Preferred term
Raw data
Definition
- Are defined as Raw data, which are values directly obtained by human measurements or automated sensors that have not undergone any transformation. This could include quantitative or qualitative information about physical variables of the environment and may be of various forms, such as images, text files or physical samples. These data are transformed into physical units either directly provided by instruments or converted from engineering units (for example, mV, mA, Ω) to physical units.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 0
- Level 0
Creator
- 0000-0002-7997-219X
Example
- Raw data in physical units directly from a sensor with original temporal and spatial resolution.
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/elter_cl/10755
