Profile Crate for RO-Crate specification. This specification defines a method, known as RO-Crate (Research Object Crate), of organizing file-based data with associated metadata, using linked data principles, in both human and machine readable formats, with the ability to include additional domain-specific metadata. The core of RO-Crate is a JSON-LD file, the RO-Crate Metadata File, named ro-crate-metadata.json. This file contains structured metadata about the dataset as a whole (the Root Data Entity) and, optionally, about some or all of its files. This provides a simple way to, for example, assert the authors (e.g. people, organizations) of the RO-Crate or one its files, or to capture more complex provenance for files, such as how they were created using software and equipment. While providing the formal specification for RO-Crate, this document also aims to be a practical guide for software authors to create tools for generating and consuming research data packages, with explanation by examples.
The preferred namespace prefix to use when using terms from this vocabulary in an document.
The preferred namespace URI to use when using terms from this vocabulary in an document
Property definition, in schema.org style schema typically with domainIncludes and rangeIncludes
A subproperty is a specialisation of another property
A subclass is a specialisation of another class
A human-readable name of the property/class defined with RDFS, equivalent to 'name' in schema.org
A human-readable description of the property/class defined with RDFS, equivalent to 'description' in schema.org
The domain of a property includes the given classes, meaning the property may be used on instances of these classes. Equivalent to rdfs:domain but allowing multiple disjoint classes.
The range of a property includes the given types, meaning instances of these types may be the target of this property. Equivalent to rdfs:range but allowing multiple disjoint types. For datatype properties, point to subclasses of http://schema.org/DataType e.g. for a string, http://schema.org/Text
Class reference, as indicated by @id url or inDefinedTermSet
Property reference, as indicated by @id url or inDefinedTermSet
In RO-Crate, the type File is an alias for MediaObject in schema.org
Descriptions of obligations, limitations or extensions that the profile defines
Sample instance data conforming to the profile
Documents, in human-readable form, how to use the profile
Describes conversions between two specifications
Machine-readable structural descriptions of data defined by the profile
Defining the profile in human-readable form
Supplies instructions about how to verify conformance of data to the profile
Defines terms used in the profile specification
A coherent set of direct positions in space. The positions are held within a Spatial Reference System (SRS).
The WKT (Well-Known Text) serialization (ISO13249) of a Geometry.
OpenGIS Implementation Specification for Geographic information – Simple feature access – Part 1: Common architecture
Optional dependencies , e.g. for optional features, code development, etc.
Link to installation instructions/documentation
Description of development status, e.g. Active, inactive, suspended. See repostatus.org
Software may be embargoed from public access until a specified date (e.g. pending publication, 1 year from publication)
Link to software bug reporting or issue tracking system
An academic publication related to the software
Link that states where the software code is for a given software. For example a software registry may indicate that one of its software entries hasSourceCode in a GitHub repository.
Link that states where software application is built from a given source code. This is the reverse property of 'hasSourceCode'.
A JSON-based Serialization for Linked Data
Bioschemas specification for describing a Computational Workflow
Bioschemas specification for describing a formal parameter in the Life Sciences
Definition of an input parameter required to use the computational workflow
Definition of an output produced by the workflow
A recommended URI path to download this work to. Intended to be used on web-based data entities within RO-Crates.
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Packaging research artefacts with RO-Crate
RO-Crate Metadata Specification 1.3 (single-page HTML)
RO-Crate Metadata Specification 1.3 (PDF)
Research Object Crate (RO-Crate) website
Packaging research artefacts with RO-Crate (RO-Crate)
Acrobat PDF 1.4 - Portable Document Format
Example dataset for RO-Crate specification