1. ISO/IEC 11179 Past, Present, Future -- A Thumbnail Sketch
February 16, 1999
Bruce Bargmeyer
EPA/OIRM/EIM Division
Tel: (202)
WWW URL:

2. What is a Data Element ?
SDC JE-8019

3. Database

4. Report 2.0 SAMPLING and ANALYSIS
Sampling of biota, soil, and water was conducted in the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida and Delaware. This effort was to identify and analyze the biological and chemical data values to be included in the National Site Report.
The chemical data identified in the table below will be used to determine the environmental impacts.

5. EDI Message

6. Data Element Definition Unique ID Maintenance Organization StewardSC NC GA VA MD OH
…………
Definition
Unique ID
Name and Context
Maintenance
Organization
Steward
Classification
Registration
Authority
Others …..

7. Definitions
Data element: a unit of data for which the identification, meaning, representation, and permissible values are specified by means of a set of attributes
Source: ISO/IEC 11179, Information Technology -
Specification and standardization of data elements.

8. Definitions
Data element: a unit of data for which the identification, meaning, representation, and permissible values are specified by means of a set of attributes
Data element concept: a concept which can be represented in the form of a data element, described independently of any particular representation
Source: ISO/IEC 11179, Information Technology -
Specification and standardization of data elements.

9. Data Element Concept Definition Unique ID Maintenance Organization
Alabama
Alaska
California
...
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Definition
Unique ID
Name and Context
Maintenance
Organization
Steward
Classification
Registration
Authority
Others …..

10. DEC & 3 Data Elements State Name State Postal Codes (USPS) State FIPS
Alabama
Alaska
California
...
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Definition
Unique ID
Name and Context
Maintenance
Organization
Steward
Classification
Registration
Authority
Others …..
Alabama
Alaska
California
...
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming
State
Name AL AK CA
... VT WI WY
State Postal
Codes
(USPS) 01 02 06
... 50 55 56
State FIPS
Codes
(USGS)

11. Past Standardized data elements (pre-ISO/IEC 11179)
Country codes
Latitude & Longitude
Human Sexes
Standardized fundamental concepts and basic attributes
ISO/IEC specification and standardization of data elements

12. Past - ISO 11179, Parts 1-6
Part 1: Framework for the Specification and Standardization of Data Elements
Part 2: Classification for Data Elements
Part 3: Basic Attributes of Data Elements
Part 4: Rules and Guidelines for the Formulation of Data Definitions
Part 5: Naming and Identification Principles for Data Elements
Part 6: Registration of Data Elements

13. Present Revision of ISO 11179, Part 3 to include X3.285 metamodel
Building registries according to ISO/IEC and X3.285
Australian National Health Information Knowledgebase
Bureau of Census Data Access and Dissemination System (DADS)
HHS/Health Care Financing Administration
DoD/Health Affairs
Intelligent Transportation System
Environmental Data Registry

14. Conceptual Metamodel

15. Data Element Administration Metamodel

16. 11179 Metadata Registry Alabama Alaska California ... Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming AL AK CA
... VT WI WY 01 02 06
... 50 55 56
11179 Metadata Registry

17. Sharing Metadata Between Registries
ISO/IEC 11179
Metadata Registry
Standard
Defense
Data Dictionary
System
Catalog of
Data Sources
Health
Care
Finance
Administration
Intelligent
Transportation
Environmental
Data
Registry
Standard Data

18. Impacts of Data Change Present Past Gov’t CZ Czech Republic**
ISO
ANSI
Industry
Gov’t
Country
Country changes
CZ Czechoslovakia*
CZ Czech Republic**
LO Slovakia**
* FIPS PUB 10-3
** FIPS PUB 10-4
Past
Present

19. Impacts of Data Change Gov’t Scientific Name ISO Vernacular Name
ANSI
Industry
Gov’t
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Taxonomic Serial Number
ISO
New species
New classification
Biological terms

20. Impacts of Data Change Gov’t Systematic Name Synonym ISO CAS Number
ANSI
Industry
Gov’t
Systematic Name
Synonym
CAS Number
ISO
New chemical
Chemicals

21. As data changes world-wide, metadata
changes can be recorded and effectively
communicated between metadata registries.
Change
ISO
ANSI
Industry
Gov’t
ISO/IEC 11179
Metadata Registry
Standard
Defense
Data Dictionary
System
Catalog of
Data Sources
Health
Care
Finance
Administration
Intelligent
Transportation
Environmental
Data
Registry
Standard Data

22. In Progress
Developing a Coalition of Metadata Registry Implementers to:
Share information and experiences
Identify funding opportunities
Stimulate commercialization to provide commercial off-the-shelf software

23. Future New Work Items (NWI): Object extensions
Extend ISO/IEC for complex data
Technical report on registry content
Using XML to embed and exchange metadata
Terminology
NWI 1
NWI 2
NWI 3
NWI 4
NWI 5