CSVW for energy datasets
This page collects examples of improving the FAIRness of datasets using the csv extension csvw. Most importantly, csv on the web offers a possibility to tie together metadata and data, starting from a well-known and widely used data format. The standard offers a rich framework to annotate existing csv documents with additional information and transform them into other forms of structured data exchange formats such as JSON(-ld) and RDF. At the same time, csv on the web is user-friendly offering a flexible mechanism from minimal FAIR extensions to elaborated context building for the data to be shared. CSV on the web is a W3C recommendation in coherence with ...
FAIR principles
The example illustrates how csv on the web contributes to realize the FAIR principles
To be Findable:
F1. (meta)data are assigned a globally unique and eternally persistent identifier.
F2. data are described with rich metadata.
F3. (meta)data are registered or indexed in a searchable resource.
F4. metadata specify the data identifier.
To be Accessible:
A1 (meta)data are retrievable by their identifier using a standardized communications protocol.
A1.1 the protocol is open, free, and universally implementable.
A1.2 the protocol allows for an authentication and authorization procedure, where necessary.
A2 metadata are accessible, even when the data are no longer available.
To be Interoperable:
I1. (meta)data use a formal, accessible, shared, and broadly applicable language for knowledge representation.
I2. (meta)data use vocabularies that follow FAIR principles.
I3. (meta)data include qualified references to other (meta)data.
To be Re-usable:
R1. (meta)data have a plurality of accurate and relevant attributes.
R1.1. (meta)data are released with a clear and accessible data usage license.
R1.2. (meta)data are associated with their provenance.
R1.3. (meta)data meet domain-relevant community standards.
Worked example
We start with a csv file whose contents are shown in this table:
| Name | status | year of foundation | national identifier | Street address | city | postal code | C/O | lat | lon | website | Activity | National industrial sector classification (if no other information on area of activity available) | Purpose (original language) | Purpose (translation) | date of removal | country code | Legal Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kvarkenvinden 1 | active | 1998-01-27 | 769602-8096 | Norra Obbolavägen 89 | Umeå | 904 22 | 63.80667 | 20.27364 | http://kvarkenvinden.se | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja sina medlemmars ekonomiska intressen och dess miljöintresse genom att utöva driftsansvar över vindkraftverk i syfte att tillhandahålla vindenergi för medlemmarnas konsumtion. All genom föreningen genererad vindenergi ägs av medlemmarna. | The purpose of the association is to promote the financial interests of its members and its environmental interests by exercising operational responsibility for wind turbines in order to provide wind energy for the members' consumption. All wind energy generated by the association is owned by the members. | SWE | C61P | ||
| Ollebacken vind ekonomiska förening | active | 2008-01-08 | 769618-1010 | SIKÅS NORRA BYVÄGEN 180 | Hammerdal | 833 49 | 63.67432 | 15.06297 | https://www.ollebackenvind.se | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarans ekonomiska intressen genom att i egen regi producera miljö vänlig energi. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests by producing environmentally friendly energy on their own. | SWE | C61P | ||
| Jamtkulingen ekonomiska förening | active | 2009-01-20 | 769619-7420 | Södra Strandvägen 19 A | Frösön | 832 44 | Sven Erik Eriksson | 63.17622 | 14.61152 | http://www.jamtkulingen.se/ | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intressen genom att i egen regi producera miljövänlig energi. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests by producing environmentally friendly energy on their own. | SWE | C61P | |
| Hällingarna Vind | active | 2005-08-02 | 769612-8318 | OLLEBACKEN 130 | Hammerdal | 833 49 | 63.59838 | 15.05107 | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intressen genom att i egen regi producera miljövänlig engeri. Medlemmarna deltar i verksamheten som konsumenter. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests by producing environmentally friendly areas on their own. The members participate in the business as consumers. | SWE | C61P | |||
| Offerdalsvind Ekonomiska förening | active | 2000-08-31 | 769606-0719 | BERGE 718, | Offerdal | 835 97 | 63.46154 | 14.09483 | http://www.offerdalsvind.se | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intressen genom att i egen regi producera miljövänlig energi. Medlemmarna deltar i verksamheten som konsumenter. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests by producing environmentally friendly areas on their own. The members participate in the business as consumers. | SWE | C61P | ||
| Trärike vindkraft ekonomisk förening | liquidation | 1996-08-07 | 769601-6331 | VIKINGAVÄGEN 36 | Sundsvall | 857 41 | 62.40317 | 17.26335 | http://www.trarikevindkraft.se/index.htm | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intresse genom att förse medlemmarna med egen vindkraft- producerad el och även främja medlemmarnas miljöintresse och vindkraftens utveckling. Föreningen skall bygga upp ett kapital som säkrar uppbyggnad, drift, underhåll och demontering av föreningens vindkraftverk. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members 'financial interest by providing the members with their own wind-powered electricity and also promoting the members' environmental interest and the development of wind power. The association will build up a capital that ensures the construction, operation, maintenance and dismantling of the association's wind turbines. | SWE | C61P | ||
| Dala Vindkraft Ekonomisk förening | active | 2006-02-18 | 769613-8911 | RIKSVÄGEN 15 | Rättvik | 795 32 | 60.88933 | 15.11092 | http://dalavind.se/vindandelar-foreningar/dala-vindkraft-ekonomisk-forening/medlemsinformation | wind onshore, E-trade | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intressen, samt deras miljöintresse, genom att tillhandahålla medlemmarna egen vindkraftsproducerad elkraft. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests, as well as their environmental interests, by providing the members with their own wind-powered electricity. | SWE | C61P | ||
| Vindela | active | 2004-08-17 | 769611-2411 | BOX 4 | Malung | 782 21 | 60.6834 | 13.71603 | http://dalavind.se/vindandelar-foreningar/vindela/ | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intressen genom att i egen regi producera miljövänlig elkraft. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests by producing environmentally friendly electricity on their own. | SWE | C61P | ||
| Äppelbovind | active | 2000-09-25 | 769606-1485 | BOX 4 | Malung | 782 21 | 60.6834 | 13.71603 | http://dalavind.se/vindandelar-foreningar/appelbovind/kontakt/ | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intressen genom att i egen regi producera miljövänlig elkraft. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests by producing environmentally friendly electricity on their own. | SWE | C61P | ||
| Fjällbergsvind ekonomisk förening | liquidation | 2005-09-13 | 769613-0587 | Djupuddsvägen 35 | Grängesberg | 772 40 | 60.08136 | 14.98449 | http://dalavind.se/vindandelar-foreningar/fjallbergs-vind-ekonomiskforening | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intressen genom att tillhandahålla medlemmarna egen vindkrafts- producerad elkraft. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests by providing the members with their own wind power produced electricity. | SWE | C61P | ||
| Kyrkvinden ekonomiska förening | active | 2005-05-09 | 769613-0025 | GIMOGATAN 6 B 3TR | Uppsala | 752 20 | 59.8687 | 17.6083 | https://www.kyrkvinden.se | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intressen genom att förmedla och i egen regi eller genom samarbetspartner producera miljövänlig elkraft. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests by conveying, on their own account or through partners, environmentally friendly electricity | SWE | C61P | ||
| Ljusterö Vind ekonomiska förening | active | 2008-04-02 | 769618-5961 | LJUSTERÖ TORG | Ljusterö | 184 95 | 59.52403 | 18.60869 | http://www.ljusterovind.se/ | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarnas ekonomiska intressen genom att i egen regi producera miljövänlig energi samt annan därmed förenlig verksamhet. Medlemmarna deltar i verksamheten som konsumenter. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members' financial interests by producing environmentally friendly energy and other related activities on their own behalf. The members participate in the business as consumers. | SWE | C61P | ||
| Windy ekonomisk förening | active | 2000-12-11 | 769606-4802 | SVARTEDALSBACKEN 9 | Lerum | 443 39 | Mattias Skjöldebrandt | 57.76418 | 12.26767 | http://windy-vindkraft.se/ | wind onshore | 35110 | Föreningen har till ändamål att främja medlemmarna ekonomiska intressen genom att tillhandahålla medlemmarna egen vindkraft- producerad el, därigenom också främjande medlemmarnas intresse för miljö och energihushållning samt bedriva därmed förenlig verksamhet. | The purpose of the association is to promote the members 'financial interests by providing the members with their own electricity produced by wind power, thereby also promoting the members' interest in the environment and energy management, and conducting compatible activities therewith. | SWE | C61P |
The csv file contains information on the name of the initiatives, its legal status, its year of foundation, its national identifier, its street address, the city it is located in, the corresponding postal code, a possible C/O information, a latitude geo-information of the location (lat), a longitude geo-information of the location (lon), the website of the initiatives, some information for activities, a national industrial sector classification, a purpose statement in original language, the same purpose statement translated to English, the date of removal, the country code, and its legal form. To relate metadata information to this information in the csv file, we create a second file containing this metadata. The file format for this metadata information file is json. Let us assume that the csv file itself has the filename "SWE_initiatives_sample.csv". According to the csv on the web standard, the metadata file should have the filename "SWE_initiatives_sample.csv-metadata.json". A minimal form of the metadata file contains the following information
{
"@context": "http://www.w3.org/ns/csvw",
"url": "SWE_initiatives_sample.csv"
}
The @context information links to the language conventions of the csvw standard, the url information states the filename of the csv file. This minimal file can be extended to contain more specific metadata. All entries are encoded in the form of property specifications and corresponding values.
{
"@context": "http://www.w3.org/ns/csvw",
"url": "SWE_initiatives_sample.csv"
"dc:title": "Example - list of citizen-led initiatives in Sweden",
"dc:description": "List of citizen-led initiatives in Sweden, example dataset to be used for illustrating the use of csv on the web",
"dc:creator": {
"schema:name": "August Wierling",
"schema:url": "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7443-7593",
"schema:contactPoint": { "email": "augustw@hvl.no}
}
As in the example above, property specifications can be terms from popular metadata vocabularies. E.g. the Dublin Core, schema.org, or DCAT vocabulary can be used. All of these vocabularies can be used independently or together. In the above example, metadata terms from the Dublin core vocabulary are mixed with terms from schema.org. The title of the csv file, and its description are stated using the Dublin core terms. The information inside of the dc:creator term contains information which in turn is specified using the schema.org vocabulary.
