diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index b8bd2d5..e5529b1 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DOCNAME = VOTable DOCVERSION = 1.5 # Publication date, ISO format; update manually for "releases" -DOCDATE = 2023-09-13 +DOCDATE = 2023-09-15 # What is it you're writing: NOTE, WD, PR, REC, PEN, or EN DOCTYPE = WD diff --git a/VOTable.tex b/VOTable.tex index 909a81b..76c763c 100644 --- a/VOTable.tex +++ b/VOTable.tex @@ -891,6 +891,15 @@ \subsection{\elem{RESOURCE} Element} should exist in any of its sub-elements. A \elem{RESOURCE} without this attribute {\em may} however have no \elem{DATA} sub-element. +\elem{RESOURCE} qualified by \attrval{type}{meta} can be used e.g. to host +MIVOT (Model Instances in VOTables) annotations \citep{2023ivoa.spec.0620M}. +MIVOT defines a syntax to map VOTable +data to any model serizalized in VO-DML \citep{2018ivoa.spec.0910L}. +It operates as a bridge between models and data that associates VOTable +metadata to data model leaves. +It also brings up data or metadata that were possibly missing in the actual dataset. +MIVOT annotations have their own namespace; they have no impact on the VOTable schema. + Finally, the \elem{RESOURCE} element may have a \attr{utype} attribute to link the element to some external data model (introduced in version 1.1, see \Aref{sec:utype}).