Definition — how data is described

Data Products

4 open standards for Data Products in a modern data architecture, each with an opinionated judgement: Adopt, Situational, Assess, or Caution.

Start with ODPS (BITOL @ LF).

Adopt 1 standard

The standard to reach for in new work. Proven, multi-vendor, clearly the default for its slot.

  • ODPS (BITOL @ LF) — Open Data Product Standard

    Winning data-product spec; ODCS-aligned.

    BITOL / Linux Foundation

Assess 3 standards

Promising but not yet proven for production-default use. Track it and prototype, but don't commit your architecture.

  • DPDS — Data Product Descriptor Specification

    Coexists with BITOL's ODPS but with smaller community.

    OpenDataMesh community

  • ODPS (LF) — Open Data Product Specification

    LF-governed data-product spec; strong on commercial terms, modest adoption.

    opendataproducts.org / Linux Foundation

  • DPROD — Data Product Vocabulary (DPROD)

    RDF/OWL data-product vocabulary; right only when your stack already lives in linked data.

    EKGF / Object Management Group (OMG) — RDF/OWL vocabulary

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These standards are one panel of the interactive Data Landscape, which maps every open standard a modern data architecture is built on. The underlying data is a single JSON file; disagree with a judgement? Open an issue.