Glossary of Terms & Acronyms
The following terms may be referenced within the online documenation and associated documentation.
| Acronym | Reference | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CMIP | Coupled Model Intercomparison Project | A standard experimental protocol for studying the output of coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation models. |
| CSV | Comma-Separated Values | A simple file format used to store tabular data, such as a spreadsheet or database, in plain text. |
| EO | Earth Observation | The gathering of information about the planet's physical, chemical, and biological systems via remote-sensing technologies, typically satellites. |
| EODH | Earth Observation Data Hub | NCEO led initiative for provision of UK capability in Earth Observation. |
| EOX | EOX | Name of company and prefix for platform being used by TPZ to provide data services. |
| GeoJSON | GeoJSON | A format for encoding a variety of geographic data structures using JSON. |
| IAM | Identity and Access Management | A framework of policies and technologies to ensure that the right individuals access the right resources at the right times. |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation | A lightweight data-interchange format, easy for humans to read and write, and easy for machines to parse and generate. |
| LST | Land Surface Temperature | The temperature of the Earth's surface as measured by satellites or other sensors. |
| MVP | Minimum Viable Product | A product with just enough features to satisfy early customers and provide feedback for future development. |
| OS-C | OS Climate | Open source foundation project to for climate aligned investing. |
| RC | Resource Catalogue | Searchable catalogue describing the datasets and workflows that are available in the hub. |
| STAC | SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog | A specification for describing geospatial data that helps users search, discover, and share datasets easily and the standard used for the RC. |
| TPZ | Telezpazio UK | Company developing hub platform. |
| UI | User Interface | The space where interactions between humans and machines occur, specifically the visual aspect of an application. |
| UKCP | United Kingdom Climate Projections | Climate projections for the UK to help understand potential future climate changes. |
| UoL | University of Leicester | A public research university in Leicester, England. |
| WMS | Web Map Service | A standard protocol developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium for serving georeferenced map images over the internet. |
| WMTS | Web Map Tile Service | A standard for serving tiles of spatial data at multiple scales, helping with the fast delivery of maps over the web. |