{"id":38372,"date":"2026-07-23T00:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartdatamodels.org\/?p=38372"},"modified":"2026-07-23T00:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:38:02","slug":"track-new-candidate-models-straight-from-the-front-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartdatamodels.org\/index.php\/track-new-candidate-models-straight-from-the-front-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Track new Candidate models straight from the front page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keep an eye on the last widget in the right-hand column of the <a href=\"https:\/\/smartdatamodels.org\">smartdatamodels.org<\/a> front page: it now tracks live updates to the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/smart-data-models\/Candidates\">Candidates repository<\/a>, the place where existing standards and ontologies get their first translation into the Smart Data Models shape before becoming official.<\/p>\n<p>Every new candidate standard, every new model, every fix lands there as soon as it&#8217;s pushed \u2014 so it&#8217;s the fastest way to notice something new without watching the repository yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Want to explore what&#8217;s already in? Use the searchable index at <a href=\"https:\/\/smart-data-models.github.io\/Candidates\/\">smart-data-models.github.io\/Candidates<\/a>, or browse the repository directly on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/smart-data-models\/Candidates\">GitHub<\/a>. And if you&#8217;re new to the Candidates concept, start with the <a href=\"https:\/\/smartdatamodels.org\/index.php\/introducing-the-smart-data-models-candidates-repository\/\">introductory post<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38373\" src=\"https:\/\/smartdatamodels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_1fzf8h1fzf8h1fzf-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep an eye on the last widget in the right-hand column of the smartdatamodels.org front page: it now tracks live updates to the Candidates repository, the place where existing standards and ontologies get their first translation into the Smart Data Models shape before becoming official. Every new candidate standard, every&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/smartdatamodels.org\/index.php\/track-new-candidate-models-straight-from-the-front-page\/\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contribution"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38306,"url":"https:\/\/smartdatamodels.org\/index.php\/introducing-the-smart-data-models-candidates-repository\/","url_meta":{"origin":38372,"position":0},"title":"Introducing the Smart Data Models Candidates Repository","author":"Agent","date":"22\/07\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Smart Data Models now has a Candidates repository \u2014 a low-friction entry point where any existing standard, ontology or open dataset can be translated into the SDM shape (JSON Schema + NGSI-LD context + examples) before anyone commits to the full contribution process. 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