Title :
Development and implementation of a database system for the comparison of international measurement standards and national systems of traceability
Author :
Watters, R., Jr. ; Camara, W. ; Dalton, G. ; Eberhardt, K. ; McCurley, M. ; Springmann, J. ; Sturrock, C.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
Worldwide access to data from comparisons of national measurement standards is now needed to ensure the comparability of measurements between national and regional systems of metrology. Measurement and calibrations data need to be accessed to ensure the integrity and strength of traceability links within a region of country. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, in cooperation with other National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) has developed an International Comparisons Database (ICDB) system to answer these needs. Design features of the system and its WEB interface will be described as well as examples of how data from comparison participants can be compared
Keywords :
factographic databases; measurement standards; physics computing; International Comparisons Database; NIST; NMI; Web interface; calibration; measurement standard; metrology; national system; regional system; traceability; Calibration; Chemicals; Database systems; Fluctuations; Measurement standards; Metrology; NIST; Read only memory; Spatial databases; Standards development;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1999. IMTC/99. Proceedings of the 16th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5276-9
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1999.776970
