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An '''industry standard data model''', or simply '''standard data model''', is a [[data model]] that is widely used in a particular industry. The use of standard data models  makes the exchange of information easier and faster because it allows heterogeneous organizations to share an agreed vocabulary, semantics, format, and quality standard for data. Organizations may save time and expense by using pre-existing data models instead of developing them in-house, although the process of making data conform to external models can also be a hindrance.<ref name=IBM/> 

Standards are often defined by [[standards bodies]] or [[technology companies]]. 

Most models use the [[relational model]] of database management, but some use the [[hierarchical model]], especially those used in manufacturing or those mandated by governments, such as models specified by [[DIN]] codes in [[Germany]].

==Applications==
Effective standard models have developed in the banking, insurance, [[pharmaceutical]] and automotive industries. These models reflect stringent standards required in these industries for customer information gathering, [[customer privacy]], [[consumer safety]], or [[Just In Time (business)|just in time manufacturing]].

The most complex data models known are in military use. Consortia such as [[NATO]] tend to require strict standards for their members' equipment and supply databases. While standards for [[commercial software]] are usually open to view and implement, military data standards are often private and internal.

==Issues==
Standard data models usually require the translation of existing company data to fit the model's specification, which may cost more than is gained by the use of such a model.<ref name=IBM>{{cite web |title=IBM INDUSTRY DATA MODELS IN THE ENTERPRISE |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/eckerson/contents/assets/000/000/062/original/Industry_Data_Models_in_the_Enterprise-IBM_2014_Final.pdf?1424408370 |publisher=McKnight Consulting Group |access-date=4 August 2024 |date=2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ross |first1=Margy |title=Industry Standard Data Models Fall Short |url=https://www.kimballgroup.com/2010/09/industry-standard-data-models-fall-short/ |website=Kimball Group |access-date=4 August 2024 |date=13 September 2010}}</ref> Inflexible models might not be able to capture all of the data of a given organization, or new types of data that arise as an organization or industry develops. If one organization needs to make changes to its [[software architecture]] that are not compatible with the current standard, it may cause [[data sharing]] issues.

== Examples ==

* [[ISO 10303]] CAE Data Exchange Standard - includes its own data modelling language, EXPRESS
* [[ISO 15926]] Process Plants including Oil and Gas facilities Life-Cycle data
* [[IDEAS Group]] Foundation Ontology agreed by defence departments of Australia, Canada, France, Sweden, UK and USA
* [[Transmodel | EN12896]] CEN Reference Data Model For Public Transport. covering public transport scheduling, fare management,  operations and passenger information 
* [[Seabed Survey Data Model]] (SSDM) is a standard data model used in the oil and gas industry, first introduced in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seabed Survey Data Model package |url=https://www.iogp.org/bookstore/product/seabed-survey-data-model-package-2/ |website=IOGP Publications library |publisher=[[International Association of Oil & Gas Producers]] |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref>
* [[Common Education Data Standards|Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)]] is a data dictionary standard model sponsored by the U.S. government that is used widely in the United States education system
* [[Schools Interoperability Framework|SIF]] is an interoperability specification used as a standard data model in Australia, the UK, and the US.


== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ppdm.org/ppdm-standards/ppdm-lite-1-1-data-model Professional Petroleum Data Management Association Lite Data Model]
*[https://www.energistics.org/solutions/#standards-deliver Energistics Energy Standards Resource Center]
*[https://www.pods.org/pods-model/what-is-the-pods-pipeline-data-model/ Pipeline Open Data Standard]
*[https://www.ed-fi.org/what-is-ed-fi/ed-fi-data-standard/ Ed-Fi Data Standard]

==See also==
* [[Common data model]]
* [[Reference model]]
* [[Conceptual schema]]
* [[Technical standard]]
* [[International standard]]
* [[Data governance]]


[[Category:Data modeling]]