Glossary#
Extends the iSHARE Data Space Template glossary — only LDT-specific terms are added here.
| Term | Meaning in the LDT |
|---|---|
| LDT | Local Digital Twin — a city's or site's digital twin instance. |
| LDT network | The interconnected network of Local Digital Twins built by EUTwinLink; "the LDT" in the answer slots refers to this network and its scheme. |
| TIPS Committee | Trust, Interoperability, Privacy & Security committee — monthly all-partner body that approves this scheme and its changes. |
| ITB-S | Interoperability Test Bed – Sandbox, operated in WP2 (iLabs): conformance and identity-module testing environment. |
| DataRights | The iSHARE DataRights Trust Framework profile applied in the LDT: identity, authorisation and machine-enforceable usage policies (wallets, VCs, RBAC/ABAC, ODRL). |
| Commons controls | Community-level controls over citizen/community data (HyEnSys/Ayra bridge), on top of standard access & usage policies. |
| Scheme Owner | iSHARE Foundation — operates the Trusted List, certification and the canonical framework the LDT scheme derives from. |
| PD4 | Pilot Deliverable 4 "Governance Scheme" (due 30 Oct 2026) — the deliverable this repository produces. |
| TGB | The LDT4SSC third-party grant body that receives and accepts pilot deliverables and pays the financial support. |
| DUG(O) | Data Usage Group (Operator) — a use-case-level grouping with its own stricter policies, within the scheme's baseline. |