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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

dataset

relates every catalog to its containing datasets/

dcat:dataset

dcat:Dataset

The connection to the one or more datasets that this catalog describes.

1..n*

description

A free-text account of the record.

dct:description

xsd:string

A brief description of the catalogue. It can consist of multiple strings. For example, this catalogue describes breast cancer imaging datasets. 

1..n*

publisher

The entity responsible for making the resource available.

dct:publisher

foaf:Agent

The organisation or a person that has published the catalog

1..n*

title

A name given to the resource.

dct:title

rdfs:Literal

The name of the catalog. This is a required field and needs to be unique. 

1..n*

Recommended Properties

No recommended properties are identified for this release.

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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

contact point

Relevant contact information for the cataloged resource.

dcat:contactPoint

foaf:Agent

Contact information that can be used, for example, for sending requests to further information or access to the Dataset.

1..n*

creator

The entity responsible for producing the resource.

dct:creator

foaf:Agent

An agent (person or organisation) responsible for producing the dataset.

1..n*

description

A free-text account of the record

dct:description

rdfs:Literal

xsd:string

A free-text description of the Dataset. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description.

1..n*

release date

Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource.

dct:issued

rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date or xsd:dateTime

1..n*

identifier

A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged.

dct:identifier

xsd:string

The main identifier for the Dataset, e.g. the URI or other unique identifier in the context of the Catalogue.

1..1

modified

Most recent date on which the catalog entry was changed, updated or modified.

dct:modified

xsd:datetime

The most recent date on which the Dataset was changed or modified.

1..n*

publisher

The entity responsible for making the resource available.

dct:publisher

foaf:Agent

An agent (organisation or person) responsible for making the Dataset available.

1..n*

theme

A main category of the resource. A resource can have multiple themes.

dcat:themeTaxonomy

skos:Concept

It consists of 1 or more IRIs (links) separated by commas. When set, it specifies relevant ontology concepts that classify the dataset. Typically, these can be looked up using the Ontology Lookup Service (OLS) or Bioportal.  

1..n*

title

A name given to the record.

dct:title

xsd:string

rdfs:Literal

A name given to the Dataset. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the name.

1..n*

type

The nature or genre of the resource.

dct:type

skos:Concept

A type of the Dataset. A recommended controlled vocabulary data-type is foreseen.

1..n*

License

A legal document under which the resource is made available.

dct:license

dcterms:LicenseDocument

This should contain a URL that provides details regarding the license that is applicable to this dataset.

1..n*

relation

dct:relation

foaf:Project

1..n*

Recommended Properties

Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

dataset distribution

An available distribution of the dataset.

dcat:distribution

dcat:Distribution

Use this property to point to the distribution of this dataset when a distribution is available.

0..n*

project

connect dataset to the corresponding projects

foaf:Project

xsd:string

Use this property to point to the related project of this dataset when a project is available.

0..n*

has version

This resource has a more specific, versioned resource [PAV].

dct:hasVersion

xsd:string

This property refers to a related Dataset that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described Dataset.

0..n*

in series

A dataset series of which the dataset is part.

dcat:inSeries

dcat:DatasetSeries

0..n*

Data Service

A collection of operations that provides access to one or more datasets or data processing functions.

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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

end point URL

The root location or primary endpoint of the service (a Web-resolvable IRI).

dcat:endPointURL

xsd:string

Or

rdfs:Resource

NA

1..n*

title

A name given to the distribution.

dct:title

xsd:String

rdfs:Literal

NA

1..n*

serves dataset

A collection of data that this data service can distribute.

dcat:servesDataset

dcat:Dataset

NA

1..n*

Recommended Properties

Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

end point description

A description of the services available via the end-points, including their operations, parameters etc.

dcat:endpointDescription

rdfs:Resource

xsd:string

An endpoint description may be expressed in a machine-readable form, such as an OpenAPI (Swagger) description [OpenAPI], an OGC GetCapabilities response [WFS], [ISO-19142], [WMS], [ISO-19128], a SPARQL Service Description [SPARQL11-SERVICE-DESCRIPTION], an [OpenSearch] or [WSDL20] document, a Hydra API description [HYDRA], else in text or some other informal mode if a formal representation is not possible.

0..n*

Distribution

A physical embodiment of the Dataset in a particular format.

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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

access URL

A URL of the resource that gives access to a distribution of the dataset. E.g., landing page, feed, SPARQL endpoint.

dcat:accessURL

xsd:anyUristring

This property contains a URL that gives access to a Distribution of the Dataset. The resource at the access URL may contain information about how to get the Dataset.

1..n*

media type

The media type of the distribution as defined by IANA [IANA-MEDIA-TYPES].

dcat:mediaType

xsd:string

This property SHOULD be used when the media type of the distribution is defined in IANA [IANA-MEDIA-TYPES], otherwise dcterms:format MAY be used with different values.

1..n*

title

A name given to the resource.

dct:title

xsd:string

1..n*

description

A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged.

dct:description

xsd:string

1..n*

Recommended Properties

Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

access service

A data service that gives access to the distribution of the dataset

dcat:accessService

dcat:DataService

dcat:accessService SHOULD be used to link to a description of a dcat:DataService that can provide access to this distribution.

0..n*

download URL

The URL of the downloadable file in a given format. E.g., CSV file or RDF file. The format is indicated by the distribution's dcterms:format and/or dcat:mediaType

dcat:downloadURL

rdfs:Resource

xsd:string

0..n*

Agent

An entity that is associated with Catalogues and/or Datasets. Agent can be individuals or organisations, If the Agent is an organisation, the use of the Organization Ontology is recommended. [link]

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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

name

A name for some thing.

foaf:name

xsd:string

This property contains a name of the agent. This property can be repeated for different versions of the name (e.g. the name in different languages)

1..n*

identifier

A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged.

dct:identifier

xsd:string

1..1

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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

Description

description of the project

dct:description

xsd:string

1..n*

identifier

A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged.

dct:identifier

xsd:string

1.1

title

A name given to the resource.

dct:title

xsd:string

1..n*

funded by

An organization funding a project or person.

foaf:fundedBy

foaf:Agent

1..n*

relation

link to the project datasets

dct:relation

dct:Dataset

1..n*

Recommended Properties

No recommended properties are identified for this release.

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