Enterprise architecture standards and models
This reference architecture is based on the generally accepted concepts of ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011 (Systems and software engineering – architecture description). It has been developed using the ArchiMate® Specification, which is a standard of The Open Group. The ArchiMate® Specification is an open and independent modelling language for Enterprise Architecture that various tool vendors and consulting firms support.
Other reference architectures cover a similar scope or parts of the scope. This reference architecture does not aim to produce one perfect reference architecture to replace all others. On the contrary, it can be used to refer to different architectures or point to parts of other reference architectures suggesting how they can be integrated and used in the best way.
Relevant references architectures include, but are not limited to:
SHAMAN (Sustaining Heritage Access through Multivalent ArchiviNg) – the Results of the EU project.
EIRA© (European Interoperability Reference Architecture), developed by ISA² Programme.
DERA (Digitaal Erfgoed Referentie Architectuur) – the Digital Heritage Reference Architecture of the Dutch Digital heritage network.
Domain standards
The eArchiving reference architecture is based on the archiving and digital preservation reference model, the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) — Reference Model (ISO 14721:2012).
Other preservation-related ISO standards used include the:
Producer-Archive Interface – Methodology Abstract Standard – PAIMAS (ISO 20652:2006).
Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories — TRAC (ISO 16363:2012).
Producer-Archive Interface Specification (PAIS) – (ISO 20104:2015).
The eArchiving reference architecture has also benefited from other outputs of the eArchiving building block, such as specifications and software components.