Interoperability can exist at many levels. As part of the UncertWeb and GeoViQua projects Dan Cornford has writen a discussion document addressing the importance of probabilistic uncertainty assessment in achieving true interoperability (information interoperability) for Earth observations and derived products. This has been considered in the .
The paper discusses relevant standards including
QA4EO
- and focusses on the importance of a probabilistic representation of uncertainty with respect to a well defined reality. Only once this is present can the data be used rationally in a any real context - without this data cannot be combined, compared, or used to inform decisions or judgements. The main
discussion document
can be found on the UncertWeb wiki.