Closed init-dcat-ap-de closed 2 years ago
DCAT-AP is a profile from DCAT. So all constraints and relationships expressed by DCAT apply.
In particular, for the case that a catalog is a subclass of dataset is problematic, we have to address this at W3C. In our DCAT-AP setting we consider catalogs and datasets as something distinctive yet having similar properties.
The UML graph, unfortunately, has become a mix between things that are explicit and implicit. Besides the discussion what should be on or not on the figure, we also can consider the readibility if it.
Catalogue being a subclass of Dataset results in some "profiling" interpretation issues. Registered as issue in https://github.com/w3c/dxwg/issues/1387 on W3C.
Improved the UML figure should address some of the readibility issues.
While testing the include-file for shacl rules (#163) I checked the rdf-version of DCAT-AP 2.0.1. There you state
<rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Dataset"/>
If this is true, there is no representation of this fact in the PDF specification or in the UML diagram.