1 Scope
This part of ISO 13584 specifies the requirements for an ISO-registered reference dictionary for measuring instruments with their descriptive properties and domains of values. The measuring instruments to be included in the dictionary comprise environment measuring instruments and laboratory measuring instruments .
This part of ISO 13584 also specifies the procedures of an organization that develops, maintains and updates
the reference dictionary for measuring instruments over a specified period of time. Such an organization is nominated by ISO and is
referenced in this part of ISO 13584 as the registration authority of the reference dictionary for measuring instruments .
The reference dictionary for measuring instruments contains the following:
— definitions and identifications of classes of measuring instruments , with associated classification scheme;
— definitions and identifications of data element types that represent properties of measuring instruments ;