Quality
 
Definition
The <Quality> field allows the author to provide information about the accuracy of the service or any quality procedures followed in producing the service described in the metadata. Suggestions for information to include in the <Quality> field
  • Description should be succinct.
  • Include indicators of service quality.
  • Include recognized or potential problems with quality (e.g., successful or unsuccessful usage by the research community).
  • Established quality control mechanisms should be included.
  • Established quantitative quality measurements should be included.
 
Syntax

<Quality> multiple lines of text </Quality>  

  • Multiple lines of text are allowed for the <Quality> field and may contain 1 to 80 characters from the printable ASCII character set.
 
Usage
  • The <Quality> field is optional and may not be repeated.
 
Example

<Quality>

The data you are about to view or download represents data submitted by agencies, River Authorities, municipalities, or other entities. It has been compiled using quality assurance requirements established by TNRCC. However, the data is not necessarily inclusive of all data used to assess surface water bodies in Texas. In some cases, other qualitative or quantitative data may have been used as Acquired data to help in the assessment.   Additionally, data may be stored in TNRCC databases that was not used in the final calculations for water quality assessment due to staff determination that the data was not collected under conditions or using procedures required by the Surface Water Quality Monitoring Team at TNRCC.

</Quality>

 

 

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Directory Interchange Format (SERF) Writer's Guide, 2007.
Global Change Master Directory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/User/serfguide/].