Define linked data model

[xdxxxdx]

Hello Open Data product team,
As discussed here: https://github.com/orgs/Open-Data-Product-Initiative/discussions/65
It might be good to have a linked data model of Open Data Products, therefore it is easier to be combined with DCAT. Thanks

[kyyberi]

Noted, I raised this to the TSC group discussions.

[kyyberi]

Thanks for the suggestion and for referencing the discussion.

A linked data model is an interesting idea — especially in the context of interoperability with DCAT and other vocabularies. However, it’s quite far from the core design philosophy of ODPS, which focuses on machine-readability, modularity, and Everything-as-Code principles rather than RDF- or ontology-based modeling.

Introducing a linked data model would stretch the current scope considerably, since ODPS is designed primarily as a declarative specification for operational and business automation, not as a semantic web ontology.

That said, we recognize the potential value of DCAT alignment for discoverability and catalog integration. A more practical next step might be to explore mapping documentation (e.g., how ODPS elements correspond to DCAT classes) before attempting a full linked data implementation.

Happy to keep this idea open for future exploration, especially if contributors with strong DCAT/linked data experience are interested in leading a proof of concept.