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187 data model standards at the information model layer. Every one confirmed against its steward's own site.

Standard Steward Origin Domain Access Modernity
ACTUS (Algorithmic Contract Types Unified Standards) ACTUS Financial Research Foundation — Finance open —
ADAPT (Ag Data Application Programming Toolkit) AgGateway — Agriculture spec sold —
AIXM (Aeronautical Information Exchange Model) EUROCONTROL / FAA — Aviation spec sold 30.7 Legacy
ARTS Operational Data Model (retail) National Retail Federation United States national body Retail — —
ASAM OpenDRIVE / OpenSCENARIO ASAM e.V. — Automotive licence 35.6 Legacy
ASD S-Series (S2000M, S3000L, S5000F, SX000i) AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe Europe Defense — —
AdCOM (Advertising Common Object Model) IAB Tech Lab — Advertising open 74.0 Current
Adobe Experience Data Model (XDM) Adobe (open-sourced schemas) — Marketing licence 57.8 Modernizing
AgStack Asset Registry / field boundaries AgStack Foundation (Linux Foundation) — Agriculture open —
Akoma Ntoso OASIS LegalDocML TC — Legislative open 76.0 Current
Allotrope Data Format and Foundation Taxonomies Allotrope Foundation International United States Laboratory spec sold —
Asset Administration Shell (AAS) Industrial Digital Twin Association / Plattform Industrie 4.0 Germany Manufacturing — —
BACnet object model ASHRAE / ISO 16484-5 — Built Environment spec sold 50.0 Modernizing
BODS (Beneficial Ownership Data Standard) Open Ownership — Government open —
Bluetooth GATT profiles and services Bluetooth SIG — IoT open —
Broadband Forum TR-181 / USP data model Broadband Forum — Networking — —
C2PA Content Credentials Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — Media open —
CACAO Security Playbooks (Collaborative Automated Course of Action Operations) OASIS International United States Security open 83.0 Current
CAPE-OPEN CO-LaN — Chemical Engineering — —
CDISC ADaM (Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium) CDISC International Life Sciences — 54.5 Modernizing
CDISC CDASH (Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium) CDISC International Life Sciences — 54.5 Modernizing
CDISC SDTM (Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium) CDISC International Life Sciences — 54.5 Modernizing
CEDS (Common Education Data Standards) US Department of Education — Education — —
CIF (Crystallographic Information Framework) International Union of Crystallography International United Kingdom Chemistry open 50.8 Modernizing
CLR / Open Badges / Verifiable Credentials for education (Comprehensive Learner Record) 1EdTech United States national body Education — 55.7 Modernizing
COVESA Vehicle Signal Specification (VSS) COVESA — Automotive — 63.6 Modernizing
CPMI-IOSCO Critical Data Elements (UTI, UPI, CDE) CPMI-IOSCO / ANNA-DSB — Finance — —
CRIRSCO reporting template (mineral reserves) CRIRSCO — Mining — —
Caliper Analytics 1EdTech United States national body Education — —
Catena-X data models Catena-X Automotive Network — Automotive — —
CityGML Open Geospatial Consortium International United States Built Environment open 61.4 Modernizing
CoSWID / SWID tags IETF / ISO/IEC 19770-2 International United States Software Supply Chain spec sold 55.0 Modernizing
CycloneDX OWASP / Ecma — Security open 83.0 Current
DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) Digital Illumination Interface Alliance — Built Environment — 44.1 Legacy
DATEX II CEN TC 278 International Transportation spec sold —
DCSA standards (container shipping) Digital Container Shipping Association — Logistics — —
DEXPI DEXPI Initiative — Chemical Engineering open 55.6 Modernizing
DICOM NEMA / DICOM Standards Committee — Healthcare spec sold 38.9 Legacy
DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) OASIS International United States Technical Documentation open 68.0 Modernizing
DMTF CIM (Common Information Model) DMTF — IT Infrastructure — 40.9 Legacy
DTDL (Digital Twins Definition Language) Microsoft (open specification) — Digital Twin open 80.7 Current
Darwin Core Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) — Biodiversity open 66.3 Modernizing
Digital Product Passport (ESPR) European Commission / CEN-CENELEC European Union Belgium Sustainability spec sold —
EEBus SPINE EEBus Initiative — Energy — —
ETSI NFV descriptors (VNFD / NSD) ETSI ISG NFV — Telecom — —
EUDI Wallet Architecture and Reference Framework European Commission European Union Belgium Identity open 80.6 Current
Ed-Fi Data Standard Ed-Fi Alliance — Education — —
Egeria open metadata types LF AI & Data International Data Engineering open 63.3 Modernizing
Elastic Common Schema (ECS) Elastic / OpenTelemetry International United States Observability — 72.2 Current
Europass / European Learning Model European Commission European Union Belgium Education open —
FDA FSMA 204 Food Traceability Key Data Elements US Food and Drug Administration United States national body Food — —
FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) IAU FITS Working Group — Astronomy open 55.6 Modernizing
FIXM (Flight Information Exchange Model) FIXM Change Control Board / ICAO International Canada Aviation spec sold 32.1 Legacy
FOCUS (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) FinOps Foundation (Linux Foundation) — Finops open 64.7 Modernizing
FSC and PEFC chain of custody data (Forest Stewardship Council) Forest Stewardship Council / PEFC Germany Forestry — —
FollowTheMoney (OpenSanctions) OpenSanctions / OCCRP — Government open —
GDST (Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability) Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability International Fisheries — —
GHG Protocol WRI / WBCSD International Switzerland Sustainability — —
GRI Standards (Global Reporting Initiative) Global Reporting Initiative International Netherlands Sustainability — —
GTFS / GTFS-Realtime (General Transit Feed Specification) MobilityData International Canada Transit open 72.0 Current
HL7 RIM (Reference Information Model) HL7 International International United States Healthcare licence 34.1 Legacy
ICAO Doc 9303 machine readable travel documents (International Civil Aviation Organization) ICAO International Canada Identity spec sold 47.9 Legacy
IDS (Information Delivery Specification) buildingSMART International International Germany Construction open 65.0 Modernizing
IEEE 11073 PHD (Personal Health Devices) IEEE International United States Medical Devices spec sold —
IEEE 11073 SDC (Service-oriented Device Connectivity) IEEE International United States Medical Devices spec sold —
IETF network topology models (RFC 8345) IETF International United States Networking open 54.7 Modernizing
IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) buildingSMART International International Germany Construction open 70.0 Modernizing
IFRS 17 insurance contracts data requirements (International Financial Reporting Standards) IFRS Foundation International United Kingdom Insurance — —
IHO S-100 / S-101 ENC (International Hydrographic Organization) International Hydrographic Organization International Monaco Maritime — —
IIIF Presentation API (International Image Interoperability Framework) IIIF Consortium United States Cultural Heritage open —
IMF (Interoperable Master Format) SMPTE ST 2067 SMPTE United States national body Media spec sold —
IMO Reference Data Model / FAL Compendium (International Maritime Organization) International Maritime Organization International United Kingdom Maritime — —
INSPIRE Data Specifications European Commission / EEA European Union Belgium Geospatial open 57.7 Modernizing
IPMS (International Property Measurement Standards) IPMS Coalition / RICS — Real Estate — —
IPSO Smart Objects OMA SpecWorks — IoT — —
ISA-95 / IEC 62264 ISA / IEC International Switzerland Manufacturing spec sold —
ISDA CDM (Common Domain Model) ISDA / FINOS International Finance — —
ISO 10303 STEP / AP242 ISO TC 184 SC 4 International Engineering spec sold —
ISO 10303-239 PLCS (Product Life Cycle Support) ISO TC 184 SC 4 / OASIS International United States Engineering spec sold —
ISO 11238 IDMP (Identification of Medicinal Products) ISO / EMA / FDA International Switzerland Pharma spec sold —
ISO 12812 mobile financial services ISO TC 68 International Payments spec sold 47.7 Legacy
ISO 13606 EHR Communication ISO/TC 215 International Healthcare spec sold —
ISO 14224 reliability and maintenance data ISO TC 67 International Asset Management spec sold —
ISO 19086 cloud SLA framework ISO/IEC JTC1 SC38 International Cloud spec sold 46.0 Legacy
ISO 19107 / 19109 Spatial Schema and General Feature Model ISO/TC 211 International Geospatial spec sold —
ISO 19160 addressing ISO/TC 211 International Cross Domain spec sold —
ISO 21090 Healthcare Datatypes ISO / HL7 International Healthcare spec sold 31.7 Legacy
ISO 24510 water services ISO TC 224 International Water spec sold 47.7 Legacy
ISO 30414 human capital reporting ISO TC 260 International HR spec sold —
ISO 37120 city indicators ISO TC 268 International Smart Cities spec sold —
ISO 41011 facility management ISO TC 267 International Facilities spec sold 47.7 Legacy
ISO/IEC 18013-5 mDL (mobile driving licence) ISO/IEC JTC1 SC17 International Identity spec sold —
IVMS 101 (Travel Rule messaging) InterVASP / Joint Working Group — Crypto — —
IVOA Data Models (ObsCore, VOTable, etc.) International Virtual Observatory Alliance International Astronomy — 58.3 Modernizing
IWXXM (ICAO Meteorological Information Exchange Model) WMO / ICAO International Aviation spec sold —
IndoorGML Open Geospatial Consortium International United States Built Environment open 53.5 Modernizing
JMAP IETF International United States Messaging open 77.3 Current
JORC / NI 43-101 / SAMREC / PERC reporting codes (Joint Ore Reserves Committee) JORC / CIM / SAMREC / PERC (CRIRSCO family) — Mining — —
JSCalendar / JSContact IETF International United States Cross Domain open 55.9 Modernizing
KMIP (Key Management Interoperability Protocol) OASIS International United States Security open 68.0 Modernizing
LADM (ISO 19152 Land Administration Domain Model) ISO TC 211 International Real Estate spec sold —
LegalRuleML OASIS International United States Legal open 72.0 Current
Lexical Markup Framework (ISO 24613) ISO TC 37 International Linguistics spec sold —
MEF LSO / Service Model MEF Forum United States Telecom — —
MIMOSA CCOM (Common Conceptual Object Model) MIMOSA — Asset Management open 61.4 Modernizing
MISMO (Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization) MISMO (Mortgage Bankers Association) — Mortgage open 74.4 Current
MISMO Commercial / BOMA standards BOMA International International Real Estate — —
MLflow / OpenInference tracing schemas OpenTelemetry GenAI SIG / Arize — AI open —
MTConnect MTConnect Institute — Manufacturing spec sold 40.9 Legacy
MUD (Manufacturer Usage Description) IETF International United States IoT open 58.5 Modernizing
MUDDI (Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration) Open Geospatial Consortium International United States Built Environment open —
MoReq and DoD 5015.2 DLM Forum / US DoD — Records Management — 47.7 Legacy
MusicBrainz schema MetaBrainz Foundation United States Music open 55.9 Modernizing
NEMSIS (National EMS Information System) NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center / NHTSA — Emergency Medicine open 55.7 Modernizing
NENA NG9-1-1 data models NENA — Public Safety — 70.2 Modernizing
NGSI-LD ETSI ISG CIM — Smart Cities open —
NWB (Neurodata Without Borders) NWB / Kavli Foundation — Neuroscience open —
NeTEx / SIRI / Transmodel CEN TC278 International Transit spec sold —
OCSF (Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework) OCSF / Linux Foundation International United States Security open 73.0 Current
ODM2 (Observations Data Model 2) CUAHSI / ODM2 community — Earth Science — —
ODRL (Open Digital Rights Language) W3C International United States Cross Domain open 77.0 Current
OGC LandInfra / InfraGML (Open Geospatial Consortium) Open Geospatial Consortium International United States Real Estate open —
OGC Moving Features (Open Geospatial Consortium) Open Geospatial Consortium International United States Geospatial open 60.6 Modernizing
OGC SensorThings API Open Geospatial Consortium International United States IoT open —
OGC Simple Features Open Geospatial Consortium International United States Geospatial open —
OGC WaterML 2.0 and HY_Features (Open Geospatial Consortium) OGC / WMO International Water — —
OME-NGFF / OME-TIFF (Open Microscopy Environment) Open Microscopy Environment — Bioimaging open 72.8 Current
OMG / Object Management Group insurance and finance models (Object Management Group) Object Management Group International Finance open 65.0 Modernizing
OMOP Common Data Model (Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership) OHDSI — Healthcare open 74.2 Current
OPC UA Companion Specifications (Open Platform Communications) OPC Foundation — Manufacturing — —
OSCAL (Open Security Controls Assessment Language) NIST United States national body Compliance — —
OSCRE Industry Data Model OSCRE International International Real Estate licence —
OSDU Data Platform schemas The Open Group OSDU Forum — Energy — —
OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping (Forms 300/301) US Occupational Safety and Health Administration — Occupational Safety — —
Open Badges 1EdTech United States national body Education — 55.7 Modernizing
Open Referral HSDS Open Referral France Social Services — —
OpenAddresses / GeoNames OpenAddresses / GeoNames Switzerland Addressing — —
OpenConfig models OpenConfig (operator consortium) — Networking — —
OpenID Connect standard claims OpenID Foundation — Identity open 74.6 Current
OpenLineage LF AI & Data International Data Engineering open 73.3 Current
OpenSSF Scorecard and SLSA provenance OpenSSF International United States Software Supply Chain open —
OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description) Alliance for OpenUSD (Linux Foundation) — 3D Graphics open —
Overture Maps schema Overture Maps Foundation (Linux Foundation) — Geospatial open —
PCORnet Common Data Model PCORnet — Healthcare — —
PPDM (Professional Petroleum Data Management) PPDM Association — Energy — —
Popolo / Open Civic Data Popolo project / Open Civic Data — Government open 66.2 Modernizing
QIF (Quality Information Framework) Digital Metrology Standards Consortium / ANSI — Engineering spec sold 32.1 Legacy
RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) IETF / ICANN International United States Internet Infrastructure open 53.8 Modernizing
RESO Data Dictionary (Real Estate Standards Organization) Real Estate Standards Organization — Real Estate — 67.7 Modernizing
Riskstream / insurance blockchain data models The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative — Insurance spec sold —
SASB Standards IFRS Foundation International United Kingdom Sustainability — —
SBVR (Semantics of Business Vocabulary and Rules) Object Management Group International Cross Domain open 58.0 Modernizing
SCAP (Security Content Automation Protocol) NIST United States national body Security — —
SDF (Semantic Definition Format) / One Data Model IETF ASDF Working Group — IoT open 70.4 Modernizing
SISO C2SIM Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization — Defense — —
SNIA SMI-S / Swordfish SNIA — IT Infrastructure — —
SPDX Linux Foundation International United States Security open 87.1 Current
STIX / TAXII OASIS CTI TC — Security open 70.0 Modernizing
SensorML / Observations & Measurements (O&M) Open Geospatial Consortium International United States Earth Science open 60.5 Modernizing
Sentinel Common Data Model US FDA Sentinel Initiative — Healthcare — —
SiLA 2 SiLA Consortium — Laboratory — 67.9 Modernizing
Smart Data Models initiative FIWARE / TM Forum / IUDX / OASC International Smart Cities open 69.2 Modernizing
Solid data model / Linked Data Platform Solid Project / W3C International United States Cross Domain open 79.0 Current
SunSpec Alliance models SunSpec Alliance — Energy spec sold 59.0 Modernizing
TOSCA (Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications) OASIS International United States Cloud open 68.0 Modernizing
Textiles: ZDHC and Higg Index data ZDHC Foundation / Cascale — Textiles — —
UPU S42 international addressing (Universal Postal Union) Universal Postal Union International Switzerland Addressing — 43.1 Legacy
USCDI (US Core Data for Interoperability) ONC / ASTP — Healthcare open 66.2 Modernizing
Unicode UTS Unicode Consortium International United States Localization open 60.2 Modernizing
VTL (Validation and Transformation Language) SDMX Sponsors — Statistics — 67.5 Modernizing
W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) W3C International United States Identity open 67.1 Modernizing
W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model W3C International United States Identity open 79.0 Current
W3C Web Annotation Data Model W3C International United States Cross Domain open 63.0 Modernizing
W3C Web of Things Thing Description W3C International United States IoT open 78.4 Current
WCO Data Model (World Customs Organization) World Customs Organization International Belgium Customs — 43.1 Legacy
Wikidata data model Wikimedia Foundation — Knowledge Graph open 60.5 Modernizing
X.509 / PKIX certificate profile ITU-T / IETF International United States Security spec sold 43.0 Legacy
XACML OASIS International United States Security open 68.0 Modernizing
YANG data models (IETF) IETF International United States Networking open 63.4 Modernizing
Z-Wave command classes Z-Wave Alliance United States IoT — —
glTF Khronos Group United States 3D Graphics open 70.0 Modernizing
i2b2 star schema i2b2 tranSMART Foundation — Healthcare — —
iCalendar / jCal (RFC 5545, 7265) IETF International United States Cross Domain open —
mCODE (Minimal Common Oncology Data Elements) HL7 / ASCO International United States Healthcare open 83.0 Current
mmCIF / PDBx wwPDB — Structural Biology — 50.8 Modernizing
openEHR Archetypes / Reference Model openEHR International International Healthcare open 85.2 Current
vCard / jCard (RFC 6350, 7095) IETF International United States Cross Domain open 48.0 Legacy
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