Clarification of Guidance on Dataset's :temporalCoverage

[sofianef]

Name: Carrie Comstock

Affiliation: USEPA Office of Research and Development (ORD), Cummings.Carrie@EPA.gov

Type of issue: Schema, Editorial

Section # / Table #: 5.16.2 Dataset's :temporalCoverage property

Issue:

• Substantive Comment: Is this field best defined as a representation of time regarding the creation/upkeep of the dataset itsef? Or is this field more concerned with the research encompassed in the dataset?

• Rationale: We currently track when our datasets are created as well as when they receive their latest updates. Is this field a representation of that time span or something else?

• Proposed Disposition: Clarification of Guidance

Original email submission: USEPA-ScienceHub-FAIRness.Project.-.DCAT-US-3-AP.-.Comment.Review.Matrix.xlsx

[fellahst]

Guidance for usage of temporal properties are been added in the Usage Guidance section: https://doi-do.github.io/dcat-us/#temporal-metadata . Let us know if that addresses your concern.

[fellahst]

Need to add clarification for temporal properties for CatalogRecord

[fellahst]

Added clarification for CatalogRecord lifecycle properties/