Documents can be validated against this specification with a SHACL processor using these schema files:
For example, using pyshacl:
pyshacl -s avoindata_dcat-ap_shacl.ttl -e FOAF.ttl --imports -i rdfs catalog.xml
| Prefix | URI |
|---|---|
| adms | http://www.w3.org/ns/adms# |
| dcat | http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat# |
| dcatap | http://data.europa.eu/r5r/ |
| dct | http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| foaf | http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ |
| locn | http://www.w3.org/ns/locn# |
| owl | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl# |
| odrl | http://www.w3.org/ns/odrl/2/ |
| rdfs | http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema# |
| schema | http://schema.org/ |
| skos | http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# |
| spdx | http://spdx.org/rdf/terms# |
| xsd | http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema# |
| vann | http://purl.org/vocab/vann/ |
| voaf | http://purl.org/vocommons/voaf# |
| vcard | http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns# |
| geodcat | http://data.europa.eu/930/# |
| gsp | http://www.opengis.net/ont/geosparql# |
A catalogue or repository that hosts the Datasets being described.
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcat:dataset | dcat:Dataset | 1..n | This property links the Catalogue with a Dataset that is part of the Catalogue. |
| dct:description | rdfs:Literal | 1..n | This property contains a free-text account of the Catalogue. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. For further information on multilingual issues, please refer to section 8. |
| dct:publisher | foaf:Agent | 1..1 | This property refers to an entity (organisation) responsible for making the Catalogue available. |
| dct:title | rdfs:Literal | 1..n | This property contains a name given to the Catalogue. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the name. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| foaf:homepage | foaf:Document | 0..1 | This property refers to a web page that acts as the main page for the Catalogue. |
| dct:language | dct:LinguisticSystem | 0..n | 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. |
| dct:license | dct:LicenseDocument | 0..1 | This property refers to the licence under which the Catalogue can be used or reused. |
| dct:issued | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date or xsd:dateTime | 0..1 | This property contains the date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the Catalogue. |
| dct:spatial | dct:Location | 0..n | This property refers to a geographical area covered by the Catalogue. |
| dcat:themeTaxonomy | skos:ConceptScheme | 0..n | This property refers to a knowledge organization system used to classify the Catalogue's Datasets. |
| dct:modified | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date or xsd:dateTime | 0..1 | This property contains the most recent date on which the Catalogue was modified. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dct:hasPart | dcat:Catalog | 0..n | This property refers to a related Catalogue that is part of the described Catalogue |
| dct:isPartOf | dcat:Catalog | 0..1 | This property refers to a related Catalogue in which the described Catalogue is physically or logically included. |
| dcat:record | dcat:CatalogRecord | 0..n | This property refers to a Catalogue Record that is part of the Catalogue |
| dct:rights | dct:RightsStatement | 0..1 | This property refers to a statement that specifies rights associated with the Catalogue. |
| dcat:service | dcat:DataService | 0..n | This property refers to a site or end-point that is listed in the catalog. |
| dcat:catalog | dcat:Catalog | 0..n | This property refers to a catalog whose contents are of interest in the context of this catalog |
| dct:creator | foaf:Agent | 0..1 | This property refers to the entity primarily responsible for producing the catalogue |
A conceptual entity that represents the information published.
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dct:description | rdfs:Literal | 1..n | This property contains a free-text account of the Dataset. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| dct:title | rdfs:Literal | 1..n | This property contains a name given to the Dataset. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the name. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcat:contactPoint | vcard:Kind | 0..n | This property contains contact information that can be used for sending comments about the Dataset. |
| dcat:distribution | dcat:Distribution | 0..n | This property links the Dataset to an available Distribution. |
| dcat:keyword | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | This property contains a keyword or tag describing the Dataset. |
| dct:publisher | foaf:Agent | 0..1 | This property refers to an entity (organisation) responsible for making the Dataset available. |
| dct:spatial | dct:Location | 0..n | This property refers to a geographic region that is covered by the Dataset. |
| dct:temporal | dct:PeriodOfTime | 0..1 | This property refers to a temporal period that the Dataset covers. |
| dcat:theme, subproperty of dct:subject | skos:Concept | 0..n | This property refers to a category of the Dataset. A Dataset may be associated with multiple themes. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dct:accessRights | dct:RightsStatement | 0..1 | This property refers to information that indicates whether the Dataset is open data, has access restrictions or is not public. A controlled vocabulary with three members (:public, :restricted, :non-public) will be created and maintained by the Publications Office of the EU. |
| dct:creator | foaf:Agent | 0..1 | This property refers to the entity primarily responsible for producing the dataset |
| dct:conformsTo | dct:Standard | 0..n | This property refers to an implementing rule or other specification. |
| foaf:page | foaf:Document | 0..n | This property refers to a page or document about this Dataset. |
| dct:accrualPeriodicity | dct:Frequency | 0..1 | This property refers to the frequency at which the Dataset is updated. |
| dct:hasVersion | dcat:Dataset | 0..n | This property refers to a related Dataset that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described Dataset. |
| dct:identifier | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | This property contains the main identifier for the Dataset, e.g. the URI or other unique identifier in the context of the Catalogue. |
| dct:isReferencedBy | rdfs:Resource | 0..n | This property provides a link to a description of a relationship with another resource |
| dct:isVersionOf | dcat:Dataset | 0..n | This property refers to a related Dataset of which the described Dataset is a version, edition, or adaptation. |
| dcat:landingPage | foaf:Document | 0..n | 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. |
| dct:language | dct:LinguisticSystem | 0..n | This property refers to a language of the Dataset. This property can be repeated if there are multiple languages in the Dataset. |
| adms:identifier | adms:Identifier | 0..n | This property refers to a secondary identifier of the Dataset, such as MAST/ADS1, DataCite2, DOI3, EZID4 or W3ID5. |
| dct:provenance | dct:ProvenanceStatement | 0..n | This property contains a statement about the lineage of a Dataset. |
| prov:qualifiedAttribution | prov:Attribution | 0..n | This property refers to a liink to an Agent having some form of responsibility for the resource |
| dcat:qualifiedRelation | dcat:Relationship | 0..n | This property is about a related resource, such as a publication, that references, cites, or otherwise points to the dataset. |
| dct:relation | rdfs:Resource | 0..n | This property refers to a related resource. |
| dct:issued | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date or xsd:dateTime | 0..1 | This property contains the date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the Dataset. |
| adms:sample | dcat:Distribution | 0..n | This property refers to a sample distribution of the dataset |
| dct:source | dcat:Dataset | 0..n | This property refers to a related Dataset from which the described Dataset is derived. |
| dcat:spatialResolutionInMeters | xsd:decimal | 0..n | This property refers to the minimum spatial separation resolvable in a dataset, measured in meters. |
| dcat:temporalResolution | xsd:duration | 0..n | This property refers to the minimum time period resolvable in the dataset. |
| dct:type | skos:Concept | 0..1 | This property refers to the type of the Dataset. A controlled vocabulary for the values has not been established. |
| dct:modified | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date or xsd:dateTime | 0..1 | This property contains the most recent date on which the Dataset was changed or modified. |
| owl:versionInfo | rdfs:Literal | 0..1 | This property contains a version number or other version designation of the Dataset. |
| adms:versionNotes | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | This property contains a description of the differences between this version and a previous version of the Dataset. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the version notes. |
| prov:wasGeneratedBy | prov:Activity | 0..n | This property refers to an activity that generated, or provides the business context for, the creation of the dataset. |
| geodcat:custodian | foaf:Agent | 0..n | Party that accepts accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource [ISO-19115]. |
A physical embodiment of the Dataset in a particular format.
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcat:accessURL | rdfs:Resource | 1..n | 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. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcatap:availability | skos:Concept | 0..1 | This property indicates how long it is planned to keep the Distribution of the Dataset available. |
| dct:description | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | This property contains a free-text account of the Distribution. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| dct:format | dct:MediaTypeOrExtent | 0..1 | This property refers to the file format of the Distribution. |
| dct:license | dct:LicenseDocument | 0..1 | This property refers to the licence under which the Distribution is made available. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcat:accessService | dcat:DataService | 0..n | This property refers to a data service that gives access to the distribution of the dataset |
| dcat:byteSize | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:decimal | 0..1 | This property contains the size of a Distribution in bytes. |
| spdx:checksum | spdx:Checksum | 0..1 | This property provides a mechanism that can be used to verify that the contents of a distribution have not changed. The checksum is related to the downloadURL. |
| dcat:compressFormat | dct:MediaType | 0..1 | This property refers to the format of the file in which the data is contained in a compressed form, e.g. to reduce the size of the downloadable file. It SHOULD be expressed using a media type as defined in the official register of media types managed by IANA. |
| foaf:page | foaf:Document | 0..n | This property refers to a page or document about this Distribution. |
| dcat:downloadURL | rdfs:Resource | 0..n | This property contains a URL that is a direct link to a downloadable file in a given format. |
| odrl:hasPolicy | odrl:Policy | 0..1 | This property refers to the policy expressing the rights associated with the distribution if using the ODRL vocabulary |
| dct:language | dct:LinguisticSystem | 0..n | This property refers to a language used in the Distribution. This property can be repeated if the metadata is provided in multiple languages. |
| dct:conformsTo | dct:Standard | 0..n | This property refers to an established schema to which the described Distribution conforms. |
| dcat:mediaType, subproperty of dct:format | dct:MediaType | 0..1 | This property refers to the media type of the Distribution as defined in the official register of media types managed by IANA. |
| dcat:packageFormat | dct:MediaType | 0..1 | This property refers to the format of the file in which one or more data files are grouped together, e.g. to enable a set of related files to be downloaded together. It SHOULD be expressed using a media type as defined in the official register of media types managed by IANA. |
| dct:issued | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date or xsd:dateTime | 0..1 | This property contains the date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the Distribution. |
| dct:rights | dct:RightsStatement | 0..1 | This property refers to a statement that specifies rights associated with the Distribution. |
| dcat:spatialResolutionInMeters | xsd:decimal | 0..n | This property refers to the minimum spatial separation resolvable in a dataset distribution, measured in meters. |
| adms:status | skos:Concept | 0..1 | This property refers to the maturity of the Distribution. It MUST take one of the values Completed, Deprecated, Under Development, Withdrawn. |
| dcat:temporalResolution | xsd:duration | 0..n | This property refers to the minimum time period resolvable in the dataset distribution. |
| dct:temporal | dct:PeriodOfTime | 0..n | This property refers to a temporal period that the Distribution covers. |
| dct:title | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | This property contains a name given to the Distribution. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| dct:modified | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date or xsd:dateTime | 0..1 | This property contains the most recent date on which the Distribution was changed or modified. |
| dcat:spatialResolutionInMeters | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:decimal | 0..1 | This property tells the accuracy of geospatial data in meters |
A description of a Dataset’s entry in the Catalogue.
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| foaf:primaryTopic | dcat:Dataset or dcat:Dataservice or dcat:Catalog | 1..1 | This property links the Catalogue Record to the Dataset, Data service or Catalog described in the record. |
| dct:modified | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date or xsd:dateTime | 1..1 | This property contains the most recent date on which the Catalogue entry was changed or modified. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dct:conformsTo | dct:Standard | 0..1 | This property refers to an Application Profile that the Dataset’s metadata conforms to |
| adms:status | skos:Concept | 0..1 | This property refers to the type of the latest revision of a Dataset's entry in the Catalogue. |
| dct:issued | rdfs:Literal typed as xsd:date or xsd:dateTime | 0..1 | This property contains the date on which the description of the Dataset was included in the Catalogue. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dct:description | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | This property contains a free-text account of the record. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| dct:language | dct:LinguisticSystem | 0..n | This property refers to a language used in the textual metadata describing titles, descriptions, etc. of the Dataset. This property can be repeated if the metadata is provided in multiple languages. |
| dct:source | dcat:CatalogRecord | 0..1 | This property refers to the original metadata that was used in creating metadata for the Dataset |
| dct:title | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | This property contains a name given to the Catalogue Record. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the name. |
| dct:theme | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | This property contains list of titles about international benchmarks which this dataset is part of. |
A collection of operations that provides access to one or more datasets or data processing functions.
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcat:endpointURL | rdfs:Resource | 1..n | The root location or primary endpoint of the service (an IRI). |
| dct:title | rdfs:Literal | 1..n | This property contains a name given to the Data Service. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the name. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcat:endpointDescription | rdfs:Resource | 0..n | This property contains a description of the services available via the end-points, including their operations, parameters etc.The property gives specific details of the actual endpoint instances, while dct:conformsTo is used to indicate the general standard or specification that the endpoints implement. |
| dcat:servesDataset | dcat:Dataset | 0..n | This property refers to a collection of data that this data service can distribute. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dct:accessRights | dct:RightsStatement | 0..1 | This property MAY include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. |
| dct:description | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | This property contains a free-text account of the Data Service. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| dct:license | dct:LicenseDocument | 0..1 | This property contains the licence under which the Data service is made available. |
Sub-class of dcat:Resource
A conceptual entity that represents the information about showcase.
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcat:description | rdfs:Resource | 1..n | This property contains a free-text account of the Showcase. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the description. |
| dct:title | rdfs:Literal | 1..n | This property contains a name given to the Showcase. This property can be repeated for parallel language versions of the name. |
| adfi:DataUserInterface | rdfs:Literal | 1..1 | The showcase’s URL on opendata.fi. The URL is created automatically based on the publisher’s name. You can edit the URL if you want. |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcat:theme, subproperty of dct:subject | skos:Concept | 0..n | This property refers to a category of the Showcase. A Showcase may be associated with multiple themes. |
| adfi:platform | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | If you have created a mobile or desktop showcase, select which platforms it supports. |
| dcat:keyword | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | Keywords help users to find your showcase. Select at least one keyword in Finnish. |
| dct:creator | foaf:name | 1..1 | Developer of showcase |
| adfi:creatorWebsiteUri | rdfs:Literal | 0..1 | Website of developer |
| dcat:landingPage | rdfs:Literal | 0..1 | Website of showcase |
| adfi:distributor | rdfs:Literal | 0..n | Distributor urls |
| dct:description | rdfs:Literal | 1..n | A short and descriptive explanation about the showcase. Tell for example about possible applications and the creation process, as well as about how open data has been used in the showcase. |
| adfi:applicationIcon | rdfs:Literal | 0..1 | A short and descriptive explanation about the showcase. Tell for example about possible applications and the creation process, as well as about how open data has been used in the showcase. |
| adfi:previewMedia | rdfs:Literal | 0..3 | Add max. 3 images of your showcase. Good images are for example those that show the user interface and features of the showcase. |
| adfi:archived | rdfs:Literal | 0..1 | Tells if showcase is archived |
| Term | Range | Cardinality | Comment |
|---|