Training webinars: Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) and DCAT Application profile for data portals in Europe (DCAT-AP)

Join Makx Dekkers on 19 April at 10:00AM for a webinar on DCAT and DCAT-AP for advanced users.



Making data available is crucial for Europe´s digital future. However, publishing data is not enough; it is equally important to describe it precisely so that people and machines can discover it and reuse easily. 

In this webinar series, scheduled in 3 sessions for basic and advanced users, Makx Dekkers, an information technology expert and a contributor to DCAT v.2, explains everything you need to know about: 

• Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) that enables data publishers to describe datasets and data services in a catalogue using a standard model and vocabulary that facilitates interoperability between data catalogues published on the Web, and 
• DCAT Application profile for data portals in Europe (DCAT-AP), a specification for describing public sector datasets in Europe, curated by the European Commission. It is used by the EU Open Data Portal and the European Data Portal. 

Webinar 1: General introduction 

• Understand what metadata is and how it relates to DCAT  
• Learn about the history and objectives of DCAT and DCAT-AP  
• Understand the basic model of DCAT  
• See some examples of DCAT entities  
• Understand the differences between DCAT, DCAT-AP and DCAT-AP-OP  
• Know some of the issues addressed during development of DCAT and DCAT-AP  

For more details and a self-paced course, please follow the link to EU Academy here. 

Webinar 2: Basic user  

• Understand the concepts of Linked Data 
• Know the vocabularies used in DCAT and DCAT-AP and how they are used 
• Understand the way DCAT-AP defines mandatory, recommended and optional classes and properties 
• See the controlled vocabularies used in DCAT-AP 
• Look at some examples and guidelines 

For more details and a self-paced course, please follow the link to EU Academy here. 

Webinar 3: Advanced user  

• Understand extensions of DCAT-AP and how they retain conformance 
• Know the influence that DCAT-AP has on the developments of DCAT 
• Discuss possible solutions to functional issues  

The webinar is scheduled for 19 April 2021 at 10:00AM. For more details and registration, please follow this link.