Glossary

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Term	Description
ICSM	Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
identifier	a label for a feature instance, vocabulary term, monitoring site, or other information object which uniquely identifies it within some known scope
IHO	International Hydrographic Organisation
IMOS	Integrated Marine Observing System
information architecture	see architecture
information class	a set of information objects with sufficiently similar characteristics that they may be dealt with in a common way within a system
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
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
information viewpoint	an architecture viewpoint focusing on the semantics of information and information processing within the system
infrastructure	see information platform
ingest	to load (possibly after transformation) source data into a database according to a defined schema
INSPIRE	Infrastructure for Spatial Information in European Community (EC Directive 2007/2/EC)
Integration	the combining of multiple components or datasets to provide greater functionality or analytical insight
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)
Interface	see web interface or service interface
Interoperability	the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged
IP	Intellectual Property
ISO	International Organisation for Standardization
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
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.
ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics	responsible for the ISO geographic information series of standards.
IT	Information Technology