The Place Description resource is used to read a description of a place. This resource is a representation of the place in a given time period, within a specific jurisdiction, with a specific official name. Place Descriptions have a unique, numeric identifier. The identifiers for the Place Description resource is in a different namespace than the identifier for the Place resource. For example, Place identifier 123 is not the same as Place Description 123. These unique identifiers can be used to associate places with their own data, providing a powerful way to link data together.