Class: FileCollection

A collection of files with shared characteristics (format, purpose, structure). Represents a logical grouping of related files within a dataset, such as all training data files, all image files, or all raw data files. Maps to RO-Crate Dataset entities via schema:hasPart relationships.

URI: dcat:Dataset

classDiagram class FileCollection click FileCollection href "../FileCollection/" Information <|-- FileCollection click Information href "../Information/" FileCollection : collection_type FileCollection --> "*" FileCollectionTypeEnum : collection_type click FileCollectionTypeEnum href "../FileCollectionTypeEnum/" FileCollection : compression FileCollection --> "0..1" CompressionEnum : compression click CompressionEnum href "../CompressionEnum/" FileCollection : conforms_to FileCollection : conforms_to_class FileCollection : conforms_to_schema FileCollection : created_by FileCollection : created_on FileCollection : description FileCollection : doi FileCollection : download_url FileCollection : external_resources FileCollection --> "*" ExternalResource : external_resources click ExternalResource href "../ExternalResource/" FileCollection : file_count FileCollection : id FileCollection : issued FileCollection : keywords FileCollection : language FileCollection : last_updated_on FileCollection : license FileCollection : modified_by FileCollection : name FileCollection : page FileCollection : path FileCollection : publisher FileCollection : resources FileCollection --> "*" Dataset : resources click Dataset href "../Dataset/" FileCollection : status FileCollection : title FileCollection : total_bytes FileCollection : version FileCollection : was_derived_from

Inheritance

NamedThing
- Information
  - FileCollection

Slots

Name	Cardinality and Range	Description	Inheritance
path	0..1 String	Path or URL to the FileCollection	direct
compression	0..1 CompressionEnum	Compression format if the collection is packaged as a compressed archive (e	direct
external_resources	* ExternalResource	External files or URLs referenced by this file collection	direct
resources	* Dataset or File or FileCollection	Individual files or nested file collections within this collection	direct
collection_type	* FileCollectionTypeEnum	Type(s) of content in this file collection	direct
file_count	0..1 Integer	Number of files in this collection	direct
total_bytes	0..1 Integer	Total size of all files in bytes	direct
conforms_to	0..1 String		Information
conforms_to_class	0..1 String		Information
conforms_to_schema	0..1 String		Information
created_by	0..1 String		Information
created_on	0..1 Datetime		Information
doi	0..1 String	digital object identifier	Information
download_url	0..1 Uri	URL from which the data can be downloaded	Information
issued	0..1 Datetime		Information
keywords	* String		Information
language	0..1 String	language in which the information is expressed	Information
last_updated_on	0..1 Datetime		Information
license	0..1 String		Information
modified_by	0..1 String		Information
page	0..1 String		Information
publisher	0..1 Uriorcurie		Information
status	0..1 String		Information
title	0..1 String	the official title of the element	Information
version	0..1 String		Information
was_derived_from	0..1 String		Information
id	1 Uriorcurie	A unique identifier for a thing	NamedThing
name	0..1 String	A human-readable name for a thing	NamedThing
description	0..1 String	A human-readable description for a thing	NamedThing

Usages

used by	used in	type	used
Dataset	file_collections	range	FileCollection
DataSubset	file_collections	range	FileCollection
FileCollection	resources	any_of[range]	FileCollection

Aliases

file collection
data files
file group

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	dcat:Dataset
native	data_sheets_schema:FileCollection
exact	schema:Dataset
close	dcat:Distribution

LinkML Source

Direct

name: FileCollection
description: A collection of files with shared characteristics (format, purpose, structure).
  Represents a logical grouping of related files within a dataset, such as all training
  data files, all image files, or all raw data files. Maps to RO-Crate Dataset entities
  via schema:hasPart relationships.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
aliases:
- file collection
- data files
- file group
exact_mappings:
- schema:Dataset
close_mappings:
- dcat:Distribution
is_a: Information
slots:
- path
- compression
- external_resources
- resources
slot_usage:
  path:
    name: path
    description: Path or URL to the FileCollection. May be a directory path, archive
      file path, or download URL depending on how the collection is distributed.
  compression:
    name: compression
    description: Compression format if the collection is packaged as a compressed
      archive (e.g., gzip, zip, bzip2). Omit this field for uncompressed collections
      or purely logical groupings.
  external_resources:
    name: external_resources
    description: External files or URLs referenced by this file collection.
    range: ExternalResource
    multivalued: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  resources:
    name: resources
    description: Individual files or nested file collections within this collection.
      Allows hierarchical file organization with both File objects and nested FileCollection
      objects.
    multivalued: true
    inlined_as_list: true
    any_of:
    - range: File
    - range: FileCollection
attributes:
  collection_type:
    name: collection_type
    description: Type(s) of content in this file collection. A collection may have
      multiple types, for example a collection containing both raw_data and documentation
      files would have both types listed.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema/file-collection
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: d4d:collectionType
    domain_of:
    - FileCollection
    range: FileCollectionTypeEnum
    multivalued: true
  file_count:
    name: file_count
    description: Number of files in this collection.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema/file-collection
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: d4d:fileCount
    domain_of:
    - FileCollection
    range: integer
  total_bytes:
    name: total_bytes
    description: Total size of all files in bytes.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema/file-collection
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcat:byteSize
    domain_of:
    - FileCollection
    range: integer
class_uri: dcat:Dataset

Induced

name: FileCollection
description: A collection of files with shared characteristics (format, purpose, structure).
  Represents a logical grouping of related files within a dataset, such as all training
  data files, all image files, or all raw data files. Maps to RO-Crate Dataset entities
  via schema:hasPart relationships.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
aliases:
- file collection
- data files
- file group
exact_mappings:
- schema:Dataset
close_mappings:
- dcat:Distribution
is_a: Information
slot_usage:
  path:
    name: path
    description: Path or URL to the FileCollection. May be a directory path, archive
      file path, or download URL depending on how the collection is distributed.
  compression:
    name: compression
    description: Compression format if the collection is packaged as a compressed
      archive (e.g., gzip, zip, bzip2). Omit this field for uncompressed collections
      or purely logical groupings.
  external_resources:
    name: external_resources
    description: External files or URLs referenced by this file collection.
    range: ExternalResource
    multivalued: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  resources:
    name: resources
    description: Individual files or nested file collections within this collection.
      Allows hierarchical file organization with both File objects and nested FileCollection
      objects.
    multivalued: true
    inlined_as_list: true
    any_of:
    - range: File
    - range: FileCollection
attributes:
  collection_type:
    name: collection_type
    description: Type(s) of content in this file collection. A collection may have
      multiple types, for example a collection containing both raw_data and documentation
      files would have both types listed.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema/file-collection
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: d4d:collectionType
    alias: collection_type
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - FileCollection
    range: FileCollectionTypeEnum
    multivalued: true
  file_count:
    name: file_count
    description: Number of files in this collection.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema/file-collection
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: d4d:fileCount
    alias: file_count
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - FileCollection
    range: integer
  total_bytes:
    name: total_bytes
    description: Total size of all files in bytes.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema/file-collection
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcat:byteSize
    alias: total_bytes
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - FileCollection
    range: integer
  path:
    name: path
    description: Path or URL to the FileCollection. May be a directory path, archive
      file path, or download URL depending on how the collection is distributed.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:contentUrl
    alias: path
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - File
    - FileCollection
    range: string
  compression:
    name: compression
    description: Compression format if the collection is packaged as a compressed
      archive (e.g., gzip, zip, bzip2). Omit this field for uncompressed collections
      or purely logical groupings.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcat:compressFormat
    alias: compression
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    - File
    - FileCollection
    range: CompressionEnum
  external_resources:
    name: external_resources
    description: External files or URLs referenced by this file collection.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:references
    alias: external_resources
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Dataset
    - ExternalResource
    - FileCollection
    range: ExternalResource
    multivalued: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  resources:
    name: resources
    description: Individual files or nested file collections within this collection.
      Allows hierarchical file organization with both File objects and nested FileCollection
      objects.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:hasPart
    alias: resources
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - DatasetCollection
    - Dataset
    - FileCollection
    range: Dataset
    multivalued: true
    inlined_as_list: true
    any_of:
    - range: File
    - range: FileCollection
  conforms_to:
    name: conforms_to
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:conformsTo
    alias: conforms_to
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  conforms_to_class:
    name: conforms_to_class
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:conformsTo
    alias: conforms_to_class
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  conforms_to_schema:
    name: conforms_to_schema
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:conformsTo
    alias: conforms_to_schema
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  created_by:
    name: created_by
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:creator
    alias: created_by
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  created_on:
    name: created_on
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:created
    alias: created_on
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: datetime
  doi:
    name: doi
    description: digital object identifier
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:identifier
    alias: doi
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
    pattern: 10\.\d{4,}\/.+
  download_url:
    name: download_url
    description: URL from which the data can be downloaded. This is not the same as
      the landing page, which is a page that describes the dataset. Rather, this URL
      points directly to the data itself.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    exact_mappings:
    - schema:url
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcat:downloadURL
    alias: download_url
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: uri
  issued:
    name: issued
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:issued
    alias: issued
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: datetime
  keywords:
    name: keywords
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcat:keyword
    alias: keywords
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
    multivalued: true
  language:
    name: language
    description: language in which the information is expressed
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    exact_mappings:
    - schema:inLanguage
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:language
    alias: language
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  last_updated_on:
    name: last_updated_on
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:modified
    alias: last_updated_on
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: datetime
  license:
    name: license
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:license
    alias: license
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Software
    - Information
    range: string
  modified_by:
    name: modified_by
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:contributor
    alias: modified_by
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  page:
    name: page
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcat:landingPage
    alias: page
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  publisher:
    name: publisher
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:publisher
    alias: publisher
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: uriorcurie
  status:
    name: status
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:type
    alias: status
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  title:
    name: title
    description: the official title of the element
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:title
    alias: title
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  version:
    name: version
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:hasVersion
    alias: version
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Software
    - Information
    range: string
  was_derived_from:
    name: was_derived_from
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:source
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: prov:wasDerivedFrom
    alias: was_derived_from
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - Information
    range: string
  id:
    name: id
    description: A unique identifier for a thing.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema/base
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:identifier
    identifier: true
    alias: id
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - DatasetProperty
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  name:
    name: name
    description: A human-readable name for a thing.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema/base
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:name
    alias: name
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - DatasetProperty
    range: string
  description:
    name: description
    description: A human-readable description for a thing.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bridge2ai/data-sheets-schema/base
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:description
    alias: description
    owner: FileCollection
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - DatasetProperty
    - DatasetRelationship
    range: string
class_uri: dcat:Dataset