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'''Product classifications''' are hierarchical structures to find a class for a | '''Product and service classifications''' are hierarchical structures to find a class for a [[product]] or [[service]] or to find the products in a class with certain data properties. | ||
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Product classifications have various uses: | Product classifications have various uses: | ||
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In Consumerium parlance basically what [[Lowest Troll]] used to call [[Product Group]]s. | In Consumerium parlance basically what [[Lowest Troll]] used to call [[Product Group]]s. | ||
== Nice Classification == | == Current classifications == | ||
=== Open Food Facts taxonomy === | |||
[[Open Food Facts]] has a taxonomy for food products. What about [[Open Beauty Facts]] and [[Open Product Facts]]? | |||
=== Nice Classification === | |||
Work on the '''Nice Classification''' was initiated in 1957, in [[w:Nice, France]], hence the name. | Work on the '''Nice Classification''' was initiated in 1957, in [[w:Nice, France]], hence the name. | ||
Today it is maintained and developed by the '''[[World Intellectual Property Organization]]'''. | |||
'''[http://www.wipo.int/classifications/nice/en/ Access the Nice database at wipo.int]''' | |||
NCL appears to be the abbreviation in industry parlance. | |||
''' Read more in Wikipedia ''' | |||
* [[w:International (Nice) Classification of Goods and Services]] | * [[w:International (Nice) Classification of Goods and Services]] | ||
=== UNSPSC === | |||
{{Q|The '''[[w:United Nations Standard Products and Services Code|United Nations Standard Products and Services Code]]''' ('''UNSPSC''') is a [[w:Taxonomy (general)|taxonomy]] of products and services for use in [[w:eCommerce|eCommerce]]. It is a four-level hierarchy coded as an eight-digit number, with an optional fifth level adding two more digits.|Wikipedia|What is the UNSPSC?}} | |||
{{Q|The four primary levels of the code are: Segment, Family, Class and Commodity. Each level is coded in two decimal digits, with '00' treated specially to give segments, families and classes their own eight-digit codes.|Wikipedia|How is the [[w:UNSPSC|UNSPSC]] structured?}} | |||
The UNSPSC has a theoretical address space of slightly under 100 million unique "commodity" ids as follows: | |||
# Segment: 99 possiblities | |||
## Family 99*99 possiblilities (9,801) | |||
### Class 99^3 possibilities (970,299) | |||
#### Commodity 99^4 possibilities (96,059,601) | |||
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== Product classification schemes that cannot be found anymore == | |||
=== EURONICE === | === EURONICE === | ||
'''EURONICE''' was a | |||
'''EURONICE''' was a 13+ language Nice compliant database by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). In 2016 OHIM was named it to '''[[European Union Intellectual Property Office|EUIPO]]'''. | |||
Surely the database didn't go to /dev/null. | Surely the database didn't go to /dev/null. | ||
=== Global Product Classification === | |||
'''[http://www.ean-ucc.org/global_smp/Global_Product_Classification.html Global Product Classification]''' was a product classification system developed by EAN.UCC in partnership with [[w:Nielsen Corporation|w:ACNielsen]] and [[w:Global Commerce Initiative]]. Initial version was published in 2003. Global Product Classification Task Group]] GPCTG is in charge of development of this classification scheme. | |||
#This product classification is available for browsing for free as [[w:PDF|PDF]] documents. | |||
#[[w:Excel|Excel]] and [[XML]] formats are available for a fee | |||
#Third parties can offer access to the GPC in PDF format. Other format (apparently including [[Wiki]] are restricted and defined in the third party licensee's agreement. | |||
* <small>Historical note from September 2020: A Google search for "Global Product Classification" gives 24,100 hits on 20:20, 22 Sep 2020</small> | |||
* <small>Historical note from May 2005: A Google search for "Global Product Classification" gives only 349 hits on 12:20, 17 May 2005 (GMT)</small> | |||
[[Category:Standards]] | |||
[[Category:Coding schemes]] | |||
[[Category:Product classification schemes]] | |||