This document specifies requirements and guidance for the interoperability of data, data sharing mechanisms, and services within data spaces. It covers requirements, criteria and implementation guidance on:
- dataset content, use restrictions, licences, data collection methodology, data quality and uncertainty, and on machine-readable formats to find, access and use of data;
- data structures, data formats, vocabularies, classification schemes, taxonomies and code lists, and how to describe these elements a publicly available and consistent manner;
- technical means to access the data, such as application programming interfaces, and their terms of use and quality of service to enable automatic access and transmission of data between parties;
- where applicable, the means to enable the interoperability of tools for automating the execution of data sharing contracts.
This document is applicable to all organizations participating in dataspaces, regardless of their size or type.
Legislation related to this standard
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Data Act)
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