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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

contact point

Relevant contact information for the 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

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

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:dateTime

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:theme

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..1

relation

defines a relation

dct:relation

foaf:Project

1..*

Recommended Properties

Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

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:project

dcatrelation

defines a relation

dct:relation

foaf:Project

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..*

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