ISO Rationale

From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)

How ISO Does It

Understanding the processing of datasets is critical to understanding their accuracy and applicability for certain tasks. The FGDC Standard provides a framework for tracking process steps that are applied to a dataset. The ISO Standard builds on that framework by adding a rationale element that allows processors to explain why process steps were done.

LI_ProcessStep
+ description : CharacterString
+ rationale [0..1] : CharacterString
+ dateTime [0..1] : DateTime
+ processor [0..*] : CI_ResponsibleParty
+ source [0..*]: LI_Source

ESIP Response

Yes

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