Environmental Data Coding Specification
International Standard ISO/IEC 18025
This document is ISO/IEC 18025, the Environmental Data
Coding Specification (EDCS). The full title of this
International Standard is: Information technology —
Environmental Data Coding Specification (EDCS).
The Foreword provides background on the standards process for
ISO/IEC 18025. The Introduction describes the purpose and
characteristics of EDCS. ISO/IEC 18025 is comprised of:
- Scope defines the subject and aspects that ISO/IEC 18025 addresses.
- Normative references lists the normative references.
- Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms defines the terms used within ISO/IEC 18025.
- Concepts describes various fundamentals of ISO/IEC 18025.
- EDCS classifications defines the classifications used by ISO/IEC 18025.
- EDCS attributes defines the attributes, attribute value characteristics, and attribute enumerants used by ISO/IEC 18025.
- EDCS units defines the units, unit scales, and unit equivalence classes used by ISO/IEC 18025.
- EDCS organizational schema defines the organizational schema and groups used by ISO/IEC 18025.
- EDCS application program interface defines the abstract functions used by ISO/IEC 18025 to access data.
- Guidelines for registration and modification proposals defines registration rules and guidelines used by ISO/IEC 18025.
- Conformance specifies the criteria by which implementations of ISO/IEC 18025 can claim conformance.
ISO/IEC 18025 contains the following annexes:
- Deprecated EDCS dictionary entries provides those EDCS dictionary entries whose use is deprecated.
- Groups and references for EDCS classifications provides groups and references for those EDCS classifications defined in Clause 5.
- Groups and references for EDCS attributes and references for EDCS attribute value characteristics provides groups and/or references for EDCS attributes and EDCS attribute value characteristics defined in Clause 6.
- References for EDCS attribute enumerants provides references for EDCS attribute enumerants defined in Clause 6.
- References for the EDCS groups in EO GENERAL provides references for EDCS groups defined in Clause 8.
- Change and deprecation plan provides rules and guidelines for change and deprecation of EDCS concepts.
- Abbreviations used in the construction of labels provides abbreviations used in the construction of labels.
- Relationship to ISO/IEC 18023-1 provides information regarding EDCS' relationship to ISO/IEC 18023-1.
- Templates for registration, modification, clarification and deprecation proposals provides a set of blank forms that may be used to create proposals.
- Reference acknowledgements provides acknowledgement of copyright owners for definitions of selected EDCS concepts.
Bibliography lists publications that provide related additional
information. EDCS dictionary index provides hyperlinks to
EDCS dictionary entries and deprecations.
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