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Enum: UpdateFrequency

The frequency at which a dataset is updated with new data.

Based on Dublin Core Collection Description Frequency Vocabulary.

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URI: valuesets:UpdateFrequency

Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description Iso Duration
CONTINUOUS dcterms:Frequency Data is updated continuously or in real-time. PT0S
DAILY Data is updated once per day. P1D
TWICE_WEEKLY Twice Weekly Data is updated twice per week. P3D
WEEKLY Data is updated once per week. P1W
BIWEEKLY Data is updated every two weeks. P2W
MONTHLY Data is updated once per month. P1M
BIMONTHLY Data is updated every two months. P2M
QUARTERLY Data is updated once per quarter (every three months). P3M
SEMIANNUAL Data is updated twice per year. P6M
ANNUAL Data is updated once per year. P1Y
BIENNIAL Data is updated every two years. P2Y
TRIENNIAL Data is updated every three years. P3Y
IRREGULAR Data is updated at irregular intervals.
NEVER Data is not updated after initial publication.
Historical or archival datasets.
UNKNOWN The update frequency is not known.

Slots

Name Description
update_frequency The frequency at which the dataset is updated

See Also

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: UpdateFrequency
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: 'The frequency at which a dataset is updated with new data.

  Based on Dublin Core Collection Description Frequency Vocabulary.

  '
title: Update Frequency
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
see_also:
- http://purl.org/cld/freq/
- https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-dcat-3/#Property:dataset_frequency
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  CONTINUOUS:
    text: CONTINUOUS
    description: Data is updated continuously or in real-time.
    meaning: dcterms:Frequency
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: PT0S
  DAILY:
    text: DAILY
    description: Data is updated once per day.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P1D
  TWICE_WEEKLY:
    text: TWICE_WEEKLY
    description: Data is updated twice per week.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P3D
    title: Twice Weekly
  WEEKLY:
    text: WEEKLY
    description: Data is updated once per week.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P1W
  BIWEEKLY:
    text: BIWEEKLY
    description: Data is updated every two weeks.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P2W
    aliases:
    - Fortnightly
  MONTHLY:
    text: MONTHLY
    description: Data is updated once per month.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P1M
  BIMONTHLY:
    text: BIMONTHLY
    description: Data is updated every two months.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P2M
  QUARTERLY:
    text: QUARTERLY
    description: Data is updated once per quarter (every three months).
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P3M
  SEMIANNUAL:
    text: SEMIANNUAL
    description: Data is updated twice per year.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P6M
    aliases:
    - Biannual
  ANNUAL:
    text: ANNUAL
    description: Data is updated once per year.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P1Y
    aliases:
    - Yearly
  BIENNIAL:
    text: BIENNIAL
    description: Data is updated every two years.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P2Y
  TRIENNIAL:
    text: TRIENNIAL
    description: Data is updated every three years.
    annotations:
      iso_duration:
        tag: iso_duration
        value: P3Y
  IRREGULAR:
    text: IRREGULAR
    description: Data is updated at irregular intervals.
    aliases:
    - As Needed
    - Ad Hoc
  NEVER:
    text: NEVER
    description: 'Data is not updated after initial publication.

      Historical or archival datasets.

      '
    aliases:
    - Static
    - One-time
  UNKNOWN:
    text: UNKNOWN
    description: The update frequency is not known.