Classes¶
Class: Catalog¶
| RDF Class | dcat:Catalog |
|---|---|
| Definition | A curated collection of metadata about resources (e.g., datasets and data services in the context of a data catalog) |
| Usage note | A Web-based data catalog is typically represented as a single instance of this class. |
Catalog Property: description¶
| RDF Property | dct:description |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a free-text account of the Catalogue. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1..n |
Catalog Property: publisher¶
| RDF Property | dct:publisher |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to an entity (organisation) responsible for making the Catalogue available. |
| Range | Agent |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1 |
Catalog Property: title¶
| RDF Property | dct:title |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a name given to the Catalogue. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the name. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1..n |
Catalog Property: dataset¶
| RDF Property | dcat:dataset |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property links the Catalogue with a Dataset that is part of the Catalogue. |
| Range | Dataset |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Catalog Property: homepage¶
| RDF Property | foaf:homepage |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a web page that acts as the main page for the Catalogue. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Document) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Catalog Property: language¶
| RDF Property | dct:language |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a language used in the textual metadata describing titles, descriptions, etc. of the Datasets in the Catalogue. This property can be repeated if the metadata is provided in multiple languages. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Language (of type Linguistic System) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Catalog Property: release date¶
| RDF Property | dct:issued |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains the date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the Catalogue. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Catalog Property: spatial/geographic¶
| RDF Property | dct:spatial |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a geographical area covered by the Catalogue. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Country (of type Location) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Catalog Property: themes¶
| RDF Property | dcat:themeTaxonomy |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a knowledge organization system used to classify the Catalogue's Datasets. |
| Range | Vocabulary: Data theme (of type Category Scheme) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Catalog Property: update/modification date¶
| RDF Property | dct:modified |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains the most recent date on which the Catalogue was modified. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:dateTime |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Class: Dataset¶
| RDF Class | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| Definition | A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent, and available for access or download in one or more representations. |
| Usage note | This class describes the conceptual dataset. One or more representations might be available, with differing schematic layouts and formats or serializations. |
Dataset Property: description¶
| RDF Property | dct:description |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a free-text account of the Dataset. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1..n |
Dataset Property: title¶
| RDF Property | dct:title |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a name given to the Dataset. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the name. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1..n |
Dataset Property: contact point¶
| RDF Property | dcat:contactPoint |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains contact information that can be used for sending comments about the Dataset. |
| Range | vcard:Kind |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Dataset Property: dataset distribution¶
| RDF Property | dcat:distribution |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property links the Dataset to an available Distribution. |
| Range | Distribution |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Dataset Property: keyword/tag¶
| RDF Property | dcat:keyword |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a keyword or tag describing the Dataset. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Dataset Property: publisher¶
| RDF Property | dct:publisher |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to an entity (organisation) responsible for making the Dataset available. |
| Range | Agent |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Dataset Property: spatial/geographical coverage¶
| RDF Property | dct:spatial |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a geographic region that is covered by the Dataset. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: GeoNames (of type Location) or other value of type Location |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Dataset Property: theme/category¶
| RDF Property | dcat:theme |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a category of the Dataset. A Dataset may be associated with multiple themes. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Data theme (of type Category) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Dataset Property: frequency¶
| RDF Property | dct:accrualPeriodicity |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to the frequency at which the Dataset is updated. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Frequency (of type Frequency) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Dataset Property: identifier¶
| RDF Property | dct:identifier |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains the main identifier for the Dataset, e.g. the URI or other unique identifier in the context of the Catalogue. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Dataset Property: landing page¶
| RDF Property | dcat:landingPage |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a web page that provides access to the Dataset, its Distributions and/or additional information. It is intended to point to a landing page at the original data provider, not to a page on a site of a third party, such as an aggregator. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Document) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Dataset Property: language¶
| RDF Property | dct:language |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a language of the Dataset. This property can be repeated if there are multiple languages in the Dataset. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Language (of type Linguistic System) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Dataset Property: release date¶
| RDF Property | dct:issued |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains the date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the Dataset. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Dataset Property: update/modification date¶
| RDF Property | dct:modified |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains the most recent date on which the Dataset was changed or modified. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Dataset Property: version¶
| RDF Property | owl:versionInfo |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a version number or other version designation of the Dataset. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Dataset Property: logo¶
| RDF Property | foaf:logo |
|---|---|
| Definition | A logo representing some thing. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Image) |
| Requirement level | Optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Dataset Property: supplement document¶
| RDF Property | foaf:page |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a document about this Dataset. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Document) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Class: Distribution¶
| RDF Class | dcat:Distribution |
|---|---|
| Definition | A specific representation of a dataset. A dataset might be available in multiple serializations that may differ in various ways, including natural language, media-type or format, schematic organization, temporal and spatial resolution, level of detail or profiles (which might specify any or all of the above). |
| Usage note | This represents a general availability of a dataset. It implies no information about the actual access method of the data, i.e. whether by direct download, API, or through a Web page. The use of dcat:downloadURL property indicates directly downloadable distributions. |
Distribution Property: access URL¶
| RDF Property | dcat:accessURL |
|---|---|
| Definition | 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. |
| Range | Web URI |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1..n |
Distribution Property: description¶
| RDF Property | dct:description |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a free-text account of the Distribution. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Distribution Property: format¶
| RDF Property | dct:format |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to the file format of the Distribution. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: File type (of type Media Type Or Extent) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Distribution Property: license¶
| RDF Property | dcat:license |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to the licence under which the Distribution is made available. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: License (of type dct:LicenseDocument) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Distribution Property: byte size¶
| RDF Property | dcat:byteSize |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains the size of a Distribution in bytes. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:decimal |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Distribution Property: download URL¶
| RDF Property | dcat:downloadURL |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a URL that is a direct link to a downloadable file in a given format. |
| Range | Web URI |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Distribution Property: language¶
| RDF Property | dct:language |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a language used in the Distribution. This property can be repeated if the metadata is provided in multiple languages. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Language (of type Linguistic System) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Distribution Property: media type¶
| RDF Property | dcat:mediaType |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to the media type of the Distribution as defined in the official register of media types managed by IANA. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Media type (of type Media Type) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Distribution Property: release date¶
| RDF Property | dct:issued |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains the date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the Distribution. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:dateTime |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Distribution Property: status¶
| RDF Property | adms:status |
|---|---|
| Definition | The status of the distribution in the context of maturity lifecycle. It MUST take one of the values: Completed, Deprecated, Under Development, Withdrawn. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Status (of type Category) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Distribution Property: title¶
| RDF Property | dct:title |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a name given to the Distribution. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Distribution Property: update/modification date¶
| RDF Property | dct:modified |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains the most recent date on which the Distribution was changed or modified. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:dateTime |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Distribution Property: validity date¶
| RDF Property | dct:valid |
|---|---|
| Definition | Date of validity of a distribution. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date |
| Requirement level | Optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Distribution Property: supplement document¶
| RDF Property | foaf:page |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a document about this Distribution. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Document) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Distribution Property: openness score¶
| RDF Property | dcatappl:opennessScore |
|---|---|
| Definition | Level of openness of data. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Openness score (of type Category) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Distribution Property: special sign¶
| RDF Property | dcatappl:specialSign |
|---|---|
| Definition | Text that can be used inside distribution's tabular file (eg. csv, xlsx) with special meaning. |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Special sign (of type Category) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Class: Agent¶
| RDF Class | foaf:Agent |
|---|---|
| Definition | An agent (eg. person, group, software or physical artifact). |
Agent Property: name¶
| RDF Property | foaf:name |
|---|---|
| Definition | 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) |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1..n |
Agent Property: type¶
| RDF Property | dct:type |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to a type of the agent that makes the Catalogue or Dataset available |
| Range | Term from Vocabulary: Publisher type (of type Category) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Agent Property: personal mailbox¶
| RDF Property | foaf:mbox |
|---|---|
| Definition | A personal mailbox, ie. an Internet mailbox associated with exactly one owner. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Agent Property: homepage¶
| RDF Property | foaf:homepage |
|---|---|
| Definition | A homepage for some thing. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Document) |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..n |
Agent Property: regon¶
| RDF Property | dcatappl:regon |
|---|---|
| Definition | REGON of an agent. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | optional |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Class: Kind¶
| RDF Class | vcard:Kind |
|---|---|
| Definition | The class Kind is the parent class for the four explicit types of vCards (Individual, Organization, Location, Group). |
| Usage note | A description following the vCard specification, e.g. to provide telephone number and e-mail address for a contact point. |
Kind Property: formatted name¶
| RDF Property | vcard:fn |
|---|---|
| Definition | The formatted text corresponding to the name of the object. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1..n |
Kind Property: email¶
| RDF Property | vcard:hasEmail |
|---|---|
| Definition | To specify the electronic mail address for communication with the object. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 1..n |
Class: Location¶
| RDF Class | dct:Location |
|---|---|
| Definition | A spatial region or named place. |
| Usage note | It can be represented using a controlled vocabulary or with geographic coordinates. In the latter case, the use of the Core Location Vocabulary is recommended, following the approach described in the GeoDCAT-AP specification. |
Location Property: centroid¶
| RDF Property | dcat:centroid |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property refers to the geographic center (centroid) of a resource. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Location Property: scheme¶
| RDF Property | skos:inScheme |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains vocabulary URI. This property is shown when its class node references term of some vocabulary. Used for validation purposes. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Category Scheme) |
| Requirement level | recommended |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
Class: Media Type Or Extent¶
| RDF Class | dct:MediaTypeOrExtent |
|---|---|
| Definition | A media type or extent, e.g. the format of a computer file. |
| Usage note | This class is only used to define type of the value of Distribution Property: format. Used for validation purposes. |
Media Type Or Extent Property: scheme¶
| RDF Property | skos:inScheme |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains vocabulary URI. This property is shown when its class node references term of some vocabulary. Used for validation purposes. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Category Scheme) |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1 |
Class: Linguistic System¶
| RDF Class | dct:LinguisticSystem |
|---|---|
| Definition | A media type or extent, e.g. the format of a computer file. |
| Usage note | This class is only used to define type of the value of the following properties: - Catalog Property: language - Dataset Property: language - Distribution Property: language Used for validation purposes. |
Linguistic System Property: scheme¶
| RDF Property | skos:inScheme |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains vocabulary URI. This property is shown when its class node references term of some vocabulary. Used for validation purposes. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Category Scheme) |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1 |
Class: Frequency¶
| RDF Class | dct:Frequency |
|---|---|
| Definition | A rate at which something recurs, e.g. the publication of a Dataset. |
| Usage note | This class is only used to define type of the value of Dataset Property: frequency. Used for validation purposes. |
Frequency: scheme¶
| RDF Property | skos:inScheme |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains vocabulary URI. This property is shown when its class node references term of some vocabulary. Used for validation purposes. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Category Scheme) |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1 |
Class: Media Type¶
| RDF Class | dct:MediaType |
|---|---|
| Definition | A media type, e.g. the format of a computer file. |
| Usage note | This class is only used to define type of the value of Distribution Property: media type. Used for validation purposes. |
Class: Document¶
| RDF Class | foaf:Document |
|---|---|
| Definition | The Document class represents those things which are, broadly conceived, 'documents'. |
| Usage note | This class is only used to define type of the value of the following properties: - Catalog Property: homepage - Dataset Property: landing page - Agent Property: homepage - Dataset Property: supplement document - Distribution Property: supplement document Used for validation purposes. |
Class: Image¶
| RDF Class | foaf:Image |
|---|---|
| Definition | This class is a sub-class of Document corresponding to those documents which are images. Digital images (such as JPEG, PNG, GIF bitmaps, SVG diagrams etc.) are examples of Image. |
| Usage note | This class is only used to define type of the value of Dataset Property: logo. Used for validation purposes. |
Class: Category¶
| RDF Class | skos:Concept |
|---|---|
| Definition | Concept. Term of Vocabulary. |
| Usage note | This class is only used to define type of the value of the following properties: - Dataset Property: theme/category - Distribution Property: status - Agent Property: type - Distribution Property: openness score - Distribution Property: special sign Used for validation purposes. |
Category: preferred label¶
| RDF Property | skos:prefLabel |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a preferred label of the category. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the label. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1 |
Category: scheme¶
| RDF Property | skos:inScheme |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains vocabulary URI. This property is shown when its class node references term of some vocabulary. Used for validation purposes. |
| Range | Web URI (of type Category Scheme) |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1 |
Class: Category Scheme¶
| RDF Class | skos:ConceptScheme |
|---|---|
| Definition | Category Scheme. Vocabulary. |
| Usage note | This class is only used to define type of the value of the following properties: - Catalog Property: themes - Location Property: scheme - Media Type Or Extent Property: scheme - Linguistic System Property: scheme - Frequency: scheme - Category: scheme Used for validation purposes. |
Category Scheme: name¶
| RDF Property | dct:title |
|---|---|
| Definition | This property contains a name of the category scheme. May be repeated for different versions of the name. |
| Range | rdfs:Literal |
| Requirement level | mandatory |
| Cardinality | 1 |