OTDS, EDF& GlobalTypes

Christoph Fuchs25.02.2014

OTDS = Offener Touristischer DatenstandardEDF = Einheitliches DatenformatGlobalTypes = DRV GlobalTypes(DRV = Deutscher Reiseverband)

Christoph Fuchs25.02.2014

OTDS vs. EDF(DRV GlobalTypes are supported by both)

Christoph Fuchs25.02.2014

Uniform coding

DRV GlobalTypes

DRV GlobalTypes

● describe properties of touristic goods and services

● “standard” introduced by DRV

● tackles the problem of comparing offers and prices in tourism

DRV GlobalTypes

● GlobalTypes provide a uniform coding of offers and services

● codes in form of XT## e.g. GT01

GT = GlobalType, ST = SubType, AT = AdditionalType

Examples

GT03-MASS ⇒ MassageST03-THMA ⇒ Thai-Massage

GT03-MASS ⇒ MassageST03-THMA ⇒ Thai-MassageAT03-EXCO ⇒ Fee required

Examples

GT03-MASS ⇒ MassageST03-THMA ⇒ Thai-Massage

GT03-MASS ⇒ MassageST03-THMA ⇒ Thai-MassageAT03-EXCO ⇒ Fee required

← GlobalType, “base Type”

← SubType, more specific than GlobalType(can not be used alone)

^ AdditionalType, can augment GlobalType OR SubType

Einheitliches Datenformat

● product developed by peakwork

● XML based

● exchange of offer and product data

● first format to support DRV GlobalTypes

EDF

● You have to purchase the product to gain access to the EDF specification

● I did not do that

● However, OTDS seems to be very similar

EDF

Offener Touristischer Datenstandard

OTDS

● “Offener touristischer Datenstandard”

● XML data format

● 31 associates

Associates

OTDS

● open and non-proprietary

● supports DRV GlobalTypes

● supports incremental updates

OTDS● accomodation

● flight

● package prices

● transfer, rental car, insurance, parking information, ...

● includes all product and price rules

OTDS● OTDS schema definition

> 8000 lines of XSD

● Example definition from an OTDS presentation [0] One hotel24.000 lines of XML

Touristic Data Formatsbefore 2003

INFX (flat structure, only adult prices)AICP (flat structure, only adult prices)INFX2 (flat structure, total prices buggy)

2003KATI (complex structure, only adult prices, specific to local promoter)

2010EDF (complex structure, total prices, proprietary)

2011OTDS (complex structure, total prices, open and free)

Conclusion

● DRV GlobalTypes uniform codes⇒ What about global compatibility?

● EDF, closed XML data format by peakworks

● OTDS, open XML data standard developed collaboratively by the OTDS group

Thank youQuestions?

Sources[0] http://de.slideshare.net/opentravel/otds-standards-traveltractionberlin

[1] http://www.peakwork.co.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/imagebroschuere-en.pdf

[2] http://www.drv.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Fachbereiche/Informationstechnologie_und_Onlinevertrieb/13-09-11-_Praesentation_Koch_fvw-Kongress_Datenstandard_Finale_03.pdf

[3] http://www.drv.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Fachbereiche/Datenschutz/12-11-23_DRV-Datenstandard_Broschuere_DEU.pdf

[4] http://www.otds.de/drv-global-types-nun-auch-in-otds-integriert/

[5] http://www.otds.de/

[6] http://www.peakwork.de/produkt/edf

[7] https://forum.otds.de/redmine/projects/otdspub/documents

[8] https://forum.otds.de/redmine/documents/8

[9] http://globaltypecenter.com/

[10] http://www.tip-online.at/news/20459/datenstandards-zu-edf-gesellt-sich-otds/

[11] http://prezi.com/tz2m3qazqnyq/warum-brauchen-wir-otds-im-reisemarkt/

[12] http://www.amadeus-magazin.de/interaktiv/01-12/