<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://codata.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-13178" src="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cdif640-transparent-300x150.png" alt="" width="300" height="150" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; float: right; display: inline;">CODATA</a> is pleased to announce that \u2014 to coincide with the launch of the <a href="https://www.cdif4eosc.eu/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">CDIF4EOSC project</a> \u2014 Version 1.1 of the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework (<span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">CDIF</span>) has just been released, and can be found at <a href="https://cdif.codata.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">https://cdif.codata.org</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif">Version 1.1 represents a substantial enhancement of the CDIF recommendations, with increased support for FAIR functional requirements, and a new technical approach, featuring validation tools and improved documentation. While a significant step forward, resulting from two years of implementation and further development since <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11236871" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">the initial CDIF release in May 2024</a>, version 1.1 is also forward-looking: the CDIF4EOSC project has just started, and will drive the next major round of <span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">CDIF</span> developments. To support this, improvements to date have been consolidated in version 1.1 and will provide a baseline for further developments led by the CDIF4EOSC project.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif">After the initial work in the <a href="https://worldfair-project.eu/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">WorldFAIR project</a>, resulting in the release of <span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">CDIF</span> version 1.0, the <a href="https://codata.org/initiatives/making-data-work/worldfair-2/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">WorldFAIR+ Initiative</a> continued testing and development of the framework. CDIF has been used in several different projects, including the <a href="https://oscars-project.eu/projects/cdif-4-xas-describing-x-ray-spectroscopy-data-cross-domain-use" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">OSCARS-funded</a> <a href="https://codata.org/initiatives/making-data-work/worldfair-2/cdif-4-xas/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">CDIF4XAS project</a> on X-ray absorption spectroscopy, implementation in the <a href="https://climate-adapt4eosc.eu/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none"><span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">Climate-Adapt4EOSC</span> project</a>, the <a href="https://codata.org/initiatives/making-data-work/worldfair-2/fair-data-and-emergencies/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">International Science Council supported project on Disaster Relief and Preparedness in Malawi</a>, an ADA astro-materials prototype, and several others. Feedback from these projects has been incorporated in version 1.1, as have requested minor changes to some of the standards recommended for use. Version 1.1 may not be a major version change, but it represents a significant improvement in the maturity of the recommendations.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif">Changes in the scope and coverage of CDIF are:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 23px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;list-style:disc;line-height:26px;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Identification of a set of <a href="https://cross-domain-interoperability-framework.github.io/cdifbook/metadata/core/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">Core fields</a>, for use in all profiles</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Addition of support for binary data file such as HDF5, NetCDF, and Parquet</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Inclusion of the <a href="https://cross-domain-interoperability-framework.github.io/cdifbook/manifest/manifest/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">Manifest profile</a>, to enable packaging of resources into FAIR Digital Objects (FDOs) using RO Crate or similar packaging technologies</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Reorganization of the <a href="https://cross-domain-interoperability-framework.github.io/cdifbook/data-description/datadescriptionprofile/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">Data Description profile</a> to cover the publication of reusable data structure descriptions and variables with DDI-CDI</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Increased nuance in the description of controlled vocabularies with SKOS: <a href="https://cross-domain-interoperability-framework.github.io/cdifbook/controlled-vocabularies/codelistprofile/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">Codelist</a> and <a href="https://cross-domain-interoperability-framework.github.io/cdifbook/controlled-vocabularies/conceptprofile/" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;color:rgb(46,163,242);text-decoration:none">Concept Scheme</a> profiles express the difference between lists of enumerated values used in data, and broader semantic resources</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif">These features complement the existing capability to support FAIR access with ODRL and discovery and cataloguing using Schema.org. While significant work has been undertaken in the description of provenance information, this is not yet included in this release, nor is the upcoming revision to the Access profile. These profiles \u2014 along with several other enhancements for the description of Units of Measure, integration with Croissant for use by agentic AI, and a more-complete implementation using DCAT \u2014 are expected to be released soon. The CDIF4EOSC project will add additional support for describing data quality, context and complex variables (using (I-ADOPT), packaging (using RO-Crates), semantic mapping, and software resources.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif"><img class="gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-14724 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://codata.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/26-05-27-CDIF-UPDATE-SLIDES.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="405" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; clear: both; display: block;"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif">Importantly in the CDIF 1.1 release, there is significant increase in the set of specific artefacts to support developers. CDIF Profiles now have a set of implementation tools and documentation, including:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 23px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;list-style:disc;line-height:26px;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Detailed descriptions of each recommended metadata field</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">SHACL rules for validation of JSON-LD instances</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">JSON Schema for validation of JSON-LD instances</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">JSON-LD Frames and Python tools for populating them</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">A set of example instances</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Graphical documentation of the JSON Schema implementation</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif">The production system for <span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">CDIF</span> is now being transitioned to a UML Model-driven architecture, where a detailed model serves as the integrated source for all profiles, ensuring consistency across the entire set of implementation artefacts and alignment of metadata objects across different profiles and standards. All the various validation tools and documentation will be generated from this model. It is expected that the set of implementation tools will also be increased as <span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">CDIF</span> continues to grow, with a major development effort being included in the CDIF4EOSC project.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,Arial,sans-serif">CDIF version 1.1 establishes a strong basis for the implementation of systems to enable FAIR exchange across domain and infrastructure boundaries and paves the way for even greater future developments.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14p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