About GS1
GS1 is a not-for-profit organization that develops and maintains global standards for business communication. The best known of these standards is the barcode, a symbol printed on products that can be scanned electronically. The GS1 standards, the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) and the Global Data Model (GDM) are the core of their framework, which is designed to improve the efficiency, safety and visibility of supply chains across physical and digital channels, in a wide variety of sectors, through the data that is communicated.
How GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network works
"When product information is accessible and accurate, your business wins." - GS1
The common requirement across all companies, regardless of size or product offering, is timely and reliable product information that benefits consumers and patients. GS1 GDSN supports suppliers and brand-owners in uploading, maintaining and sharing high-quality product content automatically which ensures that trading partners have immediate access to the most current and complete information needed to exchange products on both local and global markets.
GS1, GDSN and the GS1 Global Data Model
The GS1 Global Data Model provides the standards that govern the product content managed within the GS1 GDSN.
The exchange of product data is simplified and harmonized through a set of globally consistent product attributes - defined by the GS1 GDM - needed to list, store, move and sell your products thereby increasing operational efficiency for brand-owners and retailers plus improving data accuracy and completeness for consumers, securing a seamless shopping experience across every channel.