Properties need descriptions

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It's sometimes not clear what a property is supposed to represent just from its name.For example, type 'Location' has property 'USBG Name'. According to Google this is the United States Bartenders Guild (or Botanic Garden). It took some serious searching to come up with 'U.S. Board on Geographic Names'Suggestions:* descriptive tooltips for properties* each property could have an associated topic where is purpose could be explained and usage discu... more

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