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Distribution

An available distribution of the dataset.

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:DatasetSeries

Data Service

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

The kind of service can be indicated using the dcterms:type property. Its value may be taken from a controlled vocabulary that should be defined in the community.

DRAFT EXAMPLE:

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

title

A name given to the resource.

dct:title

rdfsxsd:Literalstring

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

1..*

description

A free-text account of the record.

dct:description

xsd:string

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

1..*

publisher

The entity responsible for making the resource available.

dct:publisher

foaf:Agent

The organisation or a person that has published the catalog

1..*

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..*

contact point

Relevant contact information for the catalogd catalog 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..*

Issued

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

dct:issued

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

NA

1..*1

identifier

A unique identifier of the resource being described or catalogd.

dct:identifier

xsd:string

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

1..1

modified

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

dct:modified

xsd:datetimedateTime

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

1..*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:themeTaxonomytheme

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..*

Licenselicense

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..*1

relation

defines a relation

dct:relation

foaf:Project

1..*

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..*

project

connect dataset to the corresponding projects

foaf:Projectproject

xsddcat:stringProject

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

0..*

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..*

in series

A dataset series of which the dataset is part.

dcat:inSeries

dcat:DatasetSeries

NA

0..*