Glossary
Term |
Description |
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ICSM |
Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping |
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ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
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identifier |
a label for a feature instance, vocabulary term, monitoring site, or other information object which uniquely identifies it within some known scope |
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IHO |
International Hydrographic Organisation |
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IMOS |
Integrated Marine Observing System |
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information architecture |
see architecture |
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information class |
a set of information objects with sufficiently similar characteristics that they may be dealt with in a common way within a system |
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information model |
a formalised description of the logical structure and semantics of one or more information classes and their relationships; may be controlled by a domain authority |
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information platform |
a network of components, datasets, and standardised services that together provide advanced data discovery and data access functionality, and on which value-added applications may be developed |
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information viewpoint |
an architecture viewpoint focusing on the semantics of information and information processing within the system |
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infrastructure |
see information platform |
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ingest |
to load (possibly after transformation) source data into a database according to a defined schema |
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INSPIRE |
Infrastructure for Spatial Information in European Community (EC Directive 2007/2/EC) |
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Integration |
the combining of multiple components or datasets to provide greater functionality or analytical insight |
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Integration index |
a component in the information platform providing a database of relationships between objects from different information classes (e.g., monitoring sites, environmental geographies, observing methods) |
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Interface |
see web interface or service interface |
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Interoperability |
the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged |
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IP |
Intellectual Property |
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ISO |
International Organisation for Standardization |
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ISO-19115-1 |
defines the schema required for describing geographic information and services by means of metadata. It provides information about the identification, extent, quality, spatial and temporal aspects, content, spatial reference, portrayal, distribution, and other properties of digital geographic data and services |
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ISO-19135 |
Procedures for Registration of Geographic Items. This standard articulates: the use of registers (or lists); registries (the systems that manage these lists); defined roles to establish and manage registers; and a registration process to manage the registration of items. |
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ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics |
responsible for the ISO geographic information series of standards. |
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IT |
Information Technology |