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

Standard Steward 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 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 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 Laboratory spec sold
Asset Administration Shell (AAS) Industrial Digital Twin Association / Plattform Industrie 4.0 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 OASIS Security open 83.0 Current
CAPE-OPEN CO-LaN Chemical Engineering
CDISC ADaM CDISC Life Sciences 54.5 Modernizing
CDISC CDASH CDISC Life Sciences 54.5 Modernizing
CDISC SDTM CDISC Life Sciences 54.5 Modernizing
CEDS (Common Education Data Standards) US Department of Education Education
CIF (Crystallographic Information Framework) International Union of Crystallography Chemistry open 50.8 Modernizing
CLR / Open Badges / Verifiable Credentials for education 1EdTech 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 Education
Catena-X data models Catena-X Automotive Network Automotive
CityGML Open Geospatial Consortium Built Environment open 61.4 Modernizing
CoSWID / SWID tags IETF / ISO/IEC 19770-2 Software Supply Chain spec sold 55.0 Modernizing
CycloneDX OWASP / Ecma Security open 83.0 Current
DALI Digital Illumination Interface Alliance Built Environment 44.1 Legacy
DATEX II CEN TC 278 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 OASIS 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 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 Identity open 80.6 Current
Ed-Fi Data Standard Ed-Fi Alliance Education
Egeria open metadata types LF AI & Data Data Engineering open 63.3 Modernizing
Elastic Common Schema (ECS) Elastic / OpenTelemetry Observability 72.2 Current
Europass / European Learning Model European Commission Education open
FDA FSMA 204 Food Traceability Key Data Elements US Food and Drug Administration 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 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 / PEFC Forestry
FollowTheMoney (OpenSanctions) OpenSanctions / OCCRP Government open
GDST (Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability) Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability Fisheries
GHG Protocol WRI / WBCSD Sustainability
GRI Standards Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability
GTFS / GTFS-Realtime MobilityData Transit open 72.0 Current
HL7 RIM (Reference Information Model) HL7 International Healthcare licence 34.1 Legacy
ICAO Doc 9303 machine readable travel documents ICAO Identity spec sold 47.9 Legacy
IDS (Information Delivery Specification) buildingSMART International Construction open 65.0 Modernizing
IEEE 11073 PHD (Personal Health Devices) IEEE Medical Devices spec sold
IEEE 11073 SDC (Service-oriented Device Connectivity) IEEE Medical Devices spec sold
IETF network topology models (RFC 8345) IETF Networking open 54.7 Modernizing
IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) buildingSMART International Construction open 70.0 Modernizing
IFRS 17 insurance contracts data requirements IFRS Foundation Insurance
IHO S-100 / S-101 ENC International Hydrographic Organization Maritime
IIIF Presentation API IIIF Consortium Cultural Heritage open
IMF (Interoperable Master Format) SMPTE ST 2067 SMPTE Media spec sold
IMO Reference Data Model / FAL Compendium International Maritime Organization Maritime
INSPIRE Data Specifications European Commission / EEA 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 Manufacturing spec sold
ISDA CDM (Common Domain Model) ISDA / FINOS Finance
ISO 10303 STEP / AP242 ISO TC 184 SC 4 Engineering spec sold
ISO 10303-239 PLCS (Product Life Cycle Support) ISO TC 184 SC 4 / OASIS Engineering spec sold
ISO 11238 IDMP (Identification of Medicinal Products) ISO / EMA / FDA Pharma spec sold
ISO 12812 mobile financial services ISO TC 68 Payments spec sold 47.7 Legacy
ISO 13606 EHR Communication ISO/TC 215 Healthcare spec sold
ISO 14224 reliability and maintenance data ISO TC 67 Asset Management spec sold
ISO 19086 cloud SLA framework ISO/IEC JTC1 SC38 Cloud spec sold 46.0 Legacy
ISO 19107 / 19109 Spatial Schema and General Feature Model ISO/TC 211 Geospatial spec sold
ISO 19160 addressing ISO/TC 211 Cross Domain spec sold
ISO 21090 Healthcare Datatypes ISO / HL7 Healthcare spec sold 31.7 Legacy
ISO 24510 water services ISO TC 224 Water spec sold 47.7 Legacy
ISO 30414 human capital reporting ISO TC 260 HR spec sold
ISO 37120 city indicators ISO TC 268 Smart Cities spec sold
ISO 41011 facility management ISO TC 267 Facilities spec sold 47.7 Legacy
ISO/IEC 18013-5 mDL (mobile driving licence) ISO/IEC JTC1 SC17 Identity spec sold
IVMS 101 (Travel Rule messaging) InterVASP / Joint Working Group Crypto
IVOA Data Models (ObsCore, VOTable, etc.) International Virtual Observatory Alliance Astronomy 58.3 Modernizing
IWXXM (ICAO Meteorological Information Exchange Model) WMO / ICAO Aviation spec sold
IndoorGML Open Geospatial Consortium Built Environment open 53.5 Modernizing
JMAP IETF Messaging open 77.3 Current
JORC / NI 43-101 / SAMREC / PERC reporting codes JORC / CIM / SAMREC / PERC (CRIRSCO family) Mining
JSCalendar / JSContact IETF Cross Domain open 55.9 Modernizing
KMIP (Key Management Interoperability Protocol) OASIS Security open 68.0 Modernizing
LADM (ISO 19152 Land Administration Domain Model) ISO TC 211 Real Estate spec sold
LegalRuleML OASIS Legal open 72.0 Current
Lexical Markup Framework (ISO 24613) ISO TC 37 Linguistics spec sold
MEF LSO / Service Model MEF Forum Telecom
MIMOSA CCOM (Common Conceptual Object Model) MIMOSA Asset Management open 61.4 Modernizing
MISMO MISMO (Mortgage Bankers Association) Mortgage open 74.4 Current
MISMO Commercial / BOMA standards BOMA 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 Iot open 58.5 Modernizing
MUDDI (Model for Underground Data Definition and Integration) Open Geospatial Consortium Built Environment open
MoReq and DoD 5015.2 DLM Forum / US DoD Records Management 47.7 Legacy
MusicBrainz schema MetaBrainz Foundation 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 Transit spec sold
OCSF (Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework) OCSF / Linux Foundation Security open 73.0 Current
ODM2 (Observations Data Model 2) CUAHSI / ODM2 community Earth Science
ODRL (Open Digital Rights Language) W3C Cross Domain open 77.0 Current
OGC LandInfra / InfraGML Open Geospatial Consortium Real Estate open
OGC Moving Features Open Geospatial Consortium Geospatial open 60.6 Modernizing
OGC SensorThings API Open Geospatial Consortium Iot open
OGC Simple Features Open Geospatial Consortium Geospatial open
OGC WaterML 2.0 and HY_Features OGC / WMO Water
OME-NGFF / OME-TIFF Open Microscopy Environment Bioimaging open 72.8 Current
OMG / Object Management Group insurance and finance models Object Management Group Finance open 65.0 Modernizing
OMOP Common Data Model OHDSI Healthcare open 74.2 Current
OPC UA Companion Specifications OPC Foundation Manufacturing
OSCAL NIST Compliance
OSCRE Industry Data Model OSCRE 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 Education 55.7 Modernizing
Open Referral HSDS Open Referral Social Services
OpenAddresses / GeoNames OpenAddresses / GeoNames Addressing
OpenConfig models OpenConfig (operator consortium) Networking
OpenID Connect standard claims OpenID Foundation Identity open 74.6 Current
OpenLineage LF AI & Data Data Engineering open 73.3 Current
OpenSSF Scorecard and SLSA provenance OpenSSF 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 Internet Infrastructure open 53.8 Modernizing
RESO Data Dictionary 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 Sustainability
SBVR (Semantics of Business Vocabulary and Rules) Object Management Group Cross Domain open 58.0 Modernizing
SCAP (Security Content Automation Protocol) NIST 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 Security open 87.1 Current
STIX / TAXII OASIS CTI TC Security open 70.0 Modernizing
SensorML / Observations & Measurements (O&M) Open Geospatial Consortium 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 Smart Cities open 69.2 Modernizing
Solid data model / Linked Data Platform Solid Project / W3C Cross Domain open 79.0 Current
SunSpec Alliance models SunSpec Alliance Energy spec sold 59.0 Modernizing
TOSCA OASIS Cloud open 68.0 Modernizing
Textiles: ZDHC and Higg Index data ZDHC Foundation / Cascale Textiles
UPU S42 international addressing Universal Postal Union Addressing 43.1 Legacy
USCDI (US Core Data for Interoperability) ONC / ASTP Healthcare open 66.2 Modernizing
Unicode UTS Unicode Consortium Localization open 60.2 Modernizing
VTL (Validation and Transformation Language) SDMX Sponsors Statistics 67.5 Modernizing
W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) W3C Identity open 67.1 Modernizing
W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model W3C Identity open 79.0 Current
W3C Web Annotation Data Model W3C Cross Domain open 63.0 Modernizing
W3C Web of Things Thing Description W3C Iot open 78.4 Current
WCO Data Model World Customs Organization Customs 43.1 Legacy
Wikidata data model Wikimedia Foundation Knowledge Graph open 60.5 Modernizing
X.509 / PKIX certificate profile ITU-T / IETF Security spec sold 43.0 Legacy
XACML OASIS Security open 68.0 Modernizing
YANG data models (IETF) IETF Networking open 63.4 Modernizing
Z-Wave command classes Z-Wave Alliance Iot
glTF Khronos Group 3D Graphics open 70.0 Modernizing
i2b2 star schema i2b2 tranSMART Foundation Healthcare
iCalendar / jCal (RFC 5545, 7265) IETF Cross Domain open
mCODE (Minimal Common Oncology Data Elements) HL7 / ASCO Healthcare open 83.0 Current
mmCIF / PDBx wwPDB Structural Biology 50.8 Modernizing
openEHR Archetypes / Reference Model openEHR International Healthcare open 85.2 Current
vCard / jCard (RFC 6350, 7095) IETF Cross Domain open 48.0 Legacy
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