Samvera Geo Predicates Working Group

Owned by Darren Hardy
Last updated: Feb 18, 2020 by John Huck

Scope & Objectives

  • Domain: Metadata for geospatial resources in Samvera

  • Need: Geospatial resources require specialized metadata elements for adequate description, but there is a lack of consensus around what individual predicates should be used for these elements in a linked data/RDF environment like Samvera.

  • Objective: To develop a core set of recommended RDF predicates sufficient for basic description of geospatial resources in a Samvera repository when combined with default metadata.

    • Research and define what can be said to constitute default metadata in Samvera.

    • Resolve the question of whether Samvera metadata predicates must be published URIs.

    • Identify the set of necessary specialized metadata elements that default Samvera meta