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018package org.opengis.metadata.quality;
019
020import org.opengis.annotation.Classifier;
021import org.opengis.annotation.Stereotype;
022import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
023
024import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
025
026
027/**
028 * Data evaluation method.
029 * Data quality evaluation methods can be divided into two main classes: direct and indirect.
030 * Direct evaluation methods determine data quality through the comparison of the data with reference information.
031 * Indirect evaluation methods infer or estimate data quality using information on the data such as lineage.
032 * Direct evaluation methods should be used in preference to indirect evaluations.
033 *
034 * @author  Alexis Gaillard (Geomatys)
035 * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (Geomatys)
036 * @version 3.1
037 * @since   3.1
038 */
039@Classifier(Stereotype.ABSTRACT)
040@UML(identifier="DQ_DataEvaluation", specification=ISO_19157)
041public interface DataEvaluation extends EvaluationMethod {
042}