Wikidata:Events/Coordinate Me 2024/Tools

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COORDI­NATE ME

MAY 2024

WIKIDATA COMPE­TITION FOR GEO­LOCAT­ABLE CON­TENT

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Looking for help or inspiration?

If you can’t find the information you’re looking for on this page, you can always reach out to organizers via wikidatawikimedia.at or join one of the Wikidata online workshops held in different languages during the competition.

New to Wikidata?

If you are new to Wikidata you may take a look at the introduction.

A quick start to learn how to edit items and fill in data that is missing is provided with the following tours:

Coordinates Administrative territory Official website Inception Images

Help pages and tools around geocoordinates

• Help:Find coordinates (how to find geocoordinates on online maps)
• Wikidata:WikiProject Geodata/Data structure (how to use qualifiers to provide additional information about geocoordinates)
• WikiShootMe! (a map of illustrated and unillustrated Wikidata items, also displays georeferenced images from Wikimedia Commons and enables the creation of new items based on that images)
• Wikidata:WikiProject Geodata (this page aims to centralize discussions and actions about geocoordinate data in Wikidata)

Do you have something to share?

Please feel free to use the discussion page to share your topic-related Wikidata queries or to suggest other helpful tools and resources!

Tools and resources by country

Argentina – Austria – Australia – Canada – Chile – France – Germany – India – Malta – Netherlands – New Zealand – Niger – Nigeria – Senegal – Spain – Uruguay

Argentina

Main query

With the help of Fundación Urunday and Instituto de Cultura from the Chaco province, Wikimedia Argentina recently added items about more than 500 sculptures in Resistencia city. Help us complete these items with geolocalization and other interesting data until the end of May!

• w.wiki/9hfq (sculpture (Q860861) in Resistencia (Q44206), Argentina (Q414) with missing coordinate location (P625)).

Other queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9EXR (populated place (Q123964505) in Argentina (Q414) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PK7 (hospital (Q16917) in Argentina (Q414) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PKH (hospital (Q16917) in Argentina (Q414) missing label in French)
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Argentina query (see explanation)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Argentina (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• Population data of places in Argentina (by Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo)
• British Museum place IDs for Argentina (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of schools in Argentina

Austria

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9EWk (populated place (Q123964505) in Austria (Q40) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9NdP (power station (Q159719) in Austria (Q40) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9NdW (research institute (Q31855) in Austria (Q40) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Austria query (see explanation)

Mix'n'match catalogs

The Mix'n'match tool lists entries of some external databases, and allows users to match them against Wikidata items. For more information about the tool, you can read the Mix'n'match manual or watch a Mix'n'Match tutorial on YouTube.

• Locality number in Austria (Ortschaftskennziffer in Österreich)
• Lower Austrian Castles (ID of the Lower Austrian Castle Database)
• Lower Austrian Museums ID (ID of the Lower Austrian museums database)
• Museums in Styria (identifier for a museum in Styria, Austria)
• Upper Austria Museum (Upper Austrian database of museums)

Online maps

The maps can help you to find the location of some objects.

• Austrian Map
• geoland.at
• GeoDaten Burgenland
• Kärnten Atlas
• Niederösterreich ATLAS
• DORIS interMap (Oberösterreich)
• SAGIS Salzburg
• Digitaler Atlas Steiermark
• tirisMaps (Tirol)
• VoGIS (Vorarlberg)
• Stadtplan Wien

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Austria (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Austria (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))
• Joconde location IDs for Austria (to be used for identifier Joconde location ID (P7850))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of hospitals in Austria

Australia

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9sYK (populated place (Q123964505) in Australia (Q408) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PkS (landform (Q271669) or human settlement (Q486972) in Australia (Q408) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PkW (port (Q44782) in Australia (Q408) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Australia query (see explanation)

Mix'n'match catalogs

The Mix'n'match tool lists entries of some external databases, and allows users to match them against Wikidata items. For more information about the tool, you can read the Mix'n'match manual or watch a Mix'n'Match tutorial on YouTube.

• Australian Geological Provinces
• Australian ILOCs (Australian Indigenous Locations 2011)
• Australian National Shipwreck ID (database of all known shipwrecks in Australian waters)
• Australian Wetlands Code
• BOM weather stations (Weather station IDs in Australia, from the Bureau of Meteorology)
• DoS Buildings (Dictionary of Sydney / buildings)
• DoS Places (Dictionary of Sydney / places)
• DoS Structures (Dictionary of Sydney / structures)
• GNR of NSW 1.1 (Geographical Name Register of New South Wales, Australia, fixed)
• inHerit Place Number (full set) (Western Australian State Heritage Office register)
• NT Place Names Register (numerical identifier for a place in the Northern Territory Place Names Register)
• SAHPD (identifier for a place with recognised heritage value, in South Australia's heritage database)
• Tasmanian Heritage ID (identifier on the Tasmanian Heritage Register, Australia)
• VICNAMES (official database of geographic names maintained by state government of Victoria, Australia)
• Victorian Heritage Database (identifier for a heritage location, in Australia's Victorian Heritage Database)
• WaterNSW Rivers and Streams Site No. (site number of a river or stream in the real time water data published by WaterNSW)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Australia (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Australia (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of hospitals in Australia

Canada

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9EXa (populated place (Q123964505) in Canada (Q16) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9NeQ (reservoir (Q131681) in Canada (Q16) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PLw (hospital (Q16917) in Canada (Q16) missing label in Spanish)
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Canada query (see explanation)

Mix'n'match catalogs

The Mix'n'match tool lists entries of some external databases, and allows users to match them against Wikidata items. For more information about the tool, you can read the Mix'n'match manual or watch a Mix'n'Match tutorial on YouTube.

• BC Geographical Names (Unique ID of the British Columbia Geographical Names)
• BNLQ (Toponyme) (toponymes inscrit à la Banque de noms de lieux du Québec)
• heritagefoundation.ca (identifier of Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador)
• Statistics Canada Geographic Code (location/census codes)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) at Natural Resources Canada
• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Canada (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Canada (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))

Online maps

The maps can help you to find the location of some objects.

• The Atlas of Canada
• Ontario Official Geographic Names Viewer at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:Lists of schools in Canada

Chile

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9PLt (university (Q3918) in Chile (Q298) missing description in English)
• w.wiki/9PLa (fire department (Q6498663) in Chile (Q298) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PLP (port (Q44782) in Chile (Q298) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Chile query (see explanation)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Chile (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Chile (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of hospitals in Chile / es:Anexo:Hospitales en Chile

France

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9PpW (fountain (Q483453) in France (Q142) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9Ppi (bay (Q39594) in France (Q142) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9Ppu (hospital (Q16917) in France (Q142) missing label in German)
• "Suspicious coordinates" in France query (see explanation)

Mix'n'match catalogs

The Mix'n'match tool lists entries of some external databases, and allows users to match them against Wikidata items. For more information about the tool, you can read the Mix'n'match manual or watch a Mix'n'Match tutorial on YouTube.

• ANGH Monument (sculpture or other monument in "À nos Grands Hommes", database of French public art by the Musée d'Orsay)
• Chapels in PACA region (rural chapels in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region)
• equipement.paris.fr place (identifier for an equipment in Paris on the equipement.paris.fr website)
• Fondation du patrimoine (alphabetical identifier for a French cultural heritage site on the Fondation du patrimoine website)
• Mérimée ACR (Label « Architecture contemporaine remarquable » (2020))
• Mérimée Chapelles (identifier for a chapel in the Mérimée database of French cultural heritage)
• Mérimée Églises (identifier for a church in the Mérimée database of French cultural heritage)
• Mérimée XXe (identifier for a « Label XXe » monument in the Mérimée database of French cultural heritage)
• Natura 2000 in France
• OPR (Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux)
• Petit Patrimoine (French database about "Petit Patrimoine")
• PSS building (PSS-Archi buildings)

Online maps

The maps can help you to find the location of some objects.

• Géoportail

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for France (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for France (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))
• Joconde location IDs for France (to be used for identifier Joconde location ID (P7850))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of hospitals in France

Germany

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9PoD (school (Q3914) in Germany (Q183) missing Spanish description)
• w.wiki/9Po6 (fountain (Q483453) in Germany (Q183) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9XSR (farm (Q131596) in Germany (Q183) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Germany query (see explanation)

Mix'n'match catalogs

The Mix'n'match tool lists entries of some external databases, and allows users to match them against Wikidata items. For more information about the tool, you can read the Mix'n'match manual or watch a Mix'n'Match tutorial on YouTube.

• Baudenkmäler Berlin (Katalog der Baudenkmäler von Berlin)
• Deutsche Bahn station code (identifier for train stations and other operating points used by Deutsche Bahn)
• Historical Gazetteer for Hesse (information on all extant cities, towns, abandoned settlements, districts, castles, etc. with independent names in Hesse)
• HOV Code (identifier for a place in the Historical Gazetteer of Saxony)
• KLEKs (KulturLandschaftsElementeKataster object)
• LAWA waterbody ID (identifier for bodies of water in Germany according to the Bund/Länder-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Wasser (LAWA))
• Sprockhoff Number (Megaliths in Germany)

Online maps

The maps can help you to find the location of some objects.

• Geoportal.de
• Schutzgebiete in Deutschland - Bundesamt für Naturschutz
• Geoportal BW (Baden-Württemberg)
• BayernAtlas
• FIS-Broker (Berlin)
• brandenburg-viewer
• GeoPortal Bremen
• Geo-Online Hamburg
• Geoportal Hessen
• GAIA-MV (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
• NiedersachsenViewer
• TIM-online (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
• GeoPortal.rlp (Rheinland-Pfalz)
• LANIS (Rheinland-Pfalz)
• GeoPortal Saarland
• Sachsenatlas
• Sachsen-Anhalt-Viewer
• DigitalerAtlasNord (Schleswig-Holstein / Hamburg)
• Thüringen Viewer

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Germany (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Germany (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))
• Joconde location IDs for Germany (to be used for identifier Joconde location ID (P7850))

India

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• temple (Q44539) in India (Q668) missing English description: https://w.wiki/9NeZ
• school (Q3914) in India (Q668) missing Spanish description: https://w.wiki/9Pkx
• hospital (Q16917) in India (Q668) missing coordinate location (P625): https://w.wiki/9Pk$
• "Suspicious coordinates" in India query (see explanation)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for India (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for India (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of hospitals in India

Malta

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9EmA (populated place (Q123964505) in Malta (Q233) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9Emq (populated place (Q123964505) in Malta (Q233) missing a description in English:)
• w.wiki/9Poh (shop (Q213441) in Malta (Q233) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Malta query (see explanation)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Malta (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Malta (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of schools in Malta

Netherlands

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9Pob (power station (Q159719) in the Netherlands (Q55) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PJG (school (Q3914) in the Netherlands (Q55) missing Spanish description)
• w.wiki/9Poa (gracht (Q523166) in the Netherlands (Q55) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in the Netherlands query (see explanation)

Mix'n'match catalogs

The Mix'n'match tool lists entries of some external databases, and allows users to match them against Wikidata items. For more information about the tool, you can read the Mix'n'match manual or watch a Mix'n'Match tutorial on YouTube.

• NGS (identifier for a pumping station described on the website of the Nederlandse Gemalen Stichting)
• R'dam Streets (former and current streets in Rotterdam)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for the Netherlands (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for the Netherlands (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))
• Joconde location IDs for the Netherlands (to be used for identifier Joconde location ID (P7850))

New Zealand

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9Nfp (town hall (Q25550691) in New Zealand (Q664) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PJw (hospital (Q16917) in New Zealand (Q664) missing coordinate location (P625))
• https://w.wiki/9eqz (cemetery (Q39614) in New Zealand (Q664) missing coordinate location (P625))
• https://w.wiki/9er3 ((school (Q3914) in New Zealand (Q664) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PKu (university (Q3918) in New Zealand (Q664) missing description in Spanish)
• "Suspicious coordinates" in New Zealand query (see explanation)

Mix'n'match catalogs

The Mix'n'match tool lists entries of some external databases, and allows users to match them against Wikidata items. For more information about the tool, you can read the Mix'n'match manual or watch a Mix'n'Match tutorial on YouTube.

• New Zealand Gazetteer (register of place names in New Zealand, its continental shelf and Antarctica)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for New Zealand (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for New Zealand (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of hospitals in New Zealand

Niger

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9Prw (populated place (Q123964505) in Niger (Q1032) missing description in French)
• w.wiki/9Pro (mountain (Q8502) in Niger (Q1032) missing elevation above sea level (P2044))
• w.wiki/9NfD (school (Q3914) in Niger (Q1032) missing description in Spanish)
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Niger query (see explanation)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Dams of Africa (xlsx; name, geocoordinates, inception and other data)
• Paramount Peaks Catalog No.19 – North-East Africa (name, geocoordinates and elevation of mountains and hills)

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of power stations in Niger

Nigeria

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9PM6 (hospital (Q16917) in Nigeria (Q1033) missing description in German)
• w.wiki/9NeE (filling station (Q205495) in Nigeria (Q1033) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9NeG (port (Q44782) in Nigeria (Q1033) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Nigeria query (see explanation)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Nigeria (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Nigeria (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))
• Dams of Africa (xlsx; name, geocoordinates, inception and other data)

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of hospitals in Nigeria

Senegal

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9PkF (landform (Q271669) or human settlement (Q486972) in Senegal (Q1041) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PJQ (school (Q3914) in Senegal (Q1041) missing description in English)
• w.wiki/9PMD (populated place (Q123964505) in Senegal (Q1041) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Senegal query (see explanation)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Senegal (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Senegal (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))
• Dams of Africa (xlsx; name, geocoordinates, inception and other data)

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:Healthcare in Senegal#Hospitals

Spain

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9NgB (town hall (Q25550691) in Spain (Q29) missing description in French)
• w.wiki/9PJs (hospital (Q16917) in Spain (Q29) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9Pkf (port (Q44782) in Spain (Q29) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Spain query (see explanation)

Mix'n'match catalogs

The Mix'n'match tool lists entries of some external databases, and allows users to match them against Wikidata items. For more information about the tool, you can read the Mix'n'match manual or watch a Mix'n'Match tutorial on YouTube.

• Asociation Espanola de Amigos de los Castillos (castles in Spain)
• Catálogo del Patrimonio Cultural de Castilla-La Mancha
• Directorio de Museos y Colecciones de España (identifier for a museum on the Directorio de Museos y Colecciones de España website)
• INE municipality code 2 (identifier for Spanish municipalities, by the Spanish Statistical Office (INE))
• Patrimonio Web JCyL (identifier of a building or site in Patrimonio Web of Junta de Castilla y León)
• Placas conmemorativas de Madrid (commemorative plaques in Madrid)
• SEPREM Spain (Inventario de Presas Españolas)
• Springs and Fountains of Andalucía (identifier for sources and springs in the database of Springs and Sources of Andalusia)
• Zaragoza monument (ID of a monument catalogued in zaragoza.es)
• Zaragoza public art (ID of public art catalogued in zaragoza.es)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Spain (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Spain (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))
• Joconde location IDs for Spain (to be used for identifier Joconde location ID (P7850))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of hospitals in Spain

Uruguay

Example queries

Wikidata queries can help you systematically find specific Wikidata items that need improvement. Here are a few examples.

• w.wiki/9NfX (school (Q3914) in Uruguay (Q77) missing description in German)
• w.wiki/9PJV (school (Q3914) in Uruguay (Q77) missing coordinate location (P625))
• w.wiki/9PJj (hospital (Q16917) in Uruguay (Q77) missing coordinate location (P625))
• "Suspicious coordinates" in Uruguay query (see explanation)

External databases and collections

You could use information from there to add it to Wikidata.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names for Uruguay (click the hierarchy icons to view sub-items; to be used for identifier Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID (P1667))
• British Museum place IDs for Uruguay (to be used for identifier British Museum place ID (P3633))

Wikipedia

You could check whether the objects listed on Wikipedia have corresponding items on Wikidata.

• en:List of hospitals in Uruguay