dcat:Distribution


URI

http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Distribution

Label

Distribution

Description

Represents a specific available form of a dataset. Each dataset might be available in different forms, these forms might represent different formats of the dataset, different endpoints,... Examples of Distribution include a downloadable CSV file, an XLS file representing the dataset, an RSS feed…

Usage

Instances of dcat:Distribution can have the following properties:

PROPERTYTYPEDESCRIPTIONRANGE
From class owl:Thing
klms:appliesTo owl:ObjectProperty TThis property is used to indicate specific characteristics that apply to a dataset's attributes. klms:Attribute
klms:contains owl:ObjectProperty This property is used to indicate a contains relation among classes. owl:Thing
klms:count owl:DatatypeProperty A count. xsd:int
klms:crs owl:DatatypeProperty The CRS of a geospatial dataset. xsd:string
klms:degree owl:DatatypeProperty The degree of a Correlation/Joinability class instance. xsd:int

Implementation

@prefix dcat: <http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#> .
@prefix dcterms: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix vann: <http://purl.org/vocab/vann/> .

dcat:Distribution a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Distribution"@en ;
    dcterms:identifier "dcat:Distribution" ;
    vann:usageNote "Recommended class. A physical embodiment of the Dataset in a particular format."@en ;
    rdfs:comment "Represents a specific available form of a dataset. Each dataset might be available in different forms, these forms might represent different formats of the dataset, different endpoints,... Examples of Distribution include a downloadable CSV file, an XLS file representing the dataset, an RSS feed…"@en ;
    rdfs:isDefinedBy <https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-dcat-2/#Class:Distribution> .