NIEM Progression 5

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nc:SubstanceQuantityMeasure

A quantity of a substance being described.

nc:SubstanceQuantityMeasure holds other objects.

nc:SubstanceQuantityMeasure can hold any of these following objects, starting with the most specific and becoming more generic as you move down the list:


nc:MeasurePointAbstract

A data concept for a measurement value.

Holds nothing, but can be replaceable for other representations of this concept.


nc:MeasureRangeAbstract

A data concept for a measurement specified by a minimum and maximum value.

Holds nothing, but can be replaceable for other representations of this concept.


nc:MeasureValueListAbstract

A data concept for a list of measurement values.

Holds nothing, but can be replaceable for other representations of this concept.


nc:MeasureValueText

A textual description of a measurement value.

Holds text.


nc:MeasureCommentText

A comment regarding the measurement value and/or its error estimate.

Holds text.


nc:MeasureDate

A date a measurement was made.

Holds other objects.


nc:MeasureDescriptionText

A description of a measure.

Holds text.


nc:MeasureErrorText

A textual description of the error in a measurement value.

Holds text.


nc:MeasureErrorValue

A calculated estimate of the error in a measurement value.

Holds numbers.


nc:MeasureQualityText

A textual description of the quality of a measurement value.

Holds text.


nc:Measurer

A person or organization who makes a measurement.

Holds other objects.


nc:MeasureUnitText

A unit that qualifies the measurement value.

Holds text.


nc:MeasureMethodText

A method used to make a measurement.

Holds text.


nc:MeasureEstimatedIndicator

True if a measurement has been guessed, or estimated without use of a measuring device or analytical method; false otherwise.

Holds true/false values.