This version is superseded by version 1.04. 

Version 1.03 of the BRegDCAT-AP specification 

This version is the evolution of the 1.02 version that includes the resolutions after the last meeting.

The main changes in this version are related to the valuable feedback provided by

- Mr. Jim J. Yang and his team (Norway)

- Mr. Sebastian Sklarss (Germany)

- SGD / TOOP team (that are currently working on the reuse of the specification).

Changelog:

• Class Public Organisation: typo in the range of identifier (rdfs:Literal instead of rdf:Literal).
• Class Registry Service: typo in ranges of properties (Text changed to rdfs:Literal).
• Class Dataset is recommended instead of mandatory.
• Class Registry Catalog: removed duplicate (optional) publisher property.
• Class cv:PublicOrganization and cpsv:PublicService are recommended instead of mandatory to cover the use case proposed by Norway: harvesting information from private organisations that are related to the public sector. Also required to cover SGD/TOOP requirements.
• Class Public Organization: property org:classification was duplicated and the optional was removed, preserving the recommended.
• Class Agent: extended the description in the document according to DCAT-AP 2.0.
• Class Agent: included dct:identifier as recommended as proposed by DCAT-AP-NO.
• Class Agent: included ADMS publisher types controlled vocabulary.
• Class Catalog: Included hasPart and isPartOf.
• Class Thematic scheme and Theme: described in detail, and included mandatory properties, according to DCAT-AP 2.0.
• Class Dataset: Added optional dct:isRequiredBy and dct:requires (Dataset) property proposed by DCAT-AP-NO (compatible with DCAT-2). 
• Class Dataset: Added optional dct:isReferencedBy and dct:references (Resource) property from DCAT-AP (compatible with DCAT-2). 
• Class Dataset: Added optional dct:isReplacedBy and dct:replaces (Dataset) property proposed by DCAT-AP-NO (compatible with DCAT-2). 
• Class Distribution: included dcat:spatialResolutionInMeters property (compatible with DCAT-AP-2)
• Class Distribution: included dct:conformsTo property (compatible with DCAT-AP-2)
• Class Distribution: included dcat:packageFormat property (compatible with DCAT-AP-2)
• Class Distribution: included odrl:hasPolicy property (compatible with DCAT-AP-2)
• Class Distribution: included dct:rights property (compatible with DCAT-AP-2)
• Class Distribution: included adms:status property (compatible with DCAT-AP-2)
• Class Distribution: included dcat:temporalResolution property (compatible with DCAT-AP-2)
• Class Distribution: included dct:title property (compatible with DCAT-AP-2)
• Class LegalResource: included new optional rdfs:seeAlso property.
• Class LicenseDocument: included description with a recommended licence type.
• Class spdx:Checksum: with the mandatory properties (algorithm and checksum value) according to DCAT-AP 2.0.
• Class Data Service: includes the optional dct:conformsTo property.
• Class adms:Identifier: included as recommended, the skos:notation property.
• Cass Location: Added the recommended and optional properties according to DCAT-AP 2.
• Cass PeriodofTime: Added the recommended and optional properties according to DCAT-AP 2.0.
• Class dcat:Relationship/dcat:Role: described in the document, including the mandatory properties according to DCAT-AP 2.0.
• Controlled vocabularies: Datasets, and Data Services must include the level of access rights. References to Catalogues and Distributions have been removed.
• Controlled vocabularies: DataService removed in the description of dct:ceator; dct:language; dct:publisher; and dcat:theme. It does not apply.
• Removed references to Data Cube vocabulary.
• Recommended the use of The Profiles Vocabulary to describe conformance standards.

We are looking forward to discuss with you the finalisation of this version in our Closing meeting ABR WG on BRegDCAT-AP on the 24th of June at 10.00 CEST.

Check the agenda, materials and connection details are here.

Do you have any questions? Contact the ABR team via ABR@trasysinternational.com.