NIEM Progression 5

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cbrn:RadItemInformation

A set of information describing a measured item.

cbrn:RadItemInformation holds other objects.

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


cbrn:RadItemDescriptionText

A description of the item being measured.

Holds text.


cbrn:RadItemQuantity

A count or size of the item being measured, and its uncertainty. The units and interpretation of this value will be application-specific, but will normally be the weight or volume of the measured item, used in the calculation of item activity concentration.

Holds other objects.


cbrn:RadItemMeasurementGeometryDescriptionText

A description of the position and/or shape of the geometry used in the measurement of this item; e.g., shape of the item, item orientation relative to the radiation detectors, position of any attenuators used.

Holds text.


cbrn:RadItemCharacteristics

A set of data providing characteristics of a measured item that are not otherwise explicitly defined in the relevant IEPD schema. Each characteristic consists of name, value, units, and value data class. Characteristics may also be organized in characteristic groups.

Holds other objects.


cbrn:RemarkText

A placeholder for comments intended to help the consumer of the data to understand better the information encapsulated by the parent element.

Holds text.