Difference between revisions of "Data harmonization"

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“Harmonization is to create the possibility to combine data from heterogeneous sources into integrated, consistent and unambiguous information products, in a way that is of no concern to the end-user”  
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==Notes==
 
'''According to [http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ INSPIRE] definition''':
 
'''According to [http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ INSPIRE] definition''':
 
“The process of developing a common set of data product specifications in a way that allows the provision of access to '''spatial data''' through '''spatial data services''' in a representation that allows for combining it with other harmonised data in a coherent way.”
 
“The process of developing a common set of data product specifications in a way that allows the provision of access to '''spatial data''' through '''spatial data services''' in a representation that allows for combining it with other harmonised data in a coherent way.”

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Definition of Data harmonization:
“Harmonization is to create the possibility to combine data from heterogeneous sources into integrated, consistent and unambiguous information products, in a way that is of no concern to the end-user”
This is the common definition for Data harmonization, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Notes

According to INSPIRE definition: “The process of developing a common set of data product specifications in a way that allows the provision of access to spatial data through spatial data services in a representation that allows for combining it with other harmonised data in a coherent way.”

NOTE: This includes agreements about coordinate reference systems, classification systems, application schemas, etc.

Examples: http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/2