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Prefix	Namespace IRI	Source
`dcat`	`http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#`	[VOCAB-DCAT]
`dct`	`http://purl.org/dc/terms/`	[DCT]
`foaf`	`http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/`	[FOAF]
`owl`	`http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#`	[OWL2-SYNTAX]
`rdf`	`http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#`	[RDF-SYNTAX-GRAMMAR]
`rdfs`	`http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#`	[RDF-SCHEMA]
`skos`	`http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#`	[SKOS-REFERENCE]
`time`	`http://www.w3.org/2006/time#`	[OWL-TIME]
`xsd`	`http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#`	[XMLSCHEMA11-2]
`vcard`	`http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#`	[VCARD]

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Class name	Definition	Usage Note	URI
Dataset	A resource type. A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent, and available for access or download in one or more representations.	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`
Catalog	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 catalog and/or Datasets.	If the Agent is an organisation, the use of the Organization Ontology is recommended.	`foaf:Agent`
Resource	Resource published or curated by a single agent.	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.	`dcat:Resource`
Kind			`vcard:Kind`

Recommended Classes

Class name	Definition	Usage Note	URI
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`

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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..*
relation	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].	`dcat: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..*

Dataset Series

Mandatory Properties

Property name	Definition	URI	rdfs:Range	Usage Note	Cardinality
contact point	Relevant contact information for the catalog resource.	`dcat:contactPoint`	`vcard:Kind`	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`	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

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..*
relation	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].	`dcat:hasVersion`	`xsd:string`	This property refers to a related Dataset that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described Dataset.	0..*

Data Service

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

Mandatory Properties

Property name	Definition	URI	rdfs:Range	Usage Note	Cardinality
end point URL	The root location or primary endpoint of the service (a Web-resolvable IRI).	`dcat:endPointURL`	`rdfs:Resource`	NA	1..*
title	A name given to the distribution.	`dct:title`	`xsd:string`	NA	1..*

Recommended Properties

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end point description

A description of the services available via the end-points, including their operations, parameters etc.

dcat:endpointDescription

rdfs:Resource

xsd:string

An endpoint description may be expressed in a machine-readable form, such as an OpenAPI (Swagger) description [OpenAPI], an OGC GetCapabilities response [WFS], [ISO-19142], [WMS], [ISO-19128], a SPARQL Service Description [SPARQL11-SERVICE-DESCRIPTION], an [OpenSearch] or [WSDL20] document, a Hydra API description [HYDRA], else in text or some other informal mode if a formal representation is not possible.

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serves dataset

A collection of data that this data service can distribute.

dcat:servesDataset

dcat:Dataset

NA

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An available distribution of the dataset.

Mandatory Properties

Property name	Definition	URI	rdfs:Range	Usage Note	Cardinality
title	A name given to the distribution.	`dct:title`	`xsd:string`	the name of the dataset in combination with the format of the distribution can be used	1..*
access URL	A URL of the resource that gives access to a distribution of the dataset. E.g., landing page, feed, SPARQL endpoint.	`dcat:accessURL`	`rdfs:Resource`	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..*
media type	The media type of the distribution as defined by IANA [IANA-MEDIA-TYPES].	`dcat:mediaType`	`xsd:string`	This property SHOULD be used when the media type of the distribution is defined in IANA [IANA-MEDIA-TYPES], otherwise `dcterms:format` MAY be used with different values.	1..*
description	A unique identifier of the resource being described or catalog.	`dct:description`	`xsd:string`	NA	1..*

Recommended Properties

Property name	Definition	URI	rdfs:Range	Usage Note	Cardinality
access service	A data service that gives access to the distribution of the dataset	`dcat:accessService`	`dcat:DataService`	`dcat:accessService` SHOULD be used to link to a description of a `dcat:DataService` that can provide access to this distribution.	0..*
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 `dcterms:format` and/or `dcat:mediaType`	`dcat:downloadURL`	`rdfs:Resource`	NA	0..*

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An entity that is associated with catalog and/or Datasets. Agent can be individuals or organisations, If the Agent is an organisation, the use of the Organization Ontology is recommended.

Mandatory Properties

Property name	Definition	URI	rdfs:Range	Usage Note	Cardinality
name	A name for some thing.	`foaf:name`	`xsd:string`	This property contains a name of the agent. This property can be repeated for different versions of the name (e.g. the name in different languages)	1..*
identifier	A unique identifier of the resource being described or catalog.	`dct:identifier`	`xsd:string`		1..1

Recommended Properties

No recommended properties are identified for this release.

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A project (a collective endeavour of some kind).

Mandatory Properties

Property name	Definition	URI	rdfs:Range	Usage Note	Cardinality
description	description of the project	`dct:description`	`xsd:string`	NA	1..*
identifier	A unique identifier of the resource being described or catalog.	`dct:identifier`	`xsd:string`	NA	1.1
title	A name given to the resource.	`dct:title`	`xsd:string`	NA	1..*
funded by	An organization funding a project or person.	`foaf:fundedBy`	`foaf:Agent`	NA	1..*
dataset	link to the project datasets	`dct:relation`	`dct:Dataset`	NA	1..*

Recommended Properties

No recommended properties are identified for this release.

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Version	Old Version 159	New Version 160
Changes made by	Hannah Neikes	Hannah Neikes
Saved on	Mar 28, 2024	Mar 28, 2024

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