US Air Force · Schema

Air Force Open Dataset

Schema for a dataset published through the Department of the Air Force Open Data Program at data.af.mil

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the dataset
title string Human-readable title of the dataset
description string Summary description of the dataset contents and purpose
publisher object Organization that published the dataset
keyword array Tags and keywords associated with the dataset
theme array Subject categories for the dataset
modified string Last modification date in ISO 8601 format
issued string Publication date in ISO 8601 format
accrualPeriodicity string Update frequency (e.g., R/P1Y for annual, R/P1M for monthly)
accessLevel string Access level for the dataset
license string License URL for the dataset
distribution array Available download formats and endpoints
spatial string Geographic coverage of the dataset
temporal string Temporal coverage of the dataset
contactPoint object Point of contact for the dataset
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JSON Schema

us-air-force-dataset-schema.json Raw ↑
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  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-air-force/refs/heads/main/json-schema/us-air-force-dataset-schema.json",
  "title": "Air Force Open Dataset",
  "description": "Schema for a dataset published through the Department of the Air Force Open Data Program at data.af.mil",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the dataset"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable title of the dataset"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Summary description of the dataset contents and purpose"
    },
    "publisher": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Organization that published the dataset",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "Department of the Air Force"
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri"
        }
      },
      "required": ["name"]
    },
    "keyword": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Tags and keywords associated with the dataset"
    },
    "theme": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Subject categories for the dataset"
    },
    "modified": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Last modification date in ISO 8601 format"
    },
    "issued": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Publication date in ISO 8601 format"
    },
    "accrualPeriodicity": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Update frequency (e.g., R/P1Y for annual, R/P1M for monthly)"
    },
    "accessLevel": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["public", "restricted public", "non-public"],
      "description": "Access level for the dataset"
    },
    "license": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "License URL for the dataset"
    },
    "distribution": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Available download formats and endpoints",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "format": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": ["CSV", "JSON", "XML", "GeoJSON", "Shapefile", "PDF"],
            "description": "File format of the distribution"
          },
          "downloadURL": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri",
            "description": "Direct download URL"
          },
          "mediaType": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "MIME type of the distribution"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "spatial": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Geographic coverage of the dataset"
    },
    "temporal": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Temporal coverage of the dataset"
    },
    "contactPoint": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Point of contact for the dataset",
      "properties": {
        "fn": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Full name of contact"
        },
        "hasEmail": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "email"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "title", "description", "publisher", "accessLevel"]
}