Our named entities database is obtained from the international daily press. All articles containing the automatically extracted names are manually verified. In this way new rules and exceptions are defined.

This database identifies and collects:

• Personal names (Bill Gates, Steffi Graf)
• Place names
  • Countries
  • States/Districts
  • Cities/Towns/Villages
  • Named places (Madison Square Garden)
  • Regions (Scandinavia, South America, Middle East)
• Organizations (Microsoft, Phillips)
• Product names (ex. Nintendo Wii, Ford Mondeo)
• Events (ex. Euro 2008, CeBIT, Tour de France)

In addition there are translations, alternative, and wrong spellings.

• Steffi Graf, Stefanie Maria Graf, Stephanie Graf
• Alexander Litvinenko, Aleksandr Litvinenko, Alexandre Litvinenko, Alexander Litwinenko, Alexánder Litvinenko, Alexandr Litvinenko, Aleksander Litvinenko ...
• Zürich, Zurich, Zurigo

The focus is on personal names. Currently, sources are analyzed in 17 languages.



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