IQ Standards

Here we compile the known standards and methodologies on data quality:

• ISO/TS 19157-2:2016 Geographic information -- Data quality -- Part 2: XML schema implementation This standard defines data quality encoding in XML. It is an XML schema implementation derived from ISO 19157:2013 and the data quality related concepts from ISO 19115‑2.
• Data Understanding Quality (ISO 19157) - Contains a table of concepts, brief descriptions and paths used in different dialects for the concepts
• ISO 19157:2013 "Geographic information -- Data quality". According to the linked web page: "This standard establishes the principles for describing the quality of geographic data. It

• defines components for describing data quality;

• specifies components and content structure of a register for data quality measures;

• describes general procedures for evaluating the quality of geographic data;

• establishes principles for reporting data quality.

• ISO Quality definitions extracted by Siri-Jodha Khalsa

• Survey of Data Quality Standards by Jennifer Davis, 2012
• Climate and Forecasting (CF) Quality Flag Variable Attributes
• ISO 19158 (augments ISO 19157 by providing a "quality assurance framework”)

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