This processes all maintenance Work Requests for the GS1 Package Measurement Rules Standard and the Package Measurement Rules Implementation Guideline. This group acts as a pool of experts for all Data Accuracy SMG work requests and coordinate with associated Mission Specific groups as defined in the GSMP Manual. The work the Data Accuracy SMG allows our community to increase savings throughout the supply chain by synchronising accurate dimensions and weight data which enables better transportation, logistics and retail shelf planning.

Standards Development Leader: David Buckley
Call to Action: 15 April 2010
Scorecard: No scorecard due to lack of activity

This group maintains and improves GS1 EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) standards. Examples of standards maintained in this group (but not limited to) are:

• EANCOM®
• GS1 XML
• GS1 UN/CEFACT XML

More information about these standards can be found here https://www.gs1.org/standards/edi

EDI provides global standards for electronic business messaging that allow automation of business transactions commonly occurring across the entire supply chain. It covers master data alignment, order and delivery and financial settlement management, as well as transport and warehouse management. The main business partners in scope for this are retailers, manufacturers, material suppliers and logistic service providers.

Standards Development Leader: David Buckley
Call to Action: 15 April 2010
Scorecard: Click here
To join the group: Click here

Additional initiative(s):*The GS1 Intellectual Property Policy and Work Group Opt-in Agreement above are required to participate

• EDI Semantic Model (ESM) Sub Team: Click here to request to join

The group maintains and improves the GS1 Master Data standards. Examples of standards maintained in this group (but not limited to) are:

• Master Data Standards
• GS1 Attributes, definitions, code lists, and guidance definitions
• GDSN solutions and GDSN Validation Rules
• GS1 Web Vocabulary
• Global Data Model Standards and Attribute Definitions for Business

More information about these standards can be found here https://www.gs1.org/standards/gs1-global-data-model, https://www.gs1.org/standards/gdsn

Master Data Standards makes it possible for any company, in any market, to share high-quality product information seamlessly. Because companies of all sizes need the same thing—timely and reliable product information—to ultimately benefit consumers and patients.

Standards Development Leaders: Steven Robba and Tasha Wiehe
Call to Action: 14 November 2013
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Additional initiative(s):*The GS1 Intellectual Property Policy and Work Group Opt-in Agreement above are required to participate

• GDSN Validation Rules sub-team: Click here to request to join

Global Data Model:

• Global Data Model - Global Sub Team: Click here to request to join

The GPC Standards Maintenance Group maintains and improves the GS1 Global Product Classification (GPC) standard.

The GS1 Global Product Classification (GPC) standard helps global trading partners to group products in the same way, everywhere in the world. The resulting common business language is clear and instantly understandable. More information about the GPC Standard can be found here: https://www.gs1.org/standards/gpc

The business benefits of using GPC are: gives buyers and sellers a common language for talking about their products – within countries and regions as well as across the world, improves data accuracy and integrity, speeds up the supply chain responsiveness to consumer needs and simplifies reporting across product categories.

Standards Development Leader: Eileen Harpell
Call to Action: 15 April 2010
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The ID Standards Maintenance Group maintains and improves the GS1 Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) standards including Identification Keys, Barcodes, Electronic Product Code, and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) standards.

Examples of standards maintained in this group (but not limited to) are:

• The GS1 General Specification is the core foundational GS1 standard that defines how identification keys, data attributes and barcodes must be used in business applications
• GS1 Identification Keys provides companies efficient ways to access and share information about items in their supply chains.
• Barcodes are symbols that can be scanned electronically using laser or camera-based systems.
• The Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) is syntax for unique identifiers assigned to physical objects, unit loads, locations, or other identifiable entity playing a role in business operations.
• GS1's EPC Tag Data Standard (TDS) defines the Electronic Product Code (EPC), including its correspondence to GS1 keys and other existing codes. TDS also specifies data that is carried on Gen 2 RFID tags, including the EPC, User Memory data, control information, and tag manufacture information.

More information about these standards can be found here https://www.gs1.org/standards

AIDC is a broad category of technologies used to collect information from an individual, object, image or sound without manual data entry. AIDC systems are used to manage inventories, deliveries, and assets.

Standards Development Leader: John Ryu
Call to Action: 15 April 2010
Scorecard: Click here
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Additional initiative(s): *The GS1 Intellectual Property Policy and Work Group Opt-in Agreement above are required to participate

• Construction Guideline – GTIN Management Standard: Click here to request to join
• Medicinal Products sub team: Click here to request to join
• Pathology sample identification & traceability: Click here to request to join

This group will maintain and improve the GS1 Digital Assets Standards. Examples of standards maintained in this group (but not limited to) are:

• GS1 Product Image Specification Standard
• GS1 Pharmaceutical Image Implementation Guideline
• GS1 Mobile Ready Hero Images Guideline

More information about these standards can be found here https://www.gs1.org/standards/gs1-product-image-specification-standard/current-standard, https://www.gs1.org/standards/gs1-pharmaceutical-image-implementation-guideline, https://www.gs1.org/standards/Mobile-Ready-Hero-Image/1-0

The GS1 Digital Assets Standards allow our community to increase savings throughout the value chain through implementing, storage, sharing and usage of digital assets for online retail websites, Verified by GS1, business-to-business systems and other digital platforms.

Standards Development Leader: David Buckley
Call to Action: 25 February 2020
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The SMG maintains updates to the GS1 EPCglobal standards that support physical event capture and sharing and the Global Traceability Standard that supports tracking and tracing of goods and information about the goods. This includes all simple work requests indicated as impacting the event data sharing and traceability standards.

In addition, the group acts as a pool of experts for all Mission Specific Work Groups that are related to the SMG, as defined in the GSMP Manual in section 3.4. Work Groups.

To learn more about the sub-team Global Traceability Checklist for Healthcare, click here.

Standards Development Leader: John Ryu
Call to Action: 26 May 2011
Scorecard: No scorecard due to lack of activity

This group will process all work requests (that do not require a Mission Specific Work Group) to enable GS1 standards to be fit for purpose on the web, i.e., Web Vocabulary Standard & Digital Link Resolvers for the GS1 Digital Link Standard.

Standards Development Leader: Greg Rowe
Call to Action: 08 February 2023
Scorecard: No scorecard due launch of new group