Open Music Observatory – early technical foundationsAbstract
This early technical report documents the initial architecture and proof-of-concept of the Open Music Observatory (OMO). It was prepared before consortium partners began supplying real-world data and before the system was stress-tested with operational pipelines. While it demonstrates feasibility and design principles, the report should be seen as a preliminary step. A new, data-driven edition will follow in 2025 as the Observatory matures and is validated with live data.
About this Release
This report presents the first technical foundations of the Open Music Observatory.
It was written before consortium partners supplied their datasets and before real data pipelines were stress-tested.
The document outlines the Observatory’s architecture, data governance approach, and integration strategy, but it remains an early edition.
Next Steps
The upcoming edition will integrate real-world metadata, copyright, and economic indicators, stress-tested through operational pipelines, and will provide a more complete technical baseline for Europe’s music data space.