diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/impl/entities/resources/GCubeResourceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/impl/entities/resources/GCubeResourceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2a4d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/impl/entities/resources/GCubeResourceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.impl.entities.resources;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.impl.entities.ResourceImpl;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Facet;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Resource;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.relations.ConsistsOf;
+import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.entities.resources.GCubeResource;
+import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.relations.consistsof.IsIdentifiedBy;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeName;
+
+/**
+ * @author Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)
+ */
+@JsonTypeName(value=GCubeResource.NAME)
+public abstract class GCubeResourceImpl extends ResourceImpl implements GCubeResource {
+
+	/**
+	 * Generated Serial version UID
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 8005284153516839231L;
+
+	@Override
+	public List<? extends Facet> getIdentificationFacets() {
+		List<Facet> identificationFacets = new ArrayList<>();
+		for(ConsistsOf<? extends Resource, ? extends Facet> consistsOfInstance : consistsOfList){
+			if (IsIdentifiedBy.class.isAssignableFrom(consistsOfInstance.getClass())) {
+				identificationFacets.add(consistsOfInstance.getTarget());
+			}
+		}
+		return identificationFacets;
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/resources/GCubeResource.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/resources/GCubeResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3568e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/model/reference/entities/resources/GCubeResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.entities.resources;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Facet;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.model.reference.entities.Resource;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.Abstract;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.ResourceSchema;
+import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.annotations.ResourceSchemaEntry;
+import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.impl.entities.resources.GCubeResourceImpl;
+import org.gcube.resourcemanagement.model.reference.relations.consistsof.IsIdentifiedBy;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+
+/**
+ * @author Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)
+ */
+@Abstract
+@JsonDeserialize(as=GCubeResourceImpl.class)
+@ResourceSchema({@ResourceSchemaEntry(consistOfType=IsIdentifiedBy.class, min=1)})
+public interface GCubeResource extends Resource {
+	
+	public static final String NAME = "GCubeResource"; // GCubeResource.class.getSimpleName();
+	public static final String DESCRIPTION = "Base Class for any gCube Resource";
+	public static final String VERSION = "1.0.0";
+	
+	@JsonIgnore
+	public List<? extends Facet> getIdentificationFacets();
+	
+	
+	
+}