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ISO Deliverables Metadata
| Description/Summary | International Standards make the majority of ISO deliverables. In this dataset you find metadata describing deliverables currently published or being developed. |
| Dataset identifier | iso_deliverables_metadata |
| License | ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0 |
| Published by | ISO |
| Availability | Released |
| First published | 2025-03-05 |
| Update frequency | Daily |
| Download Data | Parquet, JSONLines, CSV |
| How to cite and attribute this dataset |
This work is based on the iso_deliverables_metadata dataset from ISO Open Data, licensed under ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0 This work is based on the <a href="https://www.iso.org/open-data.html#iso_deliverables_metadata" target="_blank">iso_deliverables_metadata</a> dataset from <a href="https://www.iso.org/open-data.html" target="_blank">ISO Open Data</a>, licensed under <a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/" target="_blank">ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0</a></p> |
| References |
ISO.org - Standards |
| perField name | Description | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Unique identifier of deliverable | integer | 62085 |
| deliverableType | Abbreviated deliverable type, as defined in RFC 5141 2.4.1 section "type", in uppercase, with the explicit addition of the default "IS" as International Standard | string | PAS |
| supplementType | Abbreviated supplement type, as defined in RFC 5141 2.4.1 section "suppltype" | {"amd", "cor", "add", "ext", "suppl"} | amd |
| reference |
Reference of a draft or standard. Varies over time through stages, should not vary after publication. |
string | ISO 9001:2015 |
| publicationDate | The date when stage 60.60 (Publication)
was reached |
date | 2015-09-22 |
| edition |
Project sequential edition number, starting with 1 |
integer | 2 |
| icsCode | See International Classification for Standards | array[string] | ["03.100.70","03.120.10"] |
| ownerCommittee | Committee responsible for the standard | string | ISO/TC 20/SC 1 |
|
currentStage |
Current stage of the project per the harmonized stages codes, omitting the punctuation | integer | 6060 |
| stageHistory | Full history of the project's stage progression, which may contain repeated stages and cycles | array[struct] |
[ |
| replaces | IDs of the deliverable(s) that this deliverable replaces | array[integer] | [4221] |
| replacedBy | IDs of the deliverable(s) that this deliverable is replaced by | array[integer] | [54915,41131] |
| languages | The language codes for the languages in which this deliverable was published, per ISO 639 set 1 | array[string] | ["en", "fr"] |
| pages | The number of technical content pages in the deliverables PDF publication(s), whereby the English document's number is used to generate a deliverable's list price | struct[text, integer] | {"en": 47} |
| scope |
Project scope, formerly named "Abstract"; this is a short description of the purpose and summary of the contents of the standard |
struct[text, text/html] |
{"en": "ISO 9001:2015 specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organization: a) needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and b) aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. All the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 are generic and are intended to be applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides."} |
Technical Committees Metadata
| Description/Summary |
ISO develop deliverables (mostly standards) though wide participation in Technical Committees or Subcommittees. International consensus building and decision making happens in these groups, where members of ISO participate with various degrees of involvement. In this dataset, you find metadata about active and standby technical committees - disbanded committees are omitted. |
| Dataset identifier | iso_technical_committees |
| License | ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0 |
| Published by | ISO |
| Availability | Released |
| First published | 2025-03-05 |
| Update frequency | Weekly |
| Download Data | Parquet, JSONLines, CSV |
| How to cite and attribute this dataset |
This work is based on the iso_technical_committees dataset from ISO Open Data, licensed under ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0 <p>This work is based on the <a href="https://www.iso.org/open-data.html#iso_technical_committees" target="_blank">iso_technical_committees</a> dataset from <a href="https://www.iso.org/open-data.html" target="_blank">ISO Open Data</a>, licensed under <a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/" target="_blank">ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0</a></p> |
| References | ISO - Technical Committees |
| Field name | Description | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Unique identifier for committee or sub-committee | integer | 46426 |
| reference | The reference of a committee starts with the acronym of the committee "owner" organization, and is usually followed by short acronyms and numbers. The reference is normally stable, it rarely changes over time. However, it can happen that at committee reference previously disbanded is reactivated with another scope. | string | ISO/TC 23/SC 4 |
| status | Status of the committee, one of "Active" or "Suspended" | string | Active |
| title |
Title of the committee, usually a few words (much shorter than the scope) |
struct | {"en" : "Quantum technologies"} |
| secretariat | NSB who appoints the secretariat (an ISO Member Body) | struct | {"id" : 2101, "acronym" : "SIS"} |
| creationDate | Date of committee creation | date | 1952-06-01 |
| scope | Several sentences scoping the work of the TC or SC | struct[text/html] | {"en":"Standardization of general issues, principal requirements, design elements, construction and operation of ships technology for intermodal, including ship/port interface and other modes of transportation, and short sea shipping."} |
| parentId | Numerical id of a sub committee's parent committee |
integer |
47356 |
| childrenId | Array of id(s) of committee(s) for which this committee is the parent |
array[int] |
[47502, 47522, 47530, 47562] |
| pMembers | NSB(s) who are full participating member(s) of the technical committee | array | [{"id":1511,"acronym":"DIN"},{"id":1635,"acronym":"SAC"}, {"id":1663,"acronym":"KATS"},{"id":1717,"acronym":"UNE"}, {"id":1725,"acronym":"IES"},{"id":1734,"acronym":"SFS"}, {"id":1738,"acronym":"AFNOR"}, {"id":1803,"acronym":"INSO"}, {"id":1835,"acronym":"JISC"}, {"id":2045,"acronym":"PKN"}, {"id":2054,"acronym":"IPQ"}, {"id":2064,"acronym":"BSI"}, {"id":2101,"acronym":"SIS"}, {"id":2176,"acronym":"GOST R"}] |
| oMembers |
NSB(s) who are observer member(s) of the technical committee |
array | [{"id":1516,"acronym":"SASO"}, {"id":1529,"acronym":"ASI"}, {"id":1734,"acronym":"SFS"}, {"id":1803,"acronym":"INSO"}, {"id":1911,"acronym":"DSM"}, {"id":2027,"acronym":"NEN"}, {"id":2045,"acronym":"PKN"}, {"id":2058,"acronym":"ASRO"}] |
| committeeLiaisons | Committees to which this committee is a liaison, and whose documents this committee may access | array | [{"id":629086,"reference":"ISO/TC 261"}] |
| organizationLiaisons | Organizations which are in a category A or B liaison with this committee | array | [{"id":3182,"acronym":"EC - European Commission"}, {"id":9698,"acronym":"OIML"}] |
| sortKey | Text key that may be used to sort records, for more pleasant viewing experience | string | ISO/TC 002/~SC 007 |
ICS - International Classification for Standards
| Description/Summary |
The ICS (International Classification for Standards) is intended to serve as a structure for catalogues of international, regional and national standards and other normative documents, and as a basis for standing-order systems for international, regional and national standards. It may also be used for classifying standards and normative documents in databases, libraries, etc. The ICS should facilitate the harmonization of information and ordering tools such as catalogues, selective lists, bibliographies, and databases on magnetic and optical media, thus promoting the world-wide dissemination of international, regional and national standards and other normative documents. |
| Dataset identifier | iso_ics |
| License | ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0 |
| Published by | ISO |
| Availability | Released |
| First published | 2015 |
| Last updated | 2025, edition 7 |
| Update frequency | Upon new edition (rarely: this reference data set is very stable) |
| Hyperlinks to download data files | CSV, XML, OWL (RDF/XML) |
| How to cite and attribute this dataset |
This work is based on the iso_ics dataset from ISO Open Data, licensed under ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0 <p>This work is based on the <a href="https://www.iso.org/open-data.html#iso_ics" target="_blank">iso_ics</a> dataset from <a href="https://www.iso.org/open-data.html" target="_blank">ISO Open Data</a>, licensed under <a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/" target="_blank">ODC Attribution License (ODC-By) v1.0</a></p> |
| Source | International Classification for Standards |
| Field name | Description | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | The ICS displayable label, valid for fields, groups or supgroups. | string | 03.140 |
| parent |
The identifier of the parent (upper) ICS field or group. Will be empty for fields as they are top level and do not have a parent. |
string | 03 |
| titleEn | English title of the ICS field, group or supgroup | string | Testing |
| titleFr | French title of the ICS field, group or supgroup | string | Essais |
| scopeEn | Optional scope refinement or precision | string | Including paper recycling |
| scopeFr | Optional scope refinement or precision | string | Y compris recyclage du papier |
| references | Cross-references from one ICS to other ICS code(s) | reference | (see below, only in XML or RDF formats, absent from CSV) |
| reference.identifier | The referenced ICS identifier | string | 01.080.10 |
| reference.note | Explains the context for referring to another ICS identifier | string | Information technology applications in banking |