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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:catalogCatalog

Agent

An entity that is associated with catalog and/or Datasets.

If the Agent is an organisation, the use of the Organization Ontologyis 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

A description following the vCard specification, e.g. to provide telephone number and e-mail address for a contact point.

Used to describe contact information for Dataset and DatasetSeries.

vcard:Kind

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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

title

A name given to the resource.

dct:title

xsd:string

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..*

Recommended Properties

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Property name

Definition

URI

rdfs:Range

Usage Note

Cardinality

catalog

A catalog that is listed in the catalog.

dcat:catalog

dcat:Catalog

NA

0..*

Dataset

A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent, and available for access or download in one or more representations.

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