Context Data Products¶
Source version 1.2.0. Draft for discussion and validation.
7.4 GS1 Context Data Product Publication Profile¶
Purpose: Package a purpose-specific collection of GS1 artefacts, semantics, constraints and examples as a reusable data product for a business, regulatory or AI context.
Candidate contexts:
- Digital Product Passport;
- EUDR due diligence;
- customs and cross-border trade;
- food allergens;
- healthcare product safety;
- sustainability and circularity;
- agentic product discovery and commerce.
Recommended basis:
- DCAT for catalogue and distribution metadata;
- a data-product vocabulary or DPROD-style wrapper for product-level responsibilities and service expectations;
- GS1 Web Vocabulary for domain semantics;
- SKOS for controlled concepts;
- SHACL for constraints;
- PROV-O for provenance;
- ODRL or an equivalent model for usage policy where needed;
- GS1 identifiers and Digital Link URIs for identity and resolution.
Required package contents:
- context and competency questions;
- included semantic modules and code lists;
- data model and constraints;
- sample payloads;
- API and file distributions;
- provenance and ownership;
- quality and service expectations;
- licence and usage conditions;
- change and compatibility policy;
- machine-readable catalogue record.
Example: A Television Digital Product Passport Context Data Product contains the relevant Web Vocabulary subset, GPC concepts, GTIN and GLN rules, origin/material/repairability/end-of-life properties, regulatory concepts, SHACL shapes, JSON-LD examples, provenance metadata and links back to source standards.