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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

contact point

Relevant contact information for the catalogued 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..*

creator

The entity responsible for producing the resource.

dct:creator

foaf:Agent

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

1..*

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..*

release dateIssued

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

dct:issued

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

NA

1..*

identifier

A unique identifier of the resource being described or catalogued.

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 catalogue entry was changed, updated or modified.

dct:modified

xsd:datetime

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

1..*

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..*

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..*

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..*

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..*

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..*

relation

defines a relation

dct:relation

foaf:Project

1..*

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