--- title: Open Semantic Interchange (OSI) Specification Finalized description: The Open Semantic Interchange (OSI) specification v1.0 is now available as an Apache 2 licensed open standard for sharing semantic models across data tools and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/open-semantic-interchange-osi-specification-finalized-tmfufk7hk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Open Semantic Interchange (OSI) Specification Finalized | daily.dev og:description: The Open Semantic Interchange (OSI) specification v1.0 is now available as an Apache 2 licensed open standard for sharing semantic models across data tools and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/open-semantic-interchange-osi-specification-finalized-tmfufk7hk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Tmfufk7Hk.png og:image:alt: Open Semantic Interchange (OSI) Specification Finalized og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Open Semantic Interchange (OSI) Specification Finalized **[Snowflake](https://daily.dev/sources/snowflake)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Open Semantic Interchange (OSI) specification v1.0 is now available as an Apache 2 licensed open standard for sharing semantic models across data tools and platforms. The specification defines vendor-neutral constructs for datasets, metrics, dimensions, relationships, and contexts to enable consistent business logic interpretation. Major industry players including Databricks, Qlik, AtScale, and others have joined the working group. A dedicated project website has launched at open-semantic-interchange.org, and the initiative plans to transition to foundation-led governance as it matures. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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