I recently discovered Darwin Core[1], a sort of an extension of Dublin
Core for biological data. It is well-documented, and has both RDF and
XML versions. What struck me is that the XML version is based on DCAM
and is essentially an application profile.
We still have the question before us of whether we can create an AP in
RDF. The issue (and it is one that is tormenting the W3C SHACL group as
well) is how to define a bounded data set (aka: a record) using RDF.
Assuming that the W3C group will resolve that, it may mean that we can
use SHACL as the implementation language for an application profile, and
that a DC application profile could be a particular implemention of SHACL.
Thoughts? Comments?
kc
[1] http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/index.htm
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