Help:Data Catalog Schema

Important Vocabularies

• DCAT: MediaWiki:Smw_import_dcat
• Dublin Core Terms: MediaWiki:Smw_import_dcterms
• FOAF: MediaWiki:Smw_import_foaf

Schema:

Category:Dataset

Form:Dataset Template:Dataset

mandatory:

• property:title (mandatory)
• property:description (mandatory)

recommended:

• property:contactPoint -> foaf:Agent TODO: redlink to Agent form
• property:theme - with controlled vocabulary
• property:keyword - with controlled vocabulary (include later)

optional:

• property:landingPage
• property:accessRights
• property:identifier
• property:publisher -> foaf:Agent
• property:creator -> foaf:Agent
• property:creator_organization -> Organization

spatial:

• property:atLocation
• property:hasGeographicCoordinates
• property:hasElevation

temporal:

• property:startDate
• property:endDate

• property:temporalResolution (include later)
• property:temporal -> property:periodOfTime
• property:spatial -> property:Location

Category:Foaf:Person

Form:Person Template:Person

mandatory:

• Property:Foaf:name

recommended:

• Property:identifier (ORCID)
• Property:Foaf:mbox email
• Property:hasInstitute
• Property:hasRole

Category:DataService

Form:DataService Template:DataService

mandatory:

• Property:Foaf:name
• Property:accessRights - public / private

optional:

• property:landingPage
• property:contactPoint (usure)
• Property:Foaf:mbox email
• Property:documentation

Category:Organization

Form:Organization Template:Organization

Instances of Category:Organization should give essential information on an Organization

• Property:Foaf:name
• Property:identifier (ROR)
• Property:contactPoint

Queries

• members of Organization: query [[Category:Person]][[affiliation::{{PAGENAME}}]]
• datasets owned by organization: query [[Category:Dataset]][[creator_organization::{{PAGENAME}}]]
• dataservices owned by organization: query [[Category:DataService]][[creator_organization::{{PAGENAME}}]]
  • requires adding `creator_organization` property to dataServices

Other structures

Template:terminfo

• input: (1) property of category name. ie. Property:Foaf:mbox, :Category:Dataset
• invoking:{{terminfo|Property:Foaf:mbox}} OR {{terminfo|:Category:Dataset}}
• examples:

DatasetCategory:Dataset<br/>A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent, and available for access or download in one or more representations. (en) mboxProperty:Foaf:mbox<br/>personal mailbox - A personal mailbox, ie. an Internet mailbox associated with exactly one owner, the first owner of this mailbox. (en)