Dataset Card

Purpose

A dataset card is a detailed metadata structure returned by a dataset card request to the Dateno API. It provides full metadata for a dataset, including all resources, source metadata, descriptive fields, and scoring values.

Dataset cards offer more comprehensive metadata than dataset descriptors, including a long description and a complete list of resource descriptors.

Structure

Each catalog card is a JSON object that provides structured metadata about a catalog indexed in Dateno. It contains the following top-level parts. Each part describes a specific aspect of the catalog.

Property	Description
`id`	Unique identifier of the dataset in the Dateno registry
`resources`	List of resource descriptors
`source`	Catalog metadata
`dataset`	Dataset metadata assigned in the registry
`scores`	Numeric scores used for ranking and filtering in search results

`resources`

A list of resource descriptors representing the dataset’s associated information items—such as data files, external links, or service endpoints.

`source`

Describes the catalog and organization that published the dataset.

Property	Description
`schema`	Plain string indicating the source schema (e.g., `ckan`, `arcgishub`)
`uid`	Unique identifier of the catalog in Dateno
`owner_name`	Name of the publisher
`software`	Directory entry describing the maintenance software
`catalog_type`	Directory entry identifying the catalog type
`name`	Name of the catalog
`macroregions`	Array of directory entries for macroregions (see dataset attributes)
`countries`	Array of directory entries for countries
`subregions`	Array of directory entries for subregions
`langs`	Array of directory entries for languages
`owner_type`	Plain string describing the type of organization (e.g., `"Central government"`, `"Academy"`)
`url`	URL of the original catalog

TIP
Dataset descriptors and dataset cards include basic metadata about the associated catalog. To retrieve more comprehensive metadata about a specific catalog use the Fetch Single Catalog request in the Dateno API. Use the uid value with the Fetch Single Catalog request to retrieve full catalog metadata.

`dataset`

Describes the metadata assigned to the dataset in the registry.

Property	Description
`title`	Title of the dataset
`short_text`	A short summary used for preview or search results
`description`	Full-length description of the dataset’s content and purpose
`formats`	List of data formats of files provided in the dataset (e.g., `.csv`, `.json`)
`tags`	List of user-supplied keywords
`topics`	Normalized topics assigned by indexer
`topics_original`	Raw topics from the source catalog
`geotopics`	Geospatial topics if assigned
`url`	Link to the original dataset page
`num_resources`	Number of resources in the dataset
`date_created`	Date and time the dataset was created
`date_changed`	Date and time the dataset was last updated
`datatypes`	Data types describing the nature of data
`has_archive`	Boolean flag indicating whether the dataset is an archive file
`responsible`	Array of responsible parties (e.g., publishers or creators)
`id`	Internal identifier of the dataset

`scores`

Contains numeric scores used to rank datasets in the search results.

Property	Description
`feature_score`	A composite score used to order and prioritize results

Example

{
"resources": [
    {
        "name": "ArcGIS Hub Dataset",
        "format": null,
        "mimetype": "text/html",
        "d_ext": "",
        "d_mime": "text/HTML",
        "url": "https://rigis-edc.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/edc::urban-services-boundary"
    },
    {
        "name": "ArcGIS GeoService",
        "format": null,
        "mimetype": "application/json",
        "d_ext": ".json",
        "d_mime": "application/json",
        "url": "https://services2.arcgis.com/S8zZg9pg23JUEexQ/arcgis/rest/services/Urban_Services_Boundary/FeatureServer/0"
    },
    {
        "name": null,
        "format": null,
        "mimetype": null,
        "url": "http://www.planning.ri.gov"
    },
    {
        "name": "RI_USB06.zip",
        "format": null,
        "mimetype": null,
        "d_ext": ".zip",
        "d_mime": "application/zip",
        "url": "https://data.rigis.org/plan/RI_USB06.zip"
    },
    {
        "name": "CSV",
        "format": null,
        "mimetype": "text/csv",
        "d_ext": ".csv",
        "d_mime": "text/csv",
        "url": "https://rigis-edc.opendata.arcgis.com/api/download/v1/items/847dae37f36e4b8dbbee806d2b8dbdc7/csv?layers=0"
    },
    {
        "name": "GeoJSON",
        "format": null,
        "mimetype": "application/vnd.geo+json",
        "d_ext": ".geojson",
        "d_mime": "application/vnd.geo+json",
        "url": "https://rigis-edc.opendata.arcgis.com/api/..."
    },
    {
        "name": "Shapefile",
        "format": null,
        "mimetype": "application/zip",
        "d_ext": ".zip",
        "d_mime": "application/zip",
        "url": "https://rigis-edc.opendata.arcgis.com/api..."
    },
    {
        "name": "KML",
        "format": null,
        "mimetype": "application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml",
        "d_ext": ".kml",
        "d_mime": "application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml",
        "url": "https://rigis-edc.opendata.arcgis.com/api..."
    }
],
"int_id": "https://www.arcgis.com/home/...",
"source": {
    "schema": "dcatus11",
    "uid": "cdi00003935",
    "owner_name": "Environmental Data Center",
    "software": {
        "name": "ArcGIS Hub",
        "id": "arcgishub"
    },
    "catalog_type": "Geoportal",
    "name": "RIGIS",
    "macroregions": [
        {
            "name": "Northern America",
            "id": "021"
        }
    ],
    "langs": [
        {
            "name": "English",
            "id": "EN"
        }
    ],
    "countries": [
        {
            "name": "United States",
            "id": "US"
        }
    ],
    "subregions": [],
    "owner_type": "Unknown",
    "url": "https://rigis-edc.opendata.arcgis.com/"
},
"id": "92ecad2c7fe1931cc13c29f28840f92269ae6d435e154a45a4e14734bef14d14",
"scores": {
    "feature_score": 98
},
"dataset": {
    "topics_original": [
        "geospatial"
    ],
    "geotopics": [],
    "formats": [
        ".json",
        ".zip",
        ".csv",
        ".geojson",
        ".kml"
    ],
    "topics": [
        "Regions and cities"
    ],
    "date_created": "2017-06-28T17:26:38.000Z",
    "short_text": "The Urban Services Boundary was developed for the Rhode Island",
    "num_resources": 8,
    "description": "<p>The Urban Services Boundary was developed for the 
        Rhode\nIsland Statewide Planning Program as part of a GIS 
        overlay analysis of land\nsuitability and availability for 
        Figure 121-02-(01), Rhode...</p>",
    "title": "Urban Services Boundary",
    "date_changed": "2021-05-28T12:39:33.520Z",
    "url": "https://rigis-edc.opendata.arcgis.com/...",
    "datatypes": [
        "other",
        "data",
        "archives",
        "geodata"
    ],
    "has_archive": false,
    "tags": [
        "PLAN",
        "RIGIS",
        "Rhode Island",
        "GNIS",
        "land use",
        "future state land use",
        "planning",
        "growth management",
        "infrastructure"
    ],
    "responsible": [
        {
            "role": "Publisher",
            "title": "Rhode Island Division of Planning"
        }
    ],
    "id": "https://www.arcgis.com/home/..."
}

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