[dxwg] Modularize RDF to manage changes and additions to DCAT, and profiles

dr-shorthair has just created a new issue for https://github.com/w3c/dxwg:

== Modularize RDF to manage changes and additions to DCAT, and profiles ==
As part of the revision of DCAT we are considering some potential changes to axiomatization and alignment opportunities with external vocabularies, in order to satisfy requirements identified in the UCR and elsewhere. In order to manage the analysis and discussion in an orderly manner, it is proposed that the single RDF document (currently https://github.com/w3c/dxwg/blob/gh-pages/dcat/rdf/dcat.ttl ) be supplemented with additional RDF documents that contain additional resources, axioms, or other formalizations such as SPARQL and SHACL. This will allow proposals to be evaluated in a way that quarantines them from the base DCAT vocabulary file until and unless a decision is made to merge. 

Note that this approach was used for the SSN vocabulary developed recently by the Spatial Data on the Web Working Group - see [diagram ](https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-ssn/#Modularization) and [examples](https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-ssn/#VerticalSegmentation). Note that some of the modules are normative, and some non-normative. 

The additional RDF artefacts are primarily to support discussion in DXWG at this stage. Further down the track they may or may not be classified 'normative', or may be merged into a smaller number of artefacts. 

I'm hoping that accepting this principle will allow us to move forward on a number of stalled issues, including #94 #110 #111 #65 #72 

Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/dxwg/issues/134 using your GitHub account

Received on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 23:07:13 UTC