This report describes the ISO TC211 codelist catalogs, the codelists they contain, and the values and definitions of the codes.
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| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| bag | finite, unordered collection of related items (objects or values) that may be repeated (ISO 19107:2003) |
| set | unordered collection of related items (objects or values) with no repetition (ISO 19107:2003) |
| sequence | finite, ordered collection of related items (objects or values) that may be repeated (ISO 19107:2003) |
| table | an arrangement of data in which each item may be identified by means of arguments or keys (ISO/IEC 2382-4:1999) |
| matrix | rectangular array of numbers (ISO/TS 19129:2009) |
| coverage | feature that acts as a function to return values from its range for any direct position within its spatial, temporal or spatiotemporal domain (ISO 19123:2005) |
| Entry | Definition |
|---|---|
| directInternal | method of evaluating the quality of a dataset based on inspection of items within the dataset, where all data required is internal to the dataset being evaluated |
| directExternal | method of evaluating the quality of a dataset based on inspection of items within the dataset, where reference data external to the dataset being evaluated is required |
| indirect | method of evaluating the quality of a dataset based on external knowledge |