Climate Change Adaptation RO-Crate profile

Fair2Adapt project uses RO-Crates for implementing and exchanging FAIR Digital Objects (FDOs) for Climate Change Adapttion (CCA) research, and defines the CCA RO-Crate profile to define the set of conventions, types and properties that one can minimally require and expect to be present in that subset of RO-Crates.

The CCA RO-Crates are a specialization of RO-Crate for packaging key common data and contextual entities used/produced during the research lifecycle in climate change adaptation domain. This includes all the metadata properties expected to be captured and exposed about these resources to enable FAIR discovery, access and reuse.

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Concepts
  • Context
  • Metadata File Descriptor
• CCA-specific Entities/Requirements
  • Prefixes used in semantic terms
  • Minimal Viable Product Metadata
  • Variable Metadata
  • Project Metadata
  • Network Metadata
    • Network
    • Dataset
    • Processing
    • Analyse
    • Store
    • Access
    • Disseminate
  • Campaign Metadata
    • Campaign
    • Model
    • Satellite
    • Document
  • Auxiliary entities
    • Place
    • GeoCoordinate
    • GeoShape
    • Provenance Statement
    • Person
    • Organisation
    • Grant
    • Standard
    • SensitivityLevel
    • Dataset
    • DisasterRecoveryProcedures
    • AccessControlMethod
    • RightsStatement
    • DataService
    • Sensor
    • Procedure
    • TechnicalOrganisationalMeasure
    • Creative Work
• Example
• License

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Introduction

The FAIR2Adapt is a multidisciplinary project geared towards transforming data into actionable knowledge to shape climate adaptation strategies. We adopt FAIR Digital Objects (FDOs) by using RO-Crate and other complementary technologies (like nanopublications, I-Adopt framework) and use tailored FDO services to build a collaborative, user-friendly FAIR and open data sharing framework.

Rich case studies will co-develop FAIR Supporting Resources in alignment with the FAIRification framework and demonstrate the impact of FAIR and open data sharing on climate change adaptation, and strategically support the EU Mission’s objective of enhancing climate resilience in European regions and communities.

Concepts

This section uses terminology from the RO-Crate 1.2 specification.

Context

The Crate JSON-LD MUST be valid according to RO-Crate 1.2 and SHOULD use the RO-Crate 1.2 @context https://w3id.org/ro/crate/1.2/context

Metadata File Descriptor

RO-Crates that are conforming to (or intending to conform to) cca profile SHOULD declare this using conformsTo on the Root Data Entity:

{
    "@id": "./",
    "@type": "Dataset",
    "conformsTo": {
        "@id": "https://w3id.org/cc-crate-profile/0.9"
    }
}

CCA-specific Entities/Requirements

Prefixes used in semantic terms

Prefix	Namespace IRI
adms	http://www.w3.org/ns/adms#
bibo	http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/
citedcat	https://w3id.org/citedcat-ap/
dcat	http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#
dcso	https://w3id.org/dcso/ns/core#
dct	http://purl.org/dc/terms/
dpv	https://w3id.org/dpv#
fabio	http://purl.org/spar/fabio/
foaf	http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
iadopt	https://w3id.org/iadopt/ont/
rdfs	http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
sosa	http://www.w3.org/ns/sosa/
tech	https://w3id.org/dpv/tech#
geodcat	http://data.europa.eu/930/
schema	https://schema.org/
cca	https://w3id.org/ro/terms/cca/

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Minimal Viable Product Metadata

This entity defines a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) along with the related metadata fields enabling its findability.

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
MVP	class	should	schema:Product	Defines the MVP entity in the metadata model
variable	object property	should	schema:variableMeasured	variables used in the models to produce the output
depth level	data property	should	schema:depth	Depth level of the analysis
time range	data property	should	schema:temporalCoverage	Time range of the data icluded in the output
spatial extent	object property	should	schema:spatialCoverage	Spatial extent of the data icluded in the output (DGGS id/bbox)
scenario/run id	data property	should	cca:scenarioId	Scenario/run id of the model output
grid resolution	data property	should	geodcat:spatialResolutionAsText	Grid resolution of the model output
licence	object property	should	schema:license	License of the output
version DOI	data property	should	schema:identifier	DOI of the output
provenance URL	object property	should	dct:provenance	Provenance URL of the model output

Variable Metadata

This entity defines a variable or observed property represented according to the I-ADOPT model, along with the related metadata fields enabling its findability.

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Variable	class	may	iadopt:Variable	Defines the a variable or observed property entity represented according to the I-ADOPT model in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name (e.g., number, text, date)
url	data property	may	schema:url	Captures the literal value for URL (e.g., number, text, date)

Project Metadata

This section defines a conceptual entity representing a related project along with the related metadata fields enabling its findability.

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Project	class	may	schema:Project	Defines the Project entity in the metadata model.
data management plan (DMP) reference	object property	may	cca:dmp_id	Identifies data managers for each type of data
expected deliverables	data property	may	cca:expectedDeliverable	Lists planned outputs with timeline codes
reused data	object property	may	cca:reusedData	Identifies external data sources
general WP program	data property	may	cca:generalWPProgram	Overview of data collection activities

Network Metadata

This section defines the conceptual entities representing a related network along with the related metadata fields enabling its findability.

Network

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Network	class	may	cca:Network	Defines the Network contextual entity in the metadata model
has network	object property	may	cca:hasNetwork	Defines a relationship with a Network contextual entity
network manager	object property	may	cca:networkManager	Defines a relationship for Network Manager between metadata entities
name	data property	should	schema:name	Network/SNO name
data manager	object property	may	citedcat:dataManager geodcat:custodian	Data responsible persons
scientific coordination	object property	may	geodcat:principalInvestigator	Scientific coordination lead
partners	object property	may	schema:member	Partner organizations
labelling	data property	may	rdfs:label	Labeling year (first and last)
ILICO integration year	data property	may	cca:IlicoIntegrationYear	ILICO integration year
scientific issues	data property	may	cca:scientificIssues	Research questions and objectives
grants	object property	may	schema:funding or schema:funder (if grant is not needed/known)	Funding organizations
network costs	data property	may	cca:averageNetworkCost	Average infrastructure costs
data costs	data property	may	cca:averageDataCost	Average data costs
data creation/collection	object property	may	schema:dataset	Defines a relationship to a dataset created/collected
has processing	object property	may	dpv:hasProcessing	Defines the relation to the Processing contextual entity in the metadata model
has analysis	object property	may	dpv:hasProcessing	Defines the relationship with the Analyze contextual entity in the metadata model
has conservation	object property	should	dpv:hasProcessing	Defines relationship with the conservation (Store) contextual entity
has access	object property	may	dpv:hasProcessing	Defines the relationship with the Access contextual entity
has dissemination/reuse	may	dpv:hasProcessing	Defines the relationship with the Dissemitate contextual entity

Dataset

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Dataset	class	may	schema:Dataset	Defines the Dataset entity in the metadata model.
data creation manager	object property	should	citedcat:dataCollector	Data creation/collection responsible
type	data property	may	dct:type	Type of data (collected/produced)
origin	data property	should	dct:source	Data source type (observations/experimental/simulations/derived)
nature	data property	should	cca:dataNature	Data nature (textual/numerical/audiovisual/modeled/discipline-specific)
stability	data property	may	cca:stability	Data stability (fixed/growing/revisable)
scale	data property	should	schema:spatialCoverage	Geographic extent of network action
variables	object property	may	schema:variableMeasured	Parameter names and units
acquisition method	data property	may	cca:acquisitionMethod	Collection/creation methods
acquisition frequency	data property	may	cca:acquisitionFrequency	Average acquisition frequency
survey automation	data property	may	cca:surveyAutomation	Automatic/manual collection
standard application	object property	may	dct:conformsTo	Standards/norms applied to data
sensitivity	object property	should	dpv:hasSensitivityLevel	Data sensitivity type
delay	data property	may	cca:dataRecoveryDelay	Average data recovery delays
volume	data property	may	dcat:byteSize	Average annual data volume
validation	data property	may	cca:validationApproach	Data validation approach
qualification	data property	may	cca:qualityApproach	Data quality approach
format	data property	may	dct:format	Data format used
site number	data property	may	cca:stationsStudied	Number of stations studied
dataset number	data property	may	cca:datasetNumber	Number of datasets

Processing

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Processing	class	may	dpv:Processing	Defines the Processing contextual entity in the metadata model. Data processing beyond validation
processing manager	object property	should	cca:processingManager	Processing/Analysis responsible
processing automation	data property	may	cca:processingAutomation	Automatic/manual processing
processing method	data property	may	cca:processingMethod	Processing methods/tools/protocols
processing delay	data property	may	schema:processingTime	Average processing time
pre-processing level	data property	may	cca:preProcessingLevel	Data levels before processing
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)

Analyse

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Analysis	class	may	dpv:Analyse	Defines the Analyse contextual entity in the metadata model.
analysis automation	data property	may	cca:analysisAutomation	Automatic/manual analysis
analysis method	data property	may	cca:analysisMethod	Analysis methods/tools/protocols
analysis delay	data property	may	schema:processingTime	Average analysis time
pre-analysis level	data property	may	cca:preAnalysisLevel	Data levels before analysis
post-analysis level	data property	may	cca:postAnalysisLevel	Data levels after analysis
products	data property	may	cca:hasProductNames	Product names
data reuse	data property	may	cca:reuseData	Reuse of existing data

Store

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Store	class	may	dpv:Store	Defines the Store contextual entity in the metadata model
conservation manager	object property	should	cca:conservationManager	Storage/Archiving responsible
storage archiving	data property	may	dct:type	Storage vs archiving distinction
procedure	data property	should	schema:procedure	Storage/archiving procedure
data selection	data property	should	cca:dataSelectionMethod	Data selection method
convention	data property	should	cca:fileNamingConvention	File naming convention
support	data property	should	cca:supportType	Storage/archiving support type
location	object property	should	schema:location	Storage/archiving location
conservation delay	data property	should	schema:duration	Storage/archiving duration
retrieval	object property	may	dpv:hasOrganisationalMeasure	Data recovery methods
securing	object property	may	dpv:hasTechnicalMeasure	Data access security methods

Access

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Access	class	may	dpv:Access	Defines the Access contextual entity in the metadata model
access manager	object property	should	cca:dataAccessManager	Data access responsible
dissemination principle	object property	should	dct:accessRights	Dissemination principle
mechanism	data property	should	schema:procedure	Access procedure to visualization tools
dissemination delay	data property	may	schema:processingTime	Average dissemination time
embargo period	data property	should	fabio:hasEmbargoDuration	Data embargo period
database	data property	may	cca:databaseAvailability	Database availability
carrier organisation	data property	may	cca:repositoryName cca:organisationName	Repository and organization name
data model	objetct property	may	dct:conformsTo	Data schema/model used
management system	object property	may	dcat:accessService	Database management system
history	data property	may	adms:versionNotes	Version history visualization

Disseminate

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Disseminate	class	may	dpv:Disseminate	Defines the Disseminate contextual entity in the metadata model
dissemination manager	object property	should	cca:dataDissimiationManager	Dissemination/Reuse responsible
identifier	data property	may	schema:identifier	Data identifier (ARK, DOI, Handle, etc.)
integrity	data property	may	cca:integrityMethods	Data integrity methods
traceability	data property	may	cca:traceabilityMethods	Data traceability methods
license	object property	may	schema:license	License type (BY, ND, NC, SA)
publication	data property	should	cca:relatedPublications	Average number of associated publications
metadata	object property	should	foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	Associated metadata
intelligibility	object property	may	schema:documentation	Documents for data intelligibility

Campaign Metadata

Campaign

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Campaign	class	may	cca:Campaign	Defines the Campaign contextual entity in the metadata model
has campaign	object property	may	cca:hasCampaign	Defines the relationship with the Campaign contextual entity
identifier	data property	may	schema:identifier	Campaign with DOI
equipment	data property	may	cca:equipmentUsed	For example: glider, mooring, mastodon, CTD, coring
deployment date	data property	may	schema:temporalCoverage	Start and end dates
geographic coverage	object property	may	schema:spatialCoverage	Position of sampling/measurements
sensors	object property	may	sosa:madeBySensor	For example: salinity, temperature, turbidity, oxygen
measurement level	object property	may	sosa:usedProcedure	In water column, at surface, at bottom
acquisition frequency	data property	may	schema:frequency	Measurement frequency
parameters	object property	may	sosa:observedProperty	For example: conductivity
unit	data property	may	schema:unitCode	With possible justification for unit choice if subject to discussion
data type	data property	may	schema:contentType	For example: numerical (databases, spreadsheets), textual, image, audio, video
format / Access Software	data property	may	dct:format	File extension (pdf, xls, doc, txt, rdf)
volumes	data property	may	dcat:size	Storage space required, quantities of objects, files, rows, columns
metadata	object property	may	dct:conformsTo	Metadata standards used (DDI, TEI, EML, MARC, CMDI)
format	data property	may	cca:metadataFormat	Metadata format
quality control measures	data property	may	dcso:dataQualityAssurance	Precision, sensitivity, data quality measurement protocol
storage mode	data property	may	dpv:hasTechnicalOrganisationalMeasure	Repository, access and security (who has access, where, backup)
DOI	data property	may	bibo:doi	Associated datasets
equipment failure	data property	may	cca:equipmentFailure	Justifications (sensor failures, etc.)
has model	object property	may	tech:hasModel	Defines the relationship with the Model contextual entity
has satellite	object property	may	cca:hasSatellite	Defines the relationship with the Satellite contextual entity
has document metadata	object property	may	foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	Defines the relationship with the Document contextual entity

Model

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Model	class	may	tech:Model	Defines the Model contextual entity in the metadata model
model / neural network	data property	may	dct:type	Model type, neural network architecture
climate considered	data property	may	cca:climateConsidered	Current, future (period)
input data	object property	may	tech:hasInputData	Model input data
model failures	data property	may	cca:modelFailure	Justifications (simulation crashes, etc.)

Satellite

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Satellite	class	may	cca:Satellite	Defines the Satellite contextual entity in the metadata model
campaign or satellite Mission	data property	may	cca:hasMission	Campaign with DOI, mission name (e.g., Sentinel)

Document

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Document metadata	class	may	foaf:Document	Defines the Document contextual entity in the metadata model
document type	data property	may	dct:type	Textual (recommendation documents, synthesis), image, audio, video

Auxiliary entities

Place

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Place	class	may	schema:Place	Defines the Place contextual entity in the metadata model
geo	object property	may	schema:geo	Defines a relationship of Place and a GeoCoordinate or GeoShape
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name (e.g., number, text, date).
address	data property	may	schema:address	Captures the literal value for address (e.g., number, text, date).
latitude	data property	may	schema:latitude	Captures the literal value for latitude (e.g., number, text, date).
longitude	data property	may	schema:longitude	Captures the literal value for longitude (e.g., number, text, date).

GeoCoordinate

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
GeoCoordinate	class	may	schema:GeoCoordinate	Defines the GeoCoordinate contextual entity in the metadata model
latitude	data property	may	schema:latitude	Captures the literal value for latitude (e.g., number, text, date)
longitude	data property	may	schema:longitude	Captures the literal value for longitude (e.g., number, text, date)

GeoShape

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
GeoShape	class	may	schema:GeoShape	Defines the GeoShape contextual entity in the metadata model
polygon	data property	may	schema:polygon	Captures the literal value for polygon (e.g., number, text, date)
box	data property	may	schema:box	Captures the literal value for box (e.g., number, text, date)

Provenance Statement

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Provenance Statement	class	may	dct:ProvenanceStatement	Defines the Provenance Statement contextual entity in the metadata model
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)

Person

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Person	class	may	schema:Person	Defines the Person contextual entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name

Organisation

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Organisation	class	may	schema:Organisation	Defines the Organisation contextual entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name

Grant

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Grant	class	may	schema:Grant	Defines the Grant contextual entity in the metadata model.
funder	object property	may	schema:funder	Defines a relationship for funder between metadata entities
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
url	data property	may	schema:url	Captures the literal value for url
identifier	data property	may	schema:identifier	Captures the literal value for identifier (e.g., number, text, date)

Standard

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Standard	class	may	dct:Standard	Defines the Standard contextual entity in the metadata model.
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name

SensitivityLevel

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
SensitivityLevel	class	may	dpv:SensitivityLevel	Defines the SensitivityLevel contextual entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name

Dataset

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Dataset	class	may	schema:Dataset	Defines the Dataset entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)
identifier	data property	may	schema:identifier	Captures the literal value for identifier (e.g., number, text, date)

DisasterRecoveryProcedures

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
DisasterRecoveryProcedures	class	may	dpv:DisasterRecoveryProcedures	Defines the DisasterRecoveryProcedures contextual entity in the metadata model.
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)

AccessControlMethod

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
AccessControlMethod	class	may	dpv:AccessControlMethod	Defines the AccessControlMethod contextual entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)

RightsStatement

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
RightsStatement	class	may	dct:RightsStatement	Defines the RightsStatement contextual entity in the metadata model
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)

DataService

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
DataService	class	may	dcat:DataService	Defines the DataService entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)
endpointURL	data property	may	dcat:endpointURL	Captures the literal value for endpointURL

Sensor

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Sensor	class	may	sosa:Sensor	Defines the Sensor contextual entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)

Procedure

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Procedure	class	may	sosa:Procedure	Defines the Procedure contextual entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)

TechnicalOrganisationalMeasure

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
TechnicalOrganisationalMeasure	class	may	dpv:TechnicalOrganisationalMeasure	Defines the TechnicalOrganisationalMeasure contextual entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date)

Creative Work

Term name	type	should/may	Semantic term	Description (Purpose/Comments)
Creative Work	class	may	schema:CreativeWork	Defines the Creative Work contextual entity in the metadata model
name	data property	may	schema:name	Captures the literal value for name
description	data property	may	schema:description	Captures the literal value for description (e.g., number, text, date).
identifier	data property	may	schema:identifier	Captures the literal value for identifier (e.g., number, text, date)

Example

Describe system components here.

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