SDC JE-8019 February 16, 1999 Bruce Bargmeyer EPA/OIRM/EIM Division Tel: (202) WWW URL:

SDC JE-8019 What is a Data Element ? SDC JE-8019

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Report 2.0 SAMPLING and ANALYSIS Sampling of biota, soil, and water was conducted in the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida and Delaware. This effort was to identify and analyze the biological and chemical data values to be included in the National Site Report. The chemical data identified in the table below will be used to determine the environmental impacts.

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SDC JE-8019 Data Element SC NC GA VA MD OH ………… Definition Unique ID Name and Context Maintenance Organization Steward Classification Registration Authority Others …..

SDC JE-8019 Definitions Data element: a unit of data for which the identification, meaning, representation, and permissible values are specified by means of a set of attributes Source: ISO/IEC 11179, Information Technology - Specification and standardization of data elements.

SDC JE-8019 Definitions Data element: a unit of data for which the identification, meaning, representation, and permissible values are specified by means of a set of attributes Data element concept: a concept which can be represented in the form of a data element, described independently of any particular representation Source: ISO/IEC 11179, Information Technology - Specification and standardization of data elements.

SDC JE-8019 Data Element Concept Alabama Alaska California... Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming Definition Unique ID Name and Context Maintenance Organization Steward Classification Registration Authority Others …..

SDC JE-8019 DEC & 3 Data Elements Alabama Alaska California... Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming Definition Unique ID Name and Context Maintenance Organization Steward Classification Registration Authority Others ….. Alabama Alaska California... Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming State Name State FIPS Codes (USGS) AL AK CA... VT WI WY State Postal Codes (USPS)

SDC JE-8019 Past l Standardized data elements (pre-ISO/IEC 11179) u Country codes u Latitude & Longitude u Human Sexes l Standardized fundamental concepts and basic attributes u ISO/IEC specification and standardization of data elements

SDC JE-8019 Past - ISO 11179, Parts 1-6 l Part 1: Framework for the Specification and Standardization of Data Elements l Part 2: Classification for Data Elements l Part 3: Basic Attributes of Data Elements l Part 4: Rules and Guidelines for the Formulation of Data Definitions l Part 5: Naming and Identification Principles for Data Elements l Part 6: Registration of Data Elements

SDC JE-8019 Present l Revision of ISO 11179, Part 3 to include X3.285 metamodel l Building registries according to ISO/IEC and X3.285 u Australian National Health Information Knowledgebase u Bureau of Census Data Access and Dissemination System (DADS) u HHS/Health Care Financing Administration u DoD/Health Affairs u Intelligent Transportation System u Environmental Data Registry

SDC JE-8019 Conceptual Metamodel

SDC JE-8019 Data Element Administration Metamodel

SDC JE-8019 Alabama Alaska California... Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming AL AK CA... VT WI WY

SDC JE-8019 Sharing Metadata Between Registries ISO/IEC Metadata Registry Standard Defense Data Dictionary System Catalog of Data Sources Health Care Finance Administration Intelligent Transportation System Environmental Data Registry Standard Data

SDC JE-8019 Impacts of Data Change Change ISO ANSI Industry Gov’t Country Country changes CZ Czechoslovakia* CZ Czech Republic** LO Slovakia** * FIPS PUB 10-3 ** FIPS PUB 10-4

SDC JE-8019 Biological terms New species New classification Scientific Name Vernacular Name Taxonomic Serial Number ISO ANSI Industry Gov’t Impacts of Data Change

SDC JE-8019 Chemicals New chemical Systematic Name Synonym CAS Number ISO ANSI Industry Gov’t Impacts of Data Change

SDC JE-8019 As data changes world-wide, metadata changes can be recorded and effectively communicated between metadata registries. Change ISO ANSI Industry Gov’t ISO/IEC Metadata Registry Standard Defense Data Dictionary System Catalog of Data Sources Health Care Finance Administration Intelligent Transportation System Environmental Data Registry Standard Data

SDC JE-8019 In Progress l Developing a Coalition of Metadata Registry Implementers to: u Share information and experiences u Identify funding opportunities u Stimulate commercialization to provide commercial off-the-shelf software

SDC JE-8019 New Work Items (NWI): l Object extensions l Extend ISO/IEC for complex data l Technical report on registry content l Using XML to embed and exchange metadata l Terminology NWI 1 NWI 2 NWI 3 NWI 4 NWI 5Future