ISSUE-154: Handling data usage references to collection of datasets

Handling data usage references to collection of datasets

State:
CLOSED
Product:
Data Usage Vocabulary
Raised by:
Eric Stephan
Opened on:
2015-04-10
Description:
Dataset is currently defined along the lines of the DCAT definition. It is fairly common that organizations or scientific domains refer to a dataset as a collection of data. How do we accommodate the need to provide feedback on a collection of data?

For instance if I am performing a simulation of climate change and sharing the results with a collaborator they will be mainly providing feedback on the entire collection of datasets and not each dataset individually.

If we use dcat:Dataset and dcat:Catalog without breaking the DCAT model then we basically have to duplicate all properties in the data model. I'd like to avoid this.

What I propose is that we have:
1) a duv:Collection class as you suggested Bernadette
2) make a parent class for dcat:Dataset and duv:Collection that would serve as a "inode"
3) Call this parent class duv:Data (or something else - please suggest)
4) All data usage and feedback would relate to duv:Data.

Also we could consider: schema.org tends to use a parent class called CreativeWork that carries many of the aspects of data usage. CreativeWork (https://schema.org/CreativeWork ) acts as a parent class of anything on the web including DCAT. It also provides mechanisms for citation, discussion, etc. http://schema.org/docs/schema_org_rdfa.htm

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  1. Re: dwbp-ISSUE-154 (Eric Stephan): Handling data usage references to collection of datasets [Data Usage Vocabulary] (from ericphb@gmail.com on 2015-04-11)
  2. dwbp-ISSUE-154 (Eric Stephan): Handling data usage references to collection of datasets [Data Usage Vocabulary] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2015-04-10)

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