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Class name | Definition | Usage Note | 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Recommended Classes
Class name | Definition | 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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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Abstract Classes that DO NOT instantiate (do not populate)
Class name | Definition | 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. |
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Core Metadata Schema Properties per Class
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Property name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | Usage Note | Cardinality |
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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..n | |
The entity responsible for producing the resource. |
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| An agent (person or organisation) responsible for producing the dataset. | 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..n | |
release date | Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource. |
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A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged. |
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| 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..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..n | |
A main category of the resource. A resource can have multiple themes. |
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| 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 | |
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..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..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..n |
relation |
| foaf:Project | 1..n |
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Property name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | Usage Note | Cardinality |
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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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serves dataset | A collection of data that this data service can distribute. |
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Property name | Definition | URI | rdfs:Range | Usage Note | Cardinality |
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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..*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 |
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Namename | A name for some thing. |
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identifier | A unique identifier of the resource being described or cataloged. |
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