Collection of corporate reference data assets
In the following list of corporate reference data assets, the priority is on cross-domain assets, those ones that can be used across all DGs and services. Examples are languages, economic activities, and geo-references.
In cases where there are multiple candidates for a particular type of concept, a dedicated task group will be established to identify the possible reference source and to define the context in which the candidates will be recommended. The existing reference data assets suitable for shared use can be grouped according to the context, i.e. generic, cross-domain, vs. domain-specific contexts, e.g., fisheries.
Generic context
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Concept/topic |
Asset |
Note |
Source |
Governance model |
| Audience | Target audience | Target audiences used for the general publications | Internally defined based on external source with | |
| Countries and territories | Countries and territories | Countries and selected territories used by different EU institutions services | ISO 3166 | Internally defined based on external source with modifications |
| Currency | Currency | Currencies – including subunits | ISO 4217 | Externally defined and reused with modifications |
| Data reuse licence | Licence | European Commission Reuse Notice and standard licences | Creative Commons, GNU, Open Data Commons | Internally defined including references to various external resources |
| Economic activity | NACE | Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community | Regulation (EC) 1893/2006 | Defined by legal text |
| EU activities | EuroVoc | Multilingual, multidisciplinary thesaurus covering the activities of the EU, the European Parliament in particular. | Internally defined without reference to external source | |
| EU programme | EU programme | Programmes financially supported by the EU | Internally defined without reference to external source | |
|
File format |
File type | Data format | Possible relationship with Pronom | Internally defined without reference to external source |
| Language | Language | Human languages | ISO 639 | Internally defined based on external source with modifications |
| Spatial data theme | INSPIRE theme | Spatial data themes in support of the INSPIRE Directive | Directive 2007/2/EC | Defined by legal text |
| Sustainable development goals | Sustainable development goals | Sustainable Development Goals | UN SDGS | Externally defined and reused without modifications |
Domain-specific context
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Concept/topic |
Asset |
Note |
Source |
Governance model |
| Communication | Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | The Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) is a multilingual thesaurus covering the main subject matters of the European Commission's public communications | EuroVoc | Internally defined based on internal source with modifications |
| Fish species | Species | List of Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes | FAO ASFIS | Internally defined based on external source without modifications |
| Fishing gear | Fishing gear tpe | International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear | FAO Fishing gear classification | Internally defined based on external source with modifications |
| Fishing vessels | Fishing vessels | International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Vessels | FAO fishing vessel type | Externally defined and reused without modifications |