EDCS Query Tool (version FCD)
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Description:

 This application is based on the Final Committee Draft version of
 the Environmental Data Coding Specification (EDCS FCD ISO/IEC 18025).
 It allows users to view, browse, and search the EDCS dictionaries via
 a graphical user interface.

 This version of the EDCS Query Tool is provided as an aid in the
 review and evaluation of the EDCS FCD specification.

 The EDCS Query Tool displays, and allows the search of, the content
 of the EDCS dictionaries, and is based on the implementation of the
 EDCS specification.

 Since the attribute enumerants (EE) dictionary entries are scoped
 within the attributes (EAs), and since there is only one entry in the
 organizational schemas (EO) dictionary, and all entries in the
 groups (EG) dictionary belong to that single entry in the EO dictionary,
 the EDCS Query Tool shows the content of the EE dictionary in concert
 with the EA dictionary, and combines the browsing of the EO and the
 EG dictionaries into one selection.

Current capabilities include:

 1) Browse the different EDCS dictionaries via an HTML-like interface.
 2) Search any or all of the EDCS dictionaries.

Usage:

 Execute EDCS Query Tool FCD and
 select one of the two tabs (Browse or Search) on the GUI interface.

Where to get more help:

 Please consult the Help menu in the tool for more detailed information
 on how to use the tool.

 If you need additional support with EDCS Query Tool, or find any
 problems or defects with the tool, please report them to:

 help@sedris.org

 Defects or problems with this tool are not necessarily a reflection
 of the content of the EDCS specification.

Software Requirements:

  Windows: XP/2000/98/Me/NT
  Macintosh: Mac OS X

