Section 2 : Data Quality Information Element: Data Quality Information Section: 2 Description: a general assessment of the quality of the data set. (Recommendations on information to be reported and tests to be performed are found in "Spatial Data Quality," which is chapter 3 of part 1 in Department of Commerce, 1992, Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) (Federal Information Processing Standard 173): Washington, Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology.) Element: Attribute Accuracy Section: 2.1 Description: an assessment of the accuracy of the identification of entities and assignment of attribute values in the data set. Element: Attribute Accuracy Report Section: 2.1.1 Description: an explanation of the accuracy of the identification of the entities and assignments of values in the data set and a description of the tests used. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment Section: 2.1.2 Description: a value assigned to summarize the accuracy of the identification of the entities and assignments of values in the data set and the identification of the test that yielded the value. Element: Attribute Accuracy Value Section: 2.1.2.1 Description: an estimate of the accuracy of the identification of the entities and assignments of attribute values in the data set. Type: text Domain: "Unknown" free text Enumerated value also matches "free text" ]]> Element: Attribute Accuracy Explanation Section: 2.1.2.2 Description: the identification of the test that yielded the Attribute Accuracy Value. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Logical Consistency Report Section: 2.2 Description: an explanation of the fidelity of relationships in the data set and tests used. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Completeness Report Section: 2.3 Description: information about omissions, selection criteria, generalization, definitions used, and other rules used to derive the data set. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Positional Accuracy Section: 2.4 Description: an assessment of the accuracy of the positions of spatial objects. Element: Horizontal Positional Accuracy Section: 2.4.1 Description: an estimate of accuracy of the horizontal positions of the spatial objects. Element: Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report Section: 2.4.1.1 Description: an explanation of the accuracy of the horizontal coordinate measurements and a description of the tests used. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment Section: 2.4.1.2 Description: numeric value assigned to summarize the accuracy of the horizontal coordinate measurements and the identification of the test that yielded the value. Element: Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value Section: 2.4.1.2.1 Description: an estimate of the accuracy of the horizontal coordinate measurements in the data set expressed in (ground) meters. Type: real Domain: free real Element: Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation Section: 2.4.1.2.2 Description: the identification of the test that yielded the Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Vertical Positional Accuracy Section: 2.4.2 Description: an estimate of accuracy of the vertical positions in the data set. Element: Vertical Positional Accuracy Report Section: 2.4.2.1 Description: an explanation of the accuracy of the vertical coordinate measurements and a description of the tests used. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Quantitative Vertical Positional Accuracy Assessment Section: 2.4.2.2 Description: numeric value assigned to summarize the accuracy of vertical coordinate measurements and the identification of the test that yielded the value. Element: Vertical Positional Accuracy Value Section: 2.4.2.2.1 Description: an estimate of the accuracy of the vertical coordinate measurements in the data set expressed in (ground) meters. Type: real Domain: free real Element: Vertical Positional Accuracy Explanation Section: 2.4.2.2.2 Description: the identification of the test that yielded the Vertical Positional Accuracy Value. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Lineage Section: 2.5 Description: information about the events, parameters, and source data which constructed the data set, and information about the responsible parties. Element: Source Information Section: 2.5.1 Description: list of sources and a short discussion of the information contributed by each. Element: Source Citation Section: 2.5.1.1 Description: reference for a source data set (see Section 8 for schema definitions). Element: Source Scale Denominator Section: 2.5.1.2 Description: the denominator of the representative fraction on a map (for example, on a 1:24,000-scale map, the Source Scale Denominator is 24000). Type: integer Domain: Source Scale Denominator > 1 Element: Type of Source Media Section: 2.5.1.3 Description: the medium of the source data set. Type: text Domain: "paper" "stable-base material" "microfiche" "microfilm" "audiocassette" "chart" "filmstrip" "transparency" "videocassette" "videodisc" "videotape" "physical model" "computer program" "disc" "cartridge tape" "magnetic tape" "online" "CD-ROM" "electronic bulletin board" "electronic mail system" free text Enumerated values also match "free text" ]]> Element: Source Time Period of Content Section: 2.5.1.4 Description: time period(s) for which the source data set corresponds to the ground. See Section 9 for schema definitions. Element: Source Currentness Reference Section: 2.5.1.4.1 Description: the basis on which the source time period of content information of the source data set is determined. Type: text Domain: "ground condition" "publication date" free text Enumerated values also match "free text" ]]> Element: Source Citation Abbreviation Section: 2.5.1.5 Description: short-form alias for the source citation. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Source Contribution Section: 2.5.1.6 Description: brief statement identifying the information contributed by the source to the data set. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Process Step Section: 2.5.2 Description: information about a single event. Element: Process Description Section: 2.5.2.1 Description: an explanation of the event and related parameters or tolerances. Type: text Domain: free text Element: Source Used Citation Abbreviation Section: 2.5.2.2 Description: the Source Citation Abbreviation of a data set used in the processing step. Domain: Source Citation Abbreviations from the Source Information entries for the data set (see Lineage (2.5) for key constraint definitions). Element: Process Date Section: 2.5.2.3 Description: the date when the event was completed. Type: date Domain: "Unknown" "Not complete" free date Element: Process Time Section: 2.5.2.4 Description: the time when the event was completed. Type: time Domain: free time Element: Source Produced Citation Abbreviation Section: 2.5.2.5 Description: the Source Citation Abbreviation of an intermediate data set that (1) is significant in the opinion of the data producer, (2) is generated in the processing step, and (3) is used in later processing steps. Domain: Source Citation Abbreviations from the Source Information entries for the data set (see Lineage (2.5) for key constraint definitions). Element: Process Contact Section: 2.5.2.6 Description: the party responsible for the processing step information (see Section 10 for schema definitions). Element: Cloud Cover Section: 2.6 Description: area of a data set obstructed by clouds, expressed as a percentage of the spatial extent. Type: integer Domain: 0 <= Cloud Cover <= 100; "Unknown"