metadatathat
Metadatathat is a term used in data governance and metadata management to describe a framework for describing metadata about data assets and their use. It treats metadata as a layered construct, with records that describe the origins, quality, transformations, access controls, and relationships of data products. The goal is to improve discoverability, governance, and reproducibility by making metadata more consistent, machine-actionable, and interoperable across systems.
Core components include a metadata catalog, a metadata schema, vocabularies or ontologies, provenance and lineage tracking,
Standards and interoperability: it encourages alignment with open standards such as DCAT (Data Catalog Vocabulary), W3C
Use cases: data discovery and cataloging, impact analysis for data changes, compliance audits, data quality monitoring,
Status and reception: as of now metadatathat is a conceptual framework used in various pilot projects and
See also: metadata management, data catalog, data lineage, data governance.