RObsDat (version 16.03)

addQualityControlLevel: Add Quality metadata vocabulary

Description

Define the level of quality control processing that the data value has been subjected to

Usage

addQualityControlLevel(ID, Code, Definition, Explanation = "")

Arguments

ID

numerical ID

Code

Short code for quality control level

Definition

Exact definition of the level

Explanation

Further explanations

Value

Nothing returned

Details

From CUAHSI documentation: UAHSI ODM is consistent with the practice of other data systems:

- QualityControlLevelCode = "0" - Raw Data Raw data is defined as unprocessed data and data products that have not undergone quality control. Depending on the data type and data transmission system, raw data may be available within seconds or minutes after real-time. Examples include real time precipitation, stream flow and water quality measurements.

- QualityControlLevelCode = "1" - Quality Controlled Data Quality controlled data have passed quality assurance procedures such as routine estimation of timing and sensor calibration or visual inspection and removal of obvious errors. An example is USGS published stream flow records following parsing through USGS quality control procedures. - QualityControlLevelCode = "2" - Derived Products

Derived products require scientific and technical interpretation and include multiple-sensor data. An example might be basin average precipitation derived from rain gages using an interpolation procedure.

- QualityControlLevelCode = "3" - Interpreted Products These products require researcher (PI) driven analysis and interpretation, model-based interpretation using other data and/or strong prior assumptions. An example is basin average precipitation derived from the combination of rain gages and radar return data.

- QualityControlLevelCode = "4" - Knowledge Products These products require researcher (PI) driven scientific interpretation and multidisciplinary data integration and include model-based interpretation using other data and/or strong prior assumptions. An example is percentages of old or new water in a hydro-graph inferred from an isotope analysis.

These definitions for quality control level are stored in the QualityControlLevels table. These definitions are recommended for use, but users can define their own quality control level system. The QualityControlLevels table is not a controlled vocabulary, but specification of a quality control level for each data value is required.

References

CUAHSI Community Observations Data Model (ODM), Version 1.1, Design Specifications

See Also

addDataValues

Examples

getDefaultDB()

addQualityControlLevel(ID=1,Code="1", Definition="Quality Controlled Data", 
	Explanation="Quality controlled data have passed quality assurance
	procedures such as routine estimation of timing and sensor calibration
	or visual inspection and removal of obvious errors. An example is USGS
	published stream flow records following parsing through USGS 
	quality control procedures.")