as 21 Collyer Quay when it was leased out to WeWork in 2021 and HSBC Singapore relocated to Marina Bay Financial Centre.		1.2850794	103.8528033			office building

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
UID	uid	Text	-	Unique identifier of the entity.
Descriptor	descriptor	Text	-	Standardised preferred name of the entity for indexing purposes. It may be established differently from its original form.
Vocabulary	vocabulary	Text	-	Category of the 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.
Description	description	Text	-	Description of the entity.
Name (DisplayName)	name_displayname	Text	-	Name of the person or organisation as displayed in original form.
Latitude	latitude	Geo Coordinate (Latitude)	-	Latitude of the place or building.
Longitude	longitude	Geo Coordinate (Longitude)	-	Longitude of the place or building.
Birth Year (yyyy)	birth_year_yyyy	Text	-	Birth year of the person.
Death Year (yyyy)	death_year_yyyy	Text	-	Death year of the person.
Feature Type	feature_type	Text	-	Term that describes the role or characteristic of the building or place.

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_a6d93a061d4148fe55106a28ddd6193c"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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NLBNameAuthoritiesAttributes.csv (19.8K rows, 6 MB)

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