References¶
Source version 1.2.0. Draft for discussion and validation.
22. Normative and informative reference basis¶
The profile family should be aligned with the current approved versions selected by GS1 governance. Candidate reference specifications include:
GS1 sources¶
- Project 8.3.a: Machine-readable standards and models — project organisation, objectives and deliverables, June 2026.
- 8.3 Data Publication — initiative overview and structure, June 2026.
- GS1 AI Situational Analysis v0.3.0.
- GS1 Web Vocabulary.
- GS1 Digital Link.
- Applicable GS1 General Specifications, EPCIS, CBV, GPC, EDI and regulatory artefacts.
ISO standards and work items¶
- ISO/IEC PWI 26889 — FAIR data principles framework and requirements. Proposed Work Item under ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32/WG 6. Project Leader: Chris Day.
FAIR and semantic Web¶
- GO FAIR, FAIR Principles: https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/
- W3C, Data Catalog Vocabulary — DCAT Version 3: https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-dcat-3/
- W3C, JSON-LD 1.1: https://www.w3.org/TR/json-ld11/
- W3C, JSON-LD 1.1 Framing: https://www.w3.org/TR/json-ld11-framing/
- JSON Schema, Draft 2020-12 Core and Validation specifications: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/
- W3C, PROV-O: https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-o/
- W3C, Shapes Constraint Language: https://www.w3.org/TR/shacl/
- W3C, SKOS Simple Knowledge Organization System Reference: https://www.w3.org/TR/skos-reference/
API and agent protocols¶
- OpenAPI Initiative, OpenAPI Specification v3.2.0: https://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.2.0.html
- OpenAPI Initiative, Overlay Specification v1.1.0: https://spec.openapis.org/overlay/v1.1.0.html
- OpenAPI Initiative, Arazzo Specification v1.1.0: https://spec.openapis.org/arazzo/v1.1.0.html
- Model Context Protocol specification, version 2025-11-25: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25
- Model Context Protocol, Tools: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/server/tools
- Model Context Protocol, Resources: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/server/resources
- Agent2Agent Protocol specification: https://a2a-protocol.org/latest/