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Dataset distribution

Makx DEKKERS
Published on: 01/08/2013 Discussion Archived

Issue raised at: http://joinup.ec.europa.eu/release/dcat-application-profile-data-portals-europe-final-draft#comment-14632

 

A dataset without the distribution property will be difficult to obtain for re-use and the lack of theme/ category will reduce, if not nullify, the interoperability of the dataset. We therefore propose that these properties should be mandatory.

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Makx DEKKERS
Makx DEKKERS Thu, 01/08/2013 - 17:02

Consideration

In earlier discussions in the WG, dcat:distribution was moved from mandatory to recommended between draft 2 and draft 3, and a recent comment stated that "the cardinality of dcat:distribution (i.e., the property linking a dataset to its distribution(s)) is 0..n - which makes perfect sense: a dataset may not have a distribution or its distribution(s) may be unknown in a given catalogue".

 

Proposed resolution

Do not make this property mandatory, given that a case has been made for Datasets that don't have Distributions,

 

Proposed action

No change to the specification.

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