Table 6.264—DRM_Source

Property

Description

Superclass

· <DRM SEDRIS Abstract Base>

Class

· <DRM Source>

Subclass

· none

Definition

An object of this DRM class provides a description of a source or intermediate dataset used during data generation. The term 'source' is used loosely, and covers intermediate forms and final products as well as the original data sources.

Example(s)

· Description of a VPF database used as a source of feature information.

Inherited field elements

field_name	range	Field_Data_Type
none

Field elements

field_name	range	Field_Data_Type
description^1		String
scale^2		Integer_Positive
contribution^3		String

Associated to (one-way) (inherited)

· none

Associated to (one-way)

· none

Associated by (one-way) (inherited)

· none

Associated by (one-way)

· zero or more <DRM Process Step>s through <DRM In Out>s

Associated with (two-way) (inherited)

· none

Associated with (two-way)

· none

Composed of (two-way) (inherited)

· none

Composed of (two-way)

· one <DRM Time Interval>⁴

Composed of (two-way metadata) (inherited)

· none

Composed of (two-way metadata)

· one <DRM Citation>⁵

Component of (two-way) (inherited)

· none

Component of (two-way)

· zero or more <DRM Data Quality>s

· zero or more <DRM Image>s

· zero or more <DRM Sound>s

· zero or more <DRM Symbol>s

Constraints

· Distinct link objects

· Mandatory metadata

Notes

¹ Description of the source data set (Mandatory).

² Scale of the source data set (e.g., 24000 for a "1:24,000" scale).

³ what the source data set contributes to the result (Optional).

⁴ Citation for the source data set (Mandatory).

⁵ Time period described by the source data set (Mandatory).

Class diagram

<DRM Source>