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Application programming interfaces (services and clients) for biodiversity information
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Display coverage (which standards used in which services) #63

Open nickynicolson opened 2 years ago

ben-norton commented 2 years ago
  1. This item needs to be clarified. What is meant by the term "services"?
  2. This subject could be divided into multiple components: API Structure, Response Bodies, Requests, and Documentation.
  3. There is a difference between standards and specifications. The former is commonly defined as a set of rules that must be adhered to in order to earn compliance. The latter is more often related to a series of best practices that guide the design and structural style of the API.
  4. Also, several standards and specifications may go into an end product. I use up to 6 for any given response body. Here are a couple: JSON-LD Hydra HATEOS JSON:API OGC API HAL Then there are the namespaces that provide vocabulary. Schema.org FOAF DCAT AC SKOS DWC