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Roadmap

Our roadmap summarizes what features we are working on and when we expect to deliver these features to you. In 2025, we're working towards our vision of becoming the most accessible and comprehensive platform for semantic standardization, with improvements in our technical foundation, AI-assisted features, and community engagement. More details about each feature can be found below. We compose and prioritize this roadmap based on the input of our community of users and customers. We are happy to hear your thoughts. Feel free to share yours via our Discord, or join our next roadmap event!

Fine-grained Access Control

This update introduces more granular control over user permissions within Semantic Treehouse. Key aspects include:

  • Scoped roles and permissions at group level
  • Improved delegation of maintainer access to certain specifications
  • Allows for users to create their own specs based on data samples (bottom-up approach)

Notification Service

A new notification system to keep users informed about changes and activities relevant to their work in Semantic Treehouse. See the docs for which 'events' currently generate notifications.

  • Email notifications for specification updates such as new issue or issue comment
  • Customizable notification preferences for all users
  • Notification style aligned with brand

JSON-LD Validator

Extends validation capabilities to support JSON-LD message instances, particularly important for our work on digital product passports.

  • JSON-LD validation engine for schema validation
  • Support for business rule validation
  • Integration with existing validation service

Convert Backend to Symfony

A strategic update to replace the Ampersand framework with Symfony, improving the platform's technical foundation.

  • Improved development speed and flexibility
  • Better performance
  • Better on-boarding of new developers

STH Co-pilot

Introduction of AI-assisted features to support users in their semantic standardization work.

  • AI-assisted message model creation
  • Automated suggestions for mappings
  • Smart search and navigation

Visual Ontology Viewer

New visualization capabilities integrated into the data model canvas, supporting both top-down and bottom-up approaches.

  • Interactive ontology visualization
  • Support for different visualization styles
  • Integration with existing tree view

Mapping Specifications

Support for mappings as first-class specifications within Semantic Treehouse.

  • Version control for mappings
  • Import and export functionality
  • Issue tracking for mapping elements

SPARQL Endpoint

Exposing the STH knowledge graph through a SPARQL endpoint, enabling advanced querying capabilities.

  • Standard SPARQL interface
  • Support for federated queries
  • Enables vocabulary hub federation across data spaces

STH Community Edition

Launch of a community edition of Semantic Treehouse, making it accessible to individual users.

  • Open platform for creating and maintaining data models
  • Community-driven repository
  • Hosted by TNO

Open-source Contributions

Making progress on open-source ambitions by incorporating external contributions.

  • Merge 3 merge requests from external contributors
  • Improve documentation for contributors
  • Enhance community engagement