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Class name | Definition | Usage noteNote | URI |
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Dataset | A resource type. | Used to describe one or more datasets. This describes details about the dataset(s). However, a single dataset can have different ways in which they are made available to potential users. How the data in a dataset can be accessed is defined in the Distribution. | dcat:Dataset |
Catalogue | A catalog that is listed in the National Catalog. | Used to describe a bundle of datasets, data services, biobanks, patient registries, or guidelines together under a single title. | dcat:Catalog |
Agent | An entity that is associated with Catalogues and/or Datasets. If the Agent is an organisation, the use of the Organization Ontology is recommended. | Used to describe a person or organisation who is related to or describing their resources. | foaf:Agent |
Resource | Anything described by RDF. | This is an abstract class, we do not use this class, instead we use specifications of it (e.g. Dataset). This is mainly for a high level grouping and the reuse of properties. | rdfs:Resource |
Recommended Classes
Class name | Definitionusage note | Usage Note | URI |
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Distribution | A physical embodiment of the Dataset in a particular media format. | Used to describe the different ways that a single dataset can be made available in. I.e., it can be downloaded or it can be accessed online in one or more distributions (e.g. one in a downloadable .csv file, another file with an access or query webpage) | dcat:Distribution |
Dataset Series | A resource type. Dataset series are defined in [ISO-19115] as a collection of datasets […] sharing common characteristics. However, their use is not limited to geospatial data, although in other domains they can be named differently (e.g., time series, data slices) and defined more or less strictly (see, e.g., the notion of "dataset slice" in [VOCAB-DATA-CUBE]). | With "dataset series" we refer to data, somehow interrelated, that are published separately. An example is budget data split by year and/or country, instead of being made available in a single dataset. | dcat:Dataseries |
Data Service | A Resource type. | The kind of service can be indicated using the DRAFT EXAMPLE: There are xx types of services in health-ri, those that query safe data/metadata via an interface, and those that do not serve data but rather provide analytical or statistical services on potentially sensitive data. The former is associated with the Dataset record from which it serves while the latter is associated with a Catalog. | dcat:DataService |
Project | A project (a collective endeavour of some kind). | Used to describe a project that is connected to one or more datasets. A resource type | foaf:Project |
Abstract Classes that DO NOT instantiate (do not populate)
Class name | Definitionusage note | Usage Note | URI |
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Resource |
| Resource is a generic concept from the DCAT vocabulary, which means that you rarely use this class directly, but indirectly through its extensions. We recommend that you avoid using dcat:Resource directly for your document unless the type that you are looking for is not available in this schema. | rdfs:Resource |
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A curated collection of metadata about resources. A web-based data catalog is typically represented as a single instance of this class.
Mandatory Properties
propertyProperty name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | usage noteUsage Note | cardinalityCardinality |
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dataset | relates every catalog to its containing datasets/ |
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| The connection to the one or more datasets that this catalog describes. | 1..*n |
description | A free-text account of the record. |
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| 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. |
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| The organisation or a person that has published the catalog | 1..*n |
title | A name given to the resource. |
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| The name of the catalog. This is a required field and needs to be unique. | 1..*n |
Recommended Properties
No Recommended properties are registered for the current release.
Dataset
A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent, and available for access or download in one or more representations.
Mandatory Properties
propertyProperty name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | usage noteUsage Note | cardinalityCardinality |
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Relevant contact information for the cataloged resource. |
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| Contact information that can be used, for example, for sending requests to further information or access to the Dataset. | 1…*1..n | |
The entity responsible for producing the resource. |
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| An agent (person or organisation) responsible for producing the dataset. | 1…*1..n | |
A free-text account of the record |
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| A free-text description of the Dataset. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. | 1…*1..n | |
release date | Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource. |
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| 1…*1..n | |
A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged. |
or adms:identifier |
| 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. |
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| The most recent date on which the Dataset was changed or modified. | 1…*1..n |
The entity responsible for making the resource available. |
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| An agent (organisation or person) responsible for making the Dataset available. | 1…*1..n | |
A main category of the resource. A resource can have multiple themes. | dcat:themeTaxonomy |
| 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…*1..n | |
A name given to the record. |
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| A name given to the Dataset. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the name. | 1…*1..n | |
The nature or genre of the resource. |
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| A type of the Dataset. A recommended controlled vocabulary data-type is foreseen. | 1…*1..n | |
License | A legal document under which the resource is made available. |
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| This should contain a URL that provides details regarding the license that is applicable to this dataset. | 1…*1..n |
relation |
| foaf:Project | 1..n |
Recommended Properties
propertyProperty name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | usage noteUsage Note | cardinalityCardinality |
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dataset distribution | An available distribution of the dataset. |
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| Use this property to point to the distribution of this dataset when a distribution is available. | 0…*0..n |
project | connect dataset to the corresponding projects |
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| 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]. |
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| This property refers to a related Dataset that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described Dataset. | 0…*0..n |
in series | A dataset series of which the dataset is part. |
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Data Service
A collection of operations that provides access to one or more datasets or data processing functions.
Mandatory Properties
propertyProperty name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | usage noteUsage Note | cardinalityCardinality |
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end point URL | The root location or primary endpoint of the service (a Web-resolvable IRI). |
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title | A name given to the distribution. |
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| 1..1 | |
serves dataset | A collection of data that this data service can distribute. |
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| 1...*n |
Recommended Properties
propertyProperty name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | usage noteUsage Note | cardinalityCardinality |
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end point description | A description of the services available via the end-points, including their operations, parameters etc. |
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| An endpoint description may be expressed in a machine-readable form, such as an OpenAPI (Swagger) description [OpenAPI], an OGC | 0..* |
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A physical embodiment of the Dataset in a particular format.
Mandatory Properties
propertyProperty name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | usage noteUsage Note | cardinalityCardinality |
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access URL | A URL of the resource that gives access to a distribution of the dataset. E.g., landing page, feed, SPARQL endpoint. |
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| 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]. |
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| This property SHOULD be used when the media type of the distribution is defined in IANA [IANA-MEDIA-TYPES], otherwise | 1..n |
title | A name given to the resource. |
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| 1..n | |
description | A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged. |
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| 1..n | |
Recommended Properties
propertyProperty name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | usage noteUsage Note | cardinalityCardinality |
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access service | A data service that gives access to the distribution of the dataset |
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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 |
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Agent
An agent (eg. person, group, software or physical artifact)entity that is associated with Catalogues and/or Datasets. If the Agent is an organisation, the use of the Organization Ontology is recommended.
Mandatory Properties
propertyProperty name | Definition | URI | usage note | rdfs:Range | Usage Note | Cardinality |
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Name | A name for some thing. |
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| 1..*n | ||
identifier | A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged. |
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| 1..1 |
Recommended Properties
Not part of this release.
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A project (a collective endeavour of some kind).
Mandatory Properties
propertyProperty name | Definition | URIusage note | rdfs:Range | Usage Note | Cardinality |
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Description | description of the project |
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| 1..n | |
identifier | A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged. |
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| 1.1 | |
title | A name given to the resource. |
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| 1..n | |
funded by | An organization funding a project or person. |
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| 1..n | |
relation | link to the project datasets |
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| 1..n |
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