bijective data transformation
bijective transformation where the two sets are data structures, consisting of data elements
NOTE 1 A transformed data structure can be transformed back again into the original data structure if the applied data transformation is bijective.
bijective model transformation
bijective transformation where the two sets are models, consisting of model elements
NOTE 1 The first data model is also called the source model and the second data model is also called the target model.
NOTE 2 A transformed model can be transformed back again into the original model if the applied model transformation is bijective.
bijective transformation
bijective function
bijection
function between the elements of two sets where each element of one set is paired with exactly one element of the other set, and each element of the other set is paired with exactly one element of the first set.
NOTE As a consequence, there are no unpaired elements in the two sets.
[Based on Wikipedia]
code
representation of a label according to a specified scheme
[ISO 19118:2011]
conversion rule
rule for converting instances in the input data structure to instances in the output data structure
[ISO 19118:2011]
data
reinterpretable representation of information in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing
[ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993]
encoding process
encoding
conversion of data into a series of codes
[ISO 19118:2011]
encoding rule
encoding
identifiable collection of conversion rules that define the encoding for a particular data structure
NOTE The term encoding is used as a synonym for both encoding rule and encoding process and should therefore not be used in the alternative encoding specifications.
[ISO 19118:2011]
information
Knowledge concerning objects, such as facts, events, things, processes, or ideas, including concepts, that within a certain context has a particular meaning
[ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993]
INSPIRE additional encoding rule
additional encoding rule
additional encoding
encoding rule that is not the INSPIRE default encoding rule and does not have to meet all requirements from the Implementing Rule on interoperability of spatial data sets and services
NOTE Not all elements from the INSPIRE Generic Conceptual Model might be encoded.
INSPIRE alternative encoding rule
alternative encoding rule
alternative encoding
encoding rule that is not the INSPIRE default encoding rule and meets all requirements from the INSPIRE Implementing Rules on interoperability of spatial data sets and services
INSPIRE default encoding rule
default encoding rule
default encoding
encoding rule that is specified in [D2.7, Annex B (normative) Default encoding rule]
NOTE The INSPIRE default encoding rule is the encoding rule specified in ISO 19136 Annex E with the extensions in GML 3.3 together with the additional rules stated in [D2.7, Annex B].
partial transformation
partial function
Most transformations between the elements of two sets do not pair each element of one set with exactly one element of the other set. They are thus regarded partial transformations, even if they can be reversed.
NOTE As a consequence, there are no unpaired elements in the two sets.
Property name
field name
attribute name
The name of a column or property, as defined through a feature type or table schema.