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Agent

• Target class: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent

The properties for the Agent resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
foaf:name			Required Repeatable	name of the person or organisation
dct:type			Optional Repeatable	the type of publisher
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ dct: http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Catalog

• Target class: http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Catalog

The properties for the Catalog resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
dct:issued			Optional Repeatable	date of formal issuance of the Repository
dct:publisher			Required Non repeatable	organisation making the Repository available; the publisher is the Agent that publishes the Repository, not the Agent that publishes the metadata about it
dct:title			Required Repeatable	name of the Repository
dcat:contactPoint			Optional Repeatable	contact point for further information about the Repository
dcat:dataset			Optional Repeatable	an Asset included in the Repository
dcat:themeTaxonomy			Optional Repeatable	Concept Scheme used to classify an Asset Repository's assets, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
dct:spatial			Optional Repeatable	geographic region or jurisdiction to which the Repository applies, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
foaf:homepage			Optional Non repeatable	web page that gives access to the Repository
dcat:keyword			Optional Repeatable	word of phrase to describe the Repository
dct:description			Required Repeatable	descriptive text for the Repository
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: dct: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ dcat: http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat# foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/

Checksum

• Target class: http://spdx.org/rdf/terms#Checksum

The properties for the Checksum resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
spdx:algorithm			Required Non repeatable	SHA-1 is the only supported algorithm
spdx:checksumValue			Required Non repeatable	lower case hexadecimal encoded digest value produced using a specific algorithm
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: spdx: http://spdx.org/rdf/terms#

Conceptscheme

• Target class: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#ConceptScheme

The properties for the Conceptscheme resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
rdfs:label			Optional Repeatable	name of the Theme Taxonomy
skos:hasTopConcept			Optional Repeatable	concept that is the top level of the Theme Taxonomy
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema# skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#

Concept

• Target class: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

The properties for the Concept resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
skos:label			Optional Repeatable	label for the Asset Type
skos:inScheme			Optional Repeatable	concept scheme in which the Asset Type is included
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#

Dataset

• Target class: http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Dataset

The properties for the Dataset resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
skos:altLabel			Optional Repeatable	alternative name for the Asset
dct:description			Required Repeatable	descriptive text for the Asset
dct:publisher			Required Repeatable	organisation making the Asset available; the publisher is the Agent that publishes the Asset, not the Agent that publishes the metadata about it
dct:title			Required Repeatable	name of the Asset
dct:type			Required Repeatable	type of the Asset, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
dcat:distribution			Optional Repeatable	implementation of the Asset in a particular format
dcat:keyword			Optional Repeatable	word of phrase to describe the Asset
dcat:landingPage			Optional Non repeatable	Web page that provides access to the asset, its releases, distributions and/or additional information. It is intended to point to a landing page at the original asset provider, not to a page on a site of a third party, such as a catalogue or repository
dcat:theme			Optional Repeatable	theme or sector to which the Asset applies, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
dct:language			Optional Repeatable	language of the Asset, or language supported by software, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
dct:relation			Optional Repeatable	related resource, in particular a related asset
dct:spatial			Optional Repeatable	geographic region or jurisdiction to which the Asset applies, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
adms:includedAsset			Optional Repeatable	an Asset that is contained in the Asset being described
adms:status			Optional Non repeatable	status of the Asset in the context of a particular workflow process, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
adms:translation			Optional Repeatable	translation of the Asset
adms:versionNotes			Optional Non repeatable	description of changes between this version and the previous version of the Asset
dct:identifier			Optional Repeatable	main identifier for the Asset, e.g. the URI or other unique identifier in the context of the Repository.
dct:issued			Optional Non repeatable	date of formal issuance of this version of the Asset
dct:isVersionOf			Optional Non repeatable	an Asset that is the solution of which this Asset is a release (see section 4)
dct:hasVersion			Optional Repeatable	an Asset that is a release of this Asset (see section 4)
dct:modified			Optional Non repeatable	date of latest update of Asset
foaf:page			Optional Repeatable	documentation that contains information related to the asset
owl:versionInfo			Optional Repeatable	version number or other designation of the Asset
dcat:contactPoint			Required Repeatable	contact point for further information about the Asset, where errors can be reported or suggestions can be made
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# dct: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ dcat: http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat# adms: http://www.w3.org/ns/adms# foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ owl: http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#

Distribution

• Target class: http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Distribution

The properties for the Distribution resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
spdx:checksum			Optional Non repeatable	checksum of the distribution
dct:license			Required Non repeatable	conditions or restrictions for (re)use of the Distribution; if there are multiple licences, the most 'open' one should be given. Whenever relevant, the URIs under the concept scheme identified by http://purl.org/adms/OSIlicence/ can be used
dct:format			Optional Non repeatable	media type of the Distribution, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
adms:representationTechnique			Optional Non repeatable	language in which the Distribution is expressed, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
adms:status			Optional Non repeatable	status of the Distribution in the context of a particular workflow process, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
dct:description			Optional Repeatable	descriptive text for the Distribution
dct:issued			Optional Non repeatable	date of formal issuance of the Distribution
dct:modified			Optional Non repeatable	date of latest update of the Distribution
dct:publisher			Optional Repeatable	organisation making the Distribution available; the publisher is the Agent that publishes the Distribution, not the Agent that publishes the metadata about it
dct:title			Optional Repeatable	name of the Distribution
schema:fileSize			Optional Non repeatable	size of the file of the distribution
dcat:accessURL			Required Repeatable	URL of the Distribution
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: spdx: http://spdx.org/rdf/terms# dct: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ adms: http://www.w3.org/ns/adms# schema: http://schema.org/ dcat: http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#

Kind

• Target class: http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#Kind

The properties for the Kind resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
v:fn			Required Repeatable	full name of the contact
v:hasEmail			Required Repeatable	e-mail address where comments and question for an Asset or Repository can be sent
v:hasAddress			Optional Repeatable	full address of the contact
v:hasTelephone			Optional Repeatable	telephone number of the contact
v:hasURL			Optional Repeatable	webpage of the contact
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: v: http://www.w3.org/2006/vcard/ns#

Licensedocument

• Target class: http://purl.org/dc/terms/LicenseDocument

The properties for the Licensedocument resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
dct:type			Required Non repeatable	type of the licence, using a controlled vocabulary (see section 8.1)
dct:description			Optional Repeatable	description of the Licence
rdfs:label			Optional Repeatable	label for the Licence
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: dct: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#

Location

• Target class: http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location

The properties for the Location resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
rdfs:label			Optional Repeatable	name of the Location
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#

Mediatypeorextent

• Target class: http://purl.org/dc/terms/MediaTypeOrExtent

The properties for the Mediatypeorextent resources are as follows:

Property name	Description	Example of the property value(s)	Required? Repeatable?	Notes
rdfs:label			Optional Repeatable	label for the File Format
The namespace URIs used in the table are as follows: rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#