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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
EmailAddress
| Definition |
Extracts an email address. |
| Attributes |
EmailAddress: Email address mentioned in the document. |
| Examples |
Example 1. La Escuela Comunitaria de Austin Extracted instances: EmailAddress = info@austincommunityschool.org |
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 Extracted instances: FaxNumber = +(506) 2653-0012 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Person
| Definition |
Extracts one of the following types of person references in the text:
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 |
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 Extracted instance: PhoneNumber = 512-554-8930 |
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 instances: ProvinceOrState = Vizcaya ProvinceOrState = Guipúzcoa ProvinceOrState = Álava Example 2. por la noche en la provincia de La Coruña. Extracted instance: ProvinceOrState = La Coruña |
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 |
