NIWA station information management system
NIWA station information management system (SIMS) is a Web based data management system to maintain descriptive information about environmental monitoring stations around New Zealand. The system lists Hydrometric, Climate, Water Quality, Coastal, and other stations.
Data Quality
Parameter | Score | Description |
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Accessible (AC) | Good | Data are accessible from a public facing server |
Common Format (CF) | Good | Data are available in a commonly used format (syntax) |
Data Lineage Statement (DL) | Poor | Data are not described in terms of their origins, modifications or processing history |
Data Quality Statement (DQ) | Poor | Data lack any description of their content quality, completeness or consistency |
Governance (GO) | Medium | The contributing organisation (CRI) has ambiguous ownership or recognised stewardship of the data |
Identifiers (ID) | Good | Both metadata and the data are described with a unique identifier |
Terms of use (TU) | Poor | A data licence does not exist nor conditions of use explained |
Last Updated (LU) | Poor | A last updated statement is unavailable |