Spanish Sematic Metadata: Entity Definitions and Descriptions

In the current version, OpenCalais supports a set of entities in the Spanish language. This set will be extended in future releases.

The entities currently supported by the Spanish module are presented here. Details on each metadata type, including definitions and examples, are also included.

Entities

City, Company, Continent, Country, Currency, EmailAddress, FaxNumber, MarketIndex, NaturalFeature, Organization, Person, PhoneNumber, ProvinceOrState, Region, URL

City

Definition

Extracts the name of a city or independent settlement (including villages, settlements, etc.).

Note: Districts or neighborhoods within a city (e.g., “in the Soho, London”) are not extracted.

Attributes

City: Name of the city, village, settlement, etc.

Examples

Example 1.

La alta costura de París piensa en grande.

Extracted instances:

City = París

Example 2.

los ataques del 11 de septiembre en Nueva York.

Extracted instances:

City = Nueva York

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Company

Definition

Extracts a full or partial company name. (The term "Company" includes any business organization, including newspapers, media companies, law firms, etc.). Disambiguation is performed on the company name (see Entity Disambiguation).

Attributes

Company: Full name of the company mentioned in the document.

Examples

Example 1.

Las cenizas de los Roddenberry serán lanzadas al espacio dentro de un año y medio, según sus deseos, dijo el lunes la compañía de vuelos espaciales Celestis Inc. Majel Barrett Roddenberry.

Extracted instance:

Company = Celestis Inc.

Example 2.

Iberdrola subió un 1,5 por ciento a 6,10 euros.

Extracted instance:

Company = Iberdrola

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Continent

Definition

Extracts a name of a continent.

Attributes

Continent: Name of a continent mentioned in the document.

Examples

Example 1.

La Antártida se está calentando, no enfriando, según un estudio

Extracted instance:

Continent = Antártida

Example 2.

Jackson ha pospuesto seis apariciones en Norteamérica.

Extracted instance:

Continent = Norteamérica

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Country

Definition

Extracts a name of a country. The name is normalized to the fullest name occurring within the document.

Attributes

Country: Name of a country mentioned in the document.

Examples

Example 1.

La policía de Bahamas investiga la acusación de extorsión a Travolta.

Extracted instance:

Country = Bahamas

Example 2.

El FMI espera ahora que la economía de EEUU se contraiga este año

Extracted instance:

Country = Estados Unidos

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Currency

Definition

Extracts a reference to a currency name.

Attributes

Currency: Normalized currency name / sign (for example: "$" is normalized to "USD").

Examples

Example 1.

Para poner las cosas en perspectiva, al comprar en grandes cantidades, los fabricantes de computadoras normalmente pagan $50-$60 por cada copia de Windows Vistas, mientras que la versión Starter está alrededor de $30.

Extracted instances:

Instance 1:

Currency = USD

Instance 2:

Currency = USD

Instance 3:

Currency = USD

Example 2.

En concreto, se trata de una cantidad de 1.223.099 euros que se sustancia en la adjudicación de este servicio a la empresa FCC.

Extracted instance:

Currency = EUR

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EmailAddress

Definition

Extracts an email address.

Attributes

EmailAddress: Email address mentioned in the document.

Examples

Example 1.

La Escuela Comunitaria de Austin
P.O. Box 6176
Austin, TX 78762-6176
oficina: 512-554-8930
fax: 866-868-9973
info@austincommunityschool.org
http://www.campo21.com/

Extracted instances:

EmailAddress = info@austincommunityschool.org

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FaxNumber

Definition

Extracts a full fax number, including prefix and extension, if available.

Attributes

FaxNumber: Full fax telephone number, where available.

Examples

Example 1.

Tamarindo - Ciudad
100 Metros Norte y 25 Metros Oeste de Nunciatura
Tel. +(506) 2653-0012 Fax: +(506) 2653-0012

Extracted instances:

FaxNumber = +(506) 2653-0012

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MarketIndex

Definition

Extracts a name of a stock market index. The name is normalized to the common name of the index, e.g., “S&P 500” or “FTSE 100”.

Attributes

MarketIndex: The normalized name of an index mentioned in the document.

Examples

Example 1.

A las 0844 GMT el índice paneuropeo FTSEurofirst 300 subía un 0,3 por ciento.

Extracted instance:

MarketIndex = FTSEurofirst 300

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NaturalFeature

Definition

Extracts a name of a specific geographical (not manmade) entity, such as a geological formation or body of water.

Attributes

NaturalFeature: Full name of the natural feature

Examples

Example 1.

Por primera vez en España, organizamos una expedición al corazón del Himalaya hindú, al macizo de Garhwal.

Extracted instances:

Instance 1:

NaturalFeature = Himalaya

NaturalFeatureType = montaña

Instance 2:

NaturalFeature = Garhwal

NaturalFeatureType = macizo

Example 2.

Caminar sobre el milenario hielo azul, navegar por el lago Argentino para ver de cerca otros gigantescos ríos de hielo.

 

Extracted instance:

NaturalFeature = lago Argentino

NaturalFeature = lago

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Organization

Definition

Extracts a full or partial organization name, including governmental and military organization. Any business organization extracted as Company is not extracted as Organization. The name is normalized to the fullest name occurring within the document, or to the full, official name listed within the Organization dictionary (whichever is longer).

Attributes

Organization: Name of a governmental, military or other organization.

Examples

Example 1.

Vegara dijo que la tasa de paro no llegaría al 18,7 por ciento pronosticado por la Comisión Europea en 2010

Extracted instance:

Organization = la Comisión Europea.

Example 2.

cada vez que la Casa Blanca pasa de un partido a otro.

Extracted instance:

Organization = Casa Blanca

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Person

Definition

Extracts one of the following types of person references in the text:

  1. A full or partial person name.
  2. A full or partial person name with aliases, nicknames or tribal names. In such cases, the normalized name includes the alias/nickname/tribal name inside quotes or parentheses at the middle or end of the name, according to its appearance in the document. If there is a sequence of two aliases for the same person, they appear with a "/" between them. If the alias/nickname/tribal name appears by itself later in the document, it will also be extracted.

In each case, the name is normalized to the fullest name occurring in the document.

Attributes

Person: Normalized person name.

Examples

Example 1:

Las autoridades de Bahamas están investigando un supuesto intento de extorsión contra el actor John Travolta.

Extracted instance:

Person = John Travolta

Example 2.

El comisario de policía Reginald Ferguson dijo que sus agentes estaban investigando una queja de extorsión.

Extracted instance:

Person = Reginald Ferguson

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PhoneNumber

Definition

Extracts a full phone number, including prefix and extension, if available.

Attributes

PhoneNumber: Full phone number, including prefix and extension, where available.

Examples

Example 1. 

La Escuela Comunitaria de Austin
P.O. Box 6176
Austin, TX 78762-6176
oficina: 512-554-8930
fax: 866-868-9973
info@austincommunityschool.org
http://www.campo21.com/

Extracted instance:

PhoneNumber = 512-554-8930

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ProvinceOrState

Definition

Extracts a name of a province, state, county or other politically defined part of a country (normalized to the full name).

Attributes

ProvinceOrState: Name of a province, state, county or other part of a country.

Examples

Example 1.

Interior confirmó la detención de otras tres personas en Vizcaya, dos en Guipúzcoa y una en Álava.

Example 1.

por la noche en la provincia de La Coruña.
Extracted Instance:
ProvinceOrState: La Coruña

Extracted instances:

ProvinceOrState = Vizcaya

ProvinceOrState = Guipúzcoa

ProvinceOrState = Álava

Example 2. 

por la noche en la provincia de La Coruña.

Extracted instance:

ProvinceOrState = La Coruña

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Region

Definition

Extracts a name of a (non-politically-defined) geographical region of the world (excluding continents).

Attributes

Region: Geographical area.

Examples

Example 1.

Dos personas han muerto en España debido al temporal de viento que afecta al norte de la Península Ibérica.

Extracted instance:

Region = Península Ibérica

Example 2.

en el suroeste de Francia se registraron fuertes vientos.

Extracted instance:

Region = el suroeste de Francia

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URL

Definition

Extracts a URL or FTP address.

Attributes

URL: Internet address of a website, Internet-based file, etc.

Examples

Example 1.

Visite el nuevo portal http://www.carilo.com.ar toda la informacion de esta iudad, servicios, alojamientos, inmobiliarias, etc.

Extracted instances:

URL = http://www.carilo.com.ar

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