Editing Properties in the Data Catalog
The Data Catalog is designed to standardize the curating of authoritative documents for use while enhancing the ability to find and use those documents quickly and effectively for multiple users. The CW Data Catalog uses a comprehensive metadata taxonomy system to allow curators to input the requirements for key types of assets. The defined standards set by the Data Catalog enhance the ability for multiple resource owners to form relevant connections between asset types and data.
Overview
Title- A Title is a name given to an Asset, Activity, Agent, or other registry item.
Alternate Title- An “Alt Title” is an alternative to the Title for an Asset, Activity, Agent, or other registry item.
Description- A Description is a textual statement that gives details about an Asset, Activity, Agent, or other registry item.
Purpose- A Purpose is a free-text statement about why an Asset resource was created or for what purpose.
Has Identifier- The ‘hasIdentifier’ property identifies the referent resource (the thing the registry item represents)
using a well-known identification scheme (e.g., URI, ISBN, DOI, etc.).
Keyword- A Keyword is a string used to tag an Asset, Activity, Agent, or other registry item with a human-understandable label.
Creator- A Creator is the Agent responsible for producing or making an Asset resource.
Publisher- A Publisher is the Agent responsible for making an Asset resource available.
Contributor- A Contributor is an Agent responsible for making contributions to an Asset resource.
Contact Point- A Contact Point has information about how to contact a person or organization by postal address, telephone, or email.
Version- Version is an identifier or name of the version, edition, or adaptation of the referent resource (the thing the registry item is representing).
Version Notes- Version Notes are a description of the version, edition, or adaptation of the referent resource (the thing the registry item is representing).
Created- Created refers to the date and time the referent resource (the thing the registry item is representing) was created.
Issued- Issued refers to the date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the referent resource (the thing the registry item is representing).
Status- The Status is the current lifecycle state of an Asset, Activity, Agent, or other registry item. Valid values include states such as: submitted, valid, tested, superseded, retired, etc.
Identifier- An Identifier is a unique identifier of the referent resource (the thing the registry item represents).The identifier might be used as part of the registry item’s URI property or it may be an alternative identifier of the resource.
Core
Access URL- The URL used to access the referent resource (the thing the registry item represents) such as an online dataset, service, or application.
Landing Page- The Landing Page directly links the user to web-accessible information (e.g., a web page or a document) about the registry item.
Conforms To- The Conforms To property identifies the content, format, or domain standard for which the registry item conforms.
Service Type- The Service Type property identifies the web service API specification supported by the Service resource.
Geographic Bounding Box- The Geographic Bounding Box property (using two WGS84 Lat/Long coordinates) that defines the spatial extent of the Asset type resource.
Spatial- The Spatial property is a link to a Location type registry item representing the geographic location of the Asset type resource. An Asset can have multiple Location links.
Footprint- The Footprint property is a complex geometry (using WGS84 Lat/Long coordinates) representing the geographic position of a Dataset type resource.
Temporal- The Temporal property defines the temporal extent (start and end dates/times) of the Asset type resource (e.g., its period of validity).
Temporal Resolution- The Temporal Resolution property defines the minimum measured time period of resolution of the Dataset type resource.
Content Description- The Content Description property describes the Dataset resource in terms of the data dictionary, schema, entities, and attributes of the data. A Dataset can have multiple Content Descriptions.
Product- The Product property describes the.referent Dataset resource in terms of an identification of the Dataset as an offered product or service.
Subject- The Subject is a classifier property referring to the specific nature of the resource in terms of the thing or concept that it describes or represents. An Asset can have multiple Subjects.
Secondary Subject- The Secondary Subject is a second-order classifier property of subjects derived by machine processing/ analysis of the resource. An Asset can have multiple Secondary Subjects.
Theme- The Theme is a classifier property referring to the main thematic or knowledge-category or genre of the resource. An Asset can have multiple Themes.
Has Topic- The Has Topic property references Topic type Assets related to the referent resource. An Asset can have multiple Topics.
Category- The Category is a classifier property that distinguishes the resource by its type, role, or format. A registry item can have multiple Categories.
Quality Information- The Quality Information property describes compliance of the resource relative to an established quality standard.
Source- The Source property references the metadata document that was the initial source of information used to construct the registry item.
Thumbnail- The Thumbnail property refers to a “thumbnail” (small form-factor digital image) representation of the resource.
Created- The Created property identifies the date and time when the referent resource (the thing the registry item represents) was first created.
Created by- The Created By property identifies the actor responsible for producing/ making the resource.
Modified- The Modified property identifies the date and time when a user last modified this registry item instance.
Last Modified by- The Last Modified By property identifies the user account responsible for the latest modification of the registry item.
Version Id- The Version ID property is a system-assigned (i.e., read-only) version identifier that is incremented with each saved update to the registry item.
Accrual Periodicity- The Accrual Periodicity property indicates the frequency with which this Asset type resource is updated or a new version published.
Resource Type- The Resource Type property is a system-assigned property used to indicate the inherited or equivalent type of resource or class the registry item is representing. This property should generally not be edited.
Distribution- The Distribution relation of a Dataset resource identifies an available, distributable,
and specific format or “representation” of the Dataset. Datasets may be available in multiple representations that differ in
various ways, including by media-type/ format, data organization or structure, schema, spatial and temporal resolution, level of detail,
quality, etc. A Distribution may specify any or all of these properties.
Qualified Relation- The Qualified Relation relation of a registry item resource represents a
relationship with another registry item where the nature of the relationship is known but does not match one of
the explicitly defined meta-model relationships for the resource. This allows any relationship to another registry
item to be defined and the nature or meaning of the relationship to be specified by the relationship “role”.
Qualified Attribute- The Qualified Attribute relation of a registry item represents a property
(attribute value) of the referent resource where the nature or meaning of the property does not match one of its
explicitly defined meta-model properties. This allows any additional property of a registry item to be defined and the
nature or meaning of the property to be specified by its “role”.
Hosted By- The Hosted By relation of a System type Asset explicitly identifies the Facility Asset that “hosts”
or provisions the referent System resource.
Operates On- The Operates On relation of a Service Asset explicitly identifies another Asset (e.g., a Dataset) that
the Service accesses, queries, analyzes, manipulates or otherwise operates on. A Service may Operate On more than one Asset resource.
Produced By- The Produced By relation of a Dataset Asset explicitly identifies those System resources that produce or
update the referent Dataset resource.
Consumed By- The Consumed By relation of a Dataset Asset explicitly identifies those System resources that
consume or use the referent Dataset resource.
Part Of- The Part Of relation of a registry item explicitly identities other registry items for which the
referent resource is physically or logically included as a part or component.
Serviced By- The Serviced By relation of an Asset resource explicitly identifies a Service resource that accesses updates,
consumes, queries, analyzes, or manipulates the Asset. An Asset may be Serviced By more than one Service resource.
Used By- The Used By relation of a registry item identifies other registry items that “use” (depend on, access, analyze) the referent resource.
Has Part- The Has Part relation of a registry item identifies other related registry items that are included either physically or logically in the referent resource.
Is Referenced By- The Is Referenced By relation of an Asset resource identifies an external resource (e.g. a “creative work” such as a published journal article) that references, cites, credits, or points to the Asset.
Requires- The Requires relation of an Asset resource links other Asset resources that the referent resource depends on to support its function, delivery or coherence.
Managed By- The Managed By relation links an Asset resource to an Organization resource that manages the Asset.
Attribution- The Attribution relation links an Asset resource to an Agent with a specified role.
Was Generated By- The Was Generated By relation links an Asset resource to an Activity resource that created, produced, or generated the Asset.
Funded By- The Funded By relation links an Asset resource to an Investment resource that funds the Asset.
Primary Investment- The Primary Investment relation links an Asset resource to an Investment resource that is the primary Investment activity associated with the Asset.
Constraints
Access Constraint- The Access Constraint relation identifies restrictions, limitations or warnings on access to a resource that are specifically intended to protect information that is sensitive, private, or intellectual property.
Authorized Access Party- The Authorized Party relation identifies the parties (i.e., Agent resources) authorized to access the referent resource.
Access Restriction- The Access Restriction relation denotes specific types of restrictions that limit access to the referent resource based on legal, statutory or regulatory provisions.
Access Restriction Note- The Access Restriction Note property provides additional information or guidance about access restrictions on the referent resource.
Use Constraint- The Use Constraint relation identifies restrictions, limitations or warnings on the use or reproduction of a resource that are specifically intended to protect information that is sensitive, private, or intellectual property.
Authorized Use Party- The Authorized Use Party relation identifies the parties (i.e., Agent resources) authorized to use or reproduce the referent resource.
Use Restriction- The Use Restriction relation denotes specific types of restrictions that limit use or reproduction of the referent resource based on legal, statutory or regulatory provisions.
Use Restriction Note- The Use Restriction Note property provides additional information or guidance about restrictions on the use or reproduction of the referent resource.
CUI Constraint- The CUI Constraint relation identifies Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to and consistent with applicable law, regulations, or government-wide policies.
Copyright Notice- The Copyright Notice property is a notice of prescribed form as specified by title 17 of the U.S. Code that informs users of the underlying claim to copyright ownership of a resource.
Limitation Note - The Limitation Note property denotes or explains the limitations on or prerequisites for access and use of a resource.
Knowledge Graph
Purpose- The intended use or reason for why an Asset was created.
Topic- The central branch of knowledge about an Asset, centered around a common theme or unifying thing, concept, situation, issue, or event of interest.
Secondary Topic- Second-order Topics derived by machine processing or analysis of the referent Asset resource.
Category- The Category is a classifier property that distinguishes the Asset resource by its resource or domain-specific type, structure, role, or format.
Community- A concept for representing a "community of interest" or “community of practice” that uses the Asset resource to perform business functions or to answer questions.
Place- The central locale or common names for the geographic place of the subjects of the Asset resource.
Secondary Place- Second-order Place derived by machine processing or analysis of the referent Asset resource.
Function- The business actions, activities, or tasks an Asset resource is intended to support (i.e., the role it plays in supporting an activity or answering business questions).
Audience- The group of people for which an Asset is intended to be used. e.g., general public, disaster recovery personnel, Congress.