ISO/TS 29002-5:2009

Overview

ISO/TS 29002-5:2009 - Industrial automation systems and integration - Exchange of characteristic data - Part 5: Identification scheme - defines a standardized identification approach for administered items used in industrial data exchange. The technical specification specifies the data elements and a syntax for an unambiguous identifier called an International Registration Data Identifier (IRDI) (as defined in ISO/IEC 11179-5). Administered items include concepts and concept information elements used in concept dictionaries (terminology, abbreviations, definitions, images, symbols, concept types, and source references). ISO/TS 29002-5:2009 was developed to increase interoperability between implementations of ISO 13584 and ISO/TS 22745, while remaining usable independently or via implementation profiles.

Key topics and requirements

• Identifier model: Specifies the data elements required to construct an unambiguous IRDI for administered registry items.
• Syntax rules: Defines the syntax constraints and composition rules for identifiers to ensure global uniqueness and machine readability.
• Administered item scope: Clarifies what constitutes an administered item (concepts, concept information elements, types, and document references).
• Metadata elements: Identifies the administrative metadata needed to manage registry entries (ownership, source, versioning and classification elements as applicable).
• Interoperability focus: Designed to be compatible with ISO/IEC 11179-5 and to support cross-standard exchange between ISO 13584 and ISO/TS 22745 implementations.
• Implementation profiles: Allows standards or organizations to restrict or adapt the scheme through profiles while permitting unrestricted implementations where appropriate.

Applications

• Standardized identification of parts, properties and concepts in parts libraries, catalogues and PLM systems.
• Consistent referencing of terminology and metadata across CAD, ERP and MES integrations.
• Building or synchronizing concept dictionaries and registries used in industrial automation and supply-chain data exchange.
• Enabling machine-to-machine lookups and mappings in semantic data exchange and product data management workflows.

Who uses this standard

• Data architects and system integrators implementing industrial data exchange.
• Manufacturers and suppliers managing parts catalogs and product metadata.
• IT teams responsible for PLM, ERP and MDM implementations.
• Standards developers and registry operators creating implementation profiles.

Related standards

• ISO/IEC 11179-5 - Metadata registry: IRDI fundamentals.
• ISO 13584 - Parts library (PLIB) standards (interoperability target).
• ISO/TS 22745 - Open technical dictionaries and supplier data exchange (interoperability target).
• Other parts of the ISO/TS 29002 series (exchange of characteristic data).

ISO/TS 29002-5:2009 provides a practical, standards-based identification scheme (IRDI) to improve consistency and interoperability of concept and metadata exchange in industrial automation.