datapackages
Datapackages are a simple, portable format for packaging a dataset together with its metadata. They aim to make data easy to share, publish, and reuse by providing a lightweight descriptor that accompanies the data files. A datapackage is described by a single JSON file at the root of the package, commonly named datapackage.json.
The descriptor includes metadata about the dataset, such as title, description, license, authors, and sources. It
Datapackages are designed to be self-describing and portable. They can reference local or remote data, and resources
Origins and ecosystem: Datapackages are a product of the Frictionless Data initiative (and related to the Data