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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > CALIBRATION/VALIDATION

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CALIBRATION/VALIDATION  

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  • Calibration and Validation are defined as Data Analysis and Visualization Services that are designed to allow, in the case of calibration services, a user of the service to properly adjust Earth science data to achieve optimal accuracy and/or precision or, in the case of validation services, allow the user of the service to confirm the accuracy and/or precision of Earth science data. EXAMPLES: An algorithm to correct for the decaying orbit of a satellite (calibration). A reference data set created under controlled circumstances for comparison with other data (validation). (en)

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  • 2017-05-24 16:35:35.0 [aaleman] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CALIBRATION/VALIDATION [4f938731-d686-4d89-b72b-ff60474bb1f0,86319] - CALIBRATION [ecf29317-bd5e-447b-b911-f8bfb153c83b,309609]);
  • 2020-05-21 11:23:48.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CALIBRATION/VALIDATION [4f938731-d686-4d89-b72b-ff60474bb1f0,86319] - VALIDATION [b283a59c-0e9a-469c-baf4-591b64cd4671,560193]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/4f938731-d686-4d89-b72b-ff60474bb1f0

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