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OURS · Open Unified Resource Standard
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FHIR-like structure for any domain.

So people and AI know where to put things and where to find them.

OURS defines a formally written structure for data. It gives you a set of common building blocks (like people, organizations, locations, and events) and a consistent way to link them.

Teams can extend it for their needs, but the shared shape stays predictable. That keeps data easy to pull, combine, and automate on over time.

Predictable structure Easy to extend Easy to query Good for automation

Why this exists

Most teams don't struggle to store data. They struggle to keep data consistent across systems, versions, and organizations. The cost shows up as custom mapping work, fragile pipelines, and "tribal knowledge" about where things live. OURS is meant to reduce that by giving everyone the same basic structure to build on.

OURS brings existing standards together.

FHIR

A strong example of consistent structure in healthcare. OURS applies the same idea to any domain.

schema.org

Provides structure and vocabulary for the web. OURS extends it with a consistent structure for data exchange and automation.

ISO

Lots of useful domain standards. OURS helps you use them together without hand-building new mappings every time.

In development by OpenHI
A public specification and examples are being prepared. This page will be updated as the work progresses.

Standards are hard. Our goal is to bring existing structures together in one place.

xkcd 927: Standards

xkcd #927, shown here for illustration.