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Modified dcat:Distribution definition and note
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agbeltran committed Feb 6, 2019
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</section> <!-- end class Dataset -->


<!-- class Distribution -->
<section id="Class:Distribution">
<h3>Class: Distribution</h3>
<p>The following properties are recommended for use on this class:
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<table class="definition">
<thead><tr><th>RDF class:</th><th><a href="http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#Distribution">dcat:Distribution</a></th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td class="prop">Definition:</td><td>A specific representation of a dataset. A dataset might be available in several different forms,
and these forms might comprise both different serializations or different schematic arrangements of the same data.
Examples of distributions include a CSV file, a netCDF file, a JSON document, or a data-cube</td></tr>
<tr><td class="prop">Definition:</td><td>A specific representation of a dataset. A dataset might be available in multiple serializations that may differ in various ways, including natural language, media-type or format, schematic organization, temporal and spatial resolution, level of detail or profiles (which might specify any or all of the above). </td></tr>
<tr><td class="prop">Usage note:</td><td>This represents a general availability of a dataset. It implies no information
about the actual access method of the data, i.e. whether by direct download, API, or through a Web page.
The use of <a href="#Property:distribution_downloadurl"><code>dcat:downloadURL</code></a> property indicates directly downloadable distributions.</td></tr>
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</table>

<div class="note">
<p> Examples of distributions include a CSV file, a netCDF file, a JSON document, or a data-cube, files made accessible according to different profiles, such as XML or JSON schemas or ShEx or SHACL expressions.</p>
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The scope of <code>dcat:Distribution</code> here is narrower than in DCAT-2014 [[?VOCAB-DCAT-20140116]], where it also included APIs and feeds.
Data catalogues designed using DCAT-2014 therefore used instances of type <code>dcat:Distribution</code> to describe data distribution services.
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