Plain definitions for the terms behind independent measurement. Each links to the page that explains it in depth.
How complete, accurate, structured, and findable your product catalog data is, measured against recognized standards.
A single 0 to 100 score for catalog quality, across 13 dimensions in two sub-indices.
Your number on the CatalogIQ Index.
Scoring done by a party that does not also sell you the fix, against published standards, so the result is auditable.
Measuring catalog quality over time rather than once, because catalogs change.
One of the 13 graded aspects of catalog quality.
A grouping of dimensions; CatalogIQ has two.
The sub-index (tag A) covering the structural and content quality of catalog data and how findable it is.
The sub-index (tag B) covering how ready products are to be read and transacted by machines.
A derived signal reported beside the Index for information, not folded into the score.
Whether the catalog data accurately describes the product.
Whether an AI agent can actually read and act on the product data.
The difference between what is on the page and what an agent can use.
A classification standard for technical products, used in distribution.
A B2B classification and product-description standard for technical and industrial products.
A global product and service classification standard.
GDSN plus GS1 identifiers, including GTINs: the global standards for product data and identification.
Google's product category structure for shopping surfaces.
GS1's Global Product Classification.
The free tier; a score on a sample of your catalog.
The tracking tier; your score over time.
Full-catalog scoring, ranked gaps, peer benchmark, plus HVAC/R regulatory readiness.
Custom methodology, rules, and scope for large or complex catalogs.
Your score placed against a category peer set scored the same way.
Tools that flag where catalog data may not carry what a regulation requires. Readiness and gap detection, not a verdict on whether a product can be sold.
Whether your catalog data carries what a regulation's data requirements call for. A signal about your data, not a verdict on your products.
A US regulation covering certain refrigerants. Verify scope before publishing.
US Department of Energy efficiency requirements relevant to HVAC/R products.
A subscriber service that closes catalog data gaps, built from your designated trusted sources. Secondary to measurement.
The catalog data you designate for CatalogIQ to measure or enrich; CatalogIQ does not discover external data on its own.
A marker that a measure could not be evaluated because required data was missing, with a structured explanation of what was missing.