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Compilation of Metadata Standards

Details

Name

Data Catalog Vocabulary Application Profile

alternativ Name

DCAT-AP

Web Link

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/distribution/access_url/2020-06/e4823478-4458-4546-9a85-3609867ad089/DCAT_AP_2.0.1.pdf

Description

The Application Profile specified in this document is based on the specification of the Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) developed under the responsibility of the Government Linked Data Working Group7 at W3C. DCAT is an RDF8 vocabulary designed to facilitate interoperability between data catalogues published on the Web. Additional classes and properties from other well-known vocabularies are re-used where necessary.

Used by Disciplines

Subject Agnostic

Keywords

linked data, catalogue, metadata aggregation