schema: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/schema/odpv.schema.json
version: 1.0.0
id: ODPV
name:
  en: Open Data Product Vocabulary
description:
  en: Shared vocabulary for the OpenDataProducts.org standards family.
license:
  name: Apache 2.0
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
publisher:
  name: Open Data Product Initiative
  umbrella: Linux Foundation
  url: https://opendataproducts.org
sections:
- id: core
  name:
    en: ODPV Core
  description:
    en: Foundational terms used across the Open Data Products specification family.
  terms:
  - id: DataProduct
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/DataProduct
    type: object
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Data Product
    definition:
      en: A managed data offering designed for reuse, with defined ownership, access, quality, usage terms, and value context.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - data product
      - data offering
      - reusable data asset
      - data product asset
    relatedTerms:
    - Dataset
    - DataService
    - Distribution
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    - ODPC
    - ODPG
    examples:
      en:
      - Customer Churn Risk Scores is a DataProduct used by retention teams.
      - Use DataProduct for a managed reusable data offering with ownership, access, quality, and usage context.
  - id: DataProductCatalog
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/DataProductCatalog
    type: object
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Data Product Catalog
    definition:
      en: A managed collection of data products and related portfolio objects, such as use cases, objectives, KPIs, signals, and references.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - data catalog
      - product catalog
      - data product portfolio
      - portfolio catalog
    relatedTerms:
    - DataProduct
    - DataProductGraph
    - Reference
    usedIn:
    - ODPC
    - ODPG
    examples:
      en:
      - The enterprise data marketplace is a DataProductCatalog containing reusable data products and related portfolio objects.
      - Use DataProductCatalog when describing a managed collection of products, use cases, objectives, KPIs, and signals.
  - id: DataProductGraph
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/DataProductGraph
    type: object
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Data Product Graph
    definition:
      en: A graph representation that connects data products, catalogs, use cases, objectives, KPIs, signals, and governance objects through defined relationships.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - data product graph
      - portfolio graph
      - knowledge graph
      - product relationship graph
    relatedTerms:
    - DataProductCatalog
    - Reference
    - Relationship
    usedIn:
    - ODPG
    examples:
      en:
      - A DataProductGraph connects customer analytics products to use cases, KPIs, owners, and policies.
      - Use DataProductGraph when data product portfolio objects need to be represented as connected nodes and relationships.
  - id: Dataset
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/Dataset
    type: object
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Dataset
    definition:
      en: A structured collection of data that may be part of, or exposed through, a data product. Aligns with DCAT where applicable.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - data set
      - data collection
      - source dataset
      - data resource
    relatedTerms:
    - DataProduct
    - Distribution
    - DataService
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    - ODPC
    examples:
      en:
      - The monthly customer transactions table is a Dataset used by a Customer Analytics DataProduct.
      - Use Dataset for a structured collection of data, not for the managed product wrapper around it.
  - id: Distribution
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/Distribution
    type: object
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Distribution
    definition:
      en: A specific accessible form of a dataset, such as a file, API response, export, or downloadable representation. Aligns with DCAT where applicable.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - data file
      - data download
      - export
      - data representation
    relatedTerms:
    - Dataset
    - DataService
    - DataAccess
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    examples:
      en:
      - A downloadable CSV export is a Distribution of a Dataset.
      - Use Distribution for a specific accessible representation such as a file, API response, or export.
  - id: DataService
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/DataService
    type: object
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Data Service
    definition:
      en: A service that provides access to data or data operations, such as an API, query endpoint, or data delivery service. Aligns with DCAT where applicable.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - data API
      - data endpoint
      - query service
      - delivery service
    relatedTerms:
    - Dataset
    - Distribution
    - DataAccess
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    examples:
      en:
      - A REST API that returns fraud risk scores is a DataService.
      - Use DataService for an API, query endpoint, or delivery service that provides access to data.
  - id: Provider
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/Provider
    type: role
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Provider
    definition:
      en: A person, team, organization, or system that provides or publishes a data product, dataset, distribution, or data service.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - publisher
      - supplier
      - source provider
      - data provider
    relatedTerms:
    - Owner
    - Steward
    - Consumer
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    - ODPC
    - ODPG
    examples:
      en:
      - The Payments Data Platform team is the Provider of the Transaction Events DataProduct.
      - Use Provider for the team, organization, system, or person that publishes or supplies a data asset.
  - id: Consumer
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/Consumer
    type: role
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Consumer
    definition:
      en: A person, team, organization, system, or agent that uses or consumes a data product, dataset, distribution, or data service.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - user
      - data user
      - customer
      - recipient
      - consuming agent
    relatedTerms:
    - Provider
    - DataProduct
    - DataAccess
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    - ODPC
    - ODPG
    examples:
      en:
      - The Retention Analytics team is a Consumer of the Customer Churn DataProduct.
      - Use Consumer for a person, team, system, or agent that uses or receives data.
  - id: Owner
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/Owner
    type: role
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Owner
    definition:
      en: A person, team, or organization accountable for a data product, catalog, dataset, service, or related object.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - accountable owner
      - product owner
      - business owner
      - asset owner
    relatedTerms:
    - Provider
    - Steward
    - Governance
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    - ODPC
    examples:
      en:
      - The Head of Customer Analytics is the Owner accountable for the Churn Scores DataProduct.
      - Use Owner for accountability, not day-to-day operational stewardship.
  - id: Steward
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/Steward
    type: role
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Steward
    definition:
      en: A person, team, or organization responsible for the operational management, quality, metadata, and lifecycle of a data product or related object.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - data steward
      - product steward
      - metadata steward
      - quality steward
    relatedTerms:
    - Owner
    - Provider
    - DataQuality
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    - ODPC
    examples:
      en:
      - A data steward maintains metadata and quality checks for the Customer Profile DataProduct.
      - Use Steward for operational responsibility over metadata, quality, lifecycle, or product health.
  - id: Domain
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/Domain
    type: classification
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Domain
    definition:
      en: A business, organizational, subject, or functional area used to group data products and related objects.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - business domain
      - data domain
      - subject area
      - functional area
    relatedTerms:
    - DataProductCatalog
    - Category
    - Theme
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    - ODPC
    - ODPG
    examples:
      en:
      - Mobility is a Domain used to group traffic, routing, and transit data products.
      - Use Domain for a business, organizational, subject, or functional grouping.
  - id: Identifier
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/Identifier
    type: reference
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Identifier
    definition:
      en: A stable value used to uniquely identify a vocabulary term, specification object, product, catalog item, or graph node.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - id
      - unique id
      - persistent id
      - node id
    relatedTerms:
    - Reference
    - URI
    - DataProduct
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    - ODPC
    - ODPG
    examples:
      en:
      - customer-churn-risk-score is an Identifier for a catalog item.
      - Use Identifier for stable ids used by terms, products, catalog items, or graph nodes.
  - id: Reference
    uri: https://opendataproducts.org/odpv-v1.0/terms/Reference
    type: reference
    status: stable
    introducedIn: 1.0.0
    preferredLabel:
      en: Reference
    definition:
      en: A link or pointer to another object, specification file, external vocabulary term, system record, or graph node.
    alsoKnownAs:
      en:
      - link
      - pointer
      - external reference
      - object reference
    relatedTerms:
    - Identifier
    - $ref
    - URI
    usedIn:
    - ODPS
    - ODPC
    - ODPG
    examples:
      en:
      - A catalog entry may include a Reference to an external schema registry record.
      - Use Reference for a link or pointer to another object, file, vocabulary term, or system record.