dataset_schema.json

{
    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema",
    "title": "DATS Dataset Schema",
    "description": "A set of dimensions about an entity being observed. A collection of data, published or curated by a single agent, and available for access or download in one or more formats (from DCAT: http://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-dcat/#Class:_Dataset). A body of structured information describing some topic(s) of interest (from: http://schema.org/Dataset).",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "@context": {
            "anyOf": [
                {
                    "type": "string"
                },
                {
                    "type": "object"
                }
            ]
        },
        "@id": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        "@type": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "Dataset"] },
        "identifier": {
            "$ref": "identifier_info_schema.json#"
        },
        "alternateIdentifiers": {
            "description": "Alternate identifiers for the dataset.",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "alternate_identifier_info_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "relatedIdentifiers": {
            "description": "Related identifiers for the dataset.",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "related_identifier_info_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "title" : {
            "description" : "The name of the dataset, usually one sentece or short description of the dataset.",
            "type" : "string"
        },
        "description" : {
            "description": "A textual narrative comprised of one or more statements describing the dataset.",
            "type" : "string"
        },
        "dates" : {
            "description": "Relevant dates for the datasets, a date must be added, e.g. creation date or last modification date should be added.",
            "type" : "array",
            "items" : {
                "$ref" : "date_info_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "storedIn" : {
            "description": "The data repository hosting the dataset.",
            "$ref": "data_repository_schema.json#"
        },
        "spatialCoverage": {
            "description": "The geographical extension and span covered by the dataset and its measured dimensions/variables.",
            "type" : "array",
            "items" : {
                "$ref" : "place_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "types" : {
            "description": "A term, ideally from a controlled terminology, identifying the dataset type or nature of the data, placing it in a typology",
            "type" : "array",
            "items" : {
                "$ref" : "data_type_schema.json#"
            },
            "minItems" : 1
        },
        "availability": {
            "description": "A qualifier indicating the different types of availability for a dataset (available, unavailable, embargoed, available with restriction, information not available).",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "refinement": {
            "description": "A qualifier to describe the level of data processing of the dataset and its distributions.",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "aggregation": {
            "description": "A qualifier indicating if the entity represents an 'instance of dataset' or a 'collection of datasets'.",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "privacy": {
            "description": "A qualifier to describe the data protection applied to the dataset. This is relevant for clinical data.",
            "type": "string"
        },
        "distributions" : {
            "description": "The distribution(s) by which datasets are made available (for example: mySQL dump).",
            "type" : "array",
            "items" : {
                "$ref" : "dataset_distribution_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "dimensions" : {
            "description": "The different dimensions (granular components)  making up a dataset.",
            "type" : "array",
            "items" : {
                "$ref" : "dimension_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "primaryPublications" : {
            "description": "The primary publication(s) associated with the dataset, usually describing how the dataset was produced.",
            "type" : "array",
            "items" : {
                "$ref" : "publication_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "citations" : {
            "description": "The publication(s) that cite this dataset.",
            "type" : "array",
            "items" : {
                "$ref" : "publication_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "citationCount": {
            "description": "The number of publications that cite this dataset (enumerated in the citations property)",
            "type": "integer"
        },
        "producedBy" : {
            "description": "A study process which generated a given dataset, if any.",
             "anyOf": [
                 {"$ref" : "study_schema.json#"},
                 {"$ref" : "data_acquisition_schema.json#"},
                 {"$ref" : "data_analysis_schema.json#"}
             ]
        },
        "creators" : {
            "description": "The person(s) or organization(s) which contributed to the creation of the dataset.",
            "type" : "array",
            "items" : {
                "oneOf": [
                    {"$ref" : "person_schema.json#"},
                    {"$ref" : "organization_schema.json#"}
                ]
            },
            "minItems" : 1
        },
        "licenses": {
            "description": "The terms of use of the dataset.",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref": "license_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "isAbout": {
            "description" : "Different entities (biological entity, taxonomic information, disease, molecular entity, anatomical part, treatment) associated with this dataset.",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "anyOf": [
                    {"$ref" : "biological_entity_schema.json#"},
                    {"$ref" : "taxonomic_info_schema.json#"},
                    {"$ref" : "disease_schema.json#"},
                    {"$ref" : "molecular_entity_schema.json#"},
                    {"$ref" : "anatomical_part_schema.json#"},
                    {"$ref" : "treatment_schema.json#"},
                    {"$ref" : "material_schema.json#"},
                    {"$ref" : "study_group_schema.json#"},
                    {"$ref" : "annotation_schema.json#"}
                ]
            }
        },
        "hasPart" : {
            "description": "A Dataset that is a subset of this Dataset; Datasets declaring the 'hasPart' relationship are considered a collection of Datasets, the aggregation criteria could be included in the 'description' field.",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref" : "dataset_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "acknowledges" : {
            "description": "The grant(s) which funded and supported the work reported by the dataset.",
            "type" : "array",
            "items" : {
                "$ref" : "grant_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "keywords" : {
            "description": "Tags associated with the dataset, which will help in its discovery.",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref" : "annotation_schema.json#"
            }
        },
        "version" : {
            "description": "A release point for the dataset when applicable.",
            "type" : "string"
        },
        "extraProperties": {
            "description": "Extra properties that do not fit in the previous specified attributes. ",
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "$ref" : "category_values_pair_schema.json#"
            }
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "required" : [ "title", "types", "creators" ]
}