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 New:
 
+- Semantic conventions for `up` metric on Resources.
+  ([#1102](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/1102))
 - Add performance benchmark specification
   ([#748](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/748))
 - Enforce that the Baggage API must be fully functional, even without an installed SDK.
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+# Semantic conventions for Resource metrics
+
+This document describes metrics created about [Resources](../../resource/sdk.md), the entities
+producing telemetry in a system.
+
+## Labels
+
+The current Resource metrics do not have any explicit labels. They SHOULD inherit the [attributes
+of the encapsulating](../../resource/semantic_conventions/README.md) Resource when being exported.
+
+## Metric Instruments
+
+The following metric instruments SHOULD be synthesized every time a Resource produces some
+telemetry.
+
+| Name                 | Instrument    | Units        | Description |
+|----------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
+| `resource.up` | UpDownSumObserver | 1 | A value of `1` indicates the Resource is healthy, `0` if the Resource is unhealthy. |