Besides the launch of the live FIS Landkarte portal reported a couple of weeks ago, the Commission for Research Information in Germany (KFiD) has also released version 2.0 of the KDSF standard for research information in Germany. The new KDSF standard shifts the focus from a reporting standard to a basic data and metadata model for research information systems: it contains a model of research information entities and specifies how these are defined, linked and processed for further use such as for example in the KDSF reference queries which contain suggestions for KDSF-compatible information queries. In addition to the comprehensive basic data model, KDSF modules provide sets of selected entities and metadata to support a step-by-step application the standard.
This new version of the KDSF standard will also be presented at the forthcoming Spring 2025 euroCRIS membership meeting in Leuven together with the FIS Landkarte portal.