Dataset spec

spec.jsonc

{
  "id": "uuid",
  "published": true,
  "name": "Forest Carbon Diligence",
  "licence": "SPDX-123", // identifier TBC
  "category": "Plant biomass",
  "type": "Raster", // New type? Non-spatial?
  "crs": "EPSG:4326", // optional, otherwise refer to description e.g. UTM tile-based

  "spatial_coverage": {}, // structure TBC
  "spatial_coverage_nominal": "Global",

  "spatial_resolution": 0.0025,
  "spatial_resolution_unit": "degrees",
  "spatial_resolution_nominal": "30 m",

  "temporal_coverage": [{"start": "2001-01-01", "end": null}], // structure and ISO date TBC
  "temporal_coverage_nominal": "2001+",

  "temporal_resolution": "P1Y", // ISO duration TBC
  "temporal_resolution_nominal": "Annual",

  "description": ["..."],
  "usage_notes": ["..."],

  "version": {
    "number": "1.0", // optional
    "date": "2026-01-01" // optional, ISO date TBC
  },

  "constraints": {
    "aoi_min_hectares": 0, // optional
    "aoi_max_hectares": 0, // optional
    "aoi_min_latitude": 0, // optional
    "aoi_max_latitude": 0, // optional
    "aoi_max_vertices": 0, // optional
    "aoi_geometry_types": ["Polygon", "MultiPolygon"], // array can be empty
    "organisation_verified_only": true
  },

  "variables": [
    {
      "name": "canopy_cover",
      "data_type": "float32",
      "fill_value": 255, // optional
      "units": "m", // optional
      "description": ["..."],
      "usage_notes": ["..."], // array can be empty
      "reference_table": [{}] // array can be empty, object can have any structure
    }
  ],

  "pricing": {
    "description": ["..."],
    "tiers": [ // array can be empty
      {
        "volume": "Any",
        "price": 0.25,
        "price_unit": "ha",
        "price_nominal": "$0.25/ha"
      }
    ]
  },

  "resources": { // all arrays can be empty
    "licensing": [{"title": "...", "href": "..."}],
    "documentation": [{"title": "...", "href": "..."}],
    "data_provenance": [{"title": "...", "href": "..."}]
  },

  "providers": [
    {
      "name": "Planet",
      "website": "https://planet.com",
      "description": ["..."]
    }
  ]
}