NF EN ISO 19105

<p>This International Standard specifies the framework, concepts and methodology for testing and criteria to be</p> <p>achieved to claim conformance to the family of ISO geographic information standards. It provides a framework for</p> <p>specifying abstract test suites (ATS) and for defining the procedures to be followed during conformance testing.</p> <p>Conformance may be claimed for data or software products or services or by specifications including any profile or</p> <p>functional standard.</p> <p>Standardization of test methods and criteria for conformance to geographic information standards will allow</p> <p>verification of conformance to those standards. Verifiable conformance is important to geographic information</p> <p>users, in order to achieve data transfer and sharing.</p> <p>This International Standard is applicable to all the phases of conformance and testing. These phases are</p> <p>characterized by the following major activities:</p> <p>a) the definition of ATS for conformance to the ISO geographic information standards;</p> <p>b) the definition of test methods for conformance to the ISO geographic information standards;</p> <p>c) the conformance assessment process carried out by a testing laboratory for a client, culminating in the</p> <p>production of a conformance test report.</p> <p>This International Standard specifies the requirements for, and gives guidance on, the procedures to be followed in</p> <p>conformance testing for the ISO geographic information standards. It includes only such information as is</p> <p>necessary to meet the following objectives:</p> <p>1) to achieve confidence in the tests as a measure of conformance;</p> <p>2) to achieve comparability between the results of corresponding tests applied in different places at different</p> <p>times;</p> <p>3) to facilitate communication between the parties responsible for the activities described in 1) and 2).</p> <p>This International Standard provides a framework for certification (an administrative procedure which may follow</p> <p>conformance testing) in informative annex B.</p> <p>The following topics are outside the scope of this International Standard.</p> <p>a) The description of requirements for procurement and contracts.</p> <p>b) Testing by means of test methods which are specific to particular applications or systems.</p> <p>c) Acceptance testing, performance testing and robustness testing.</p> <p>The framework established by this International Standard includes the concept of executable test suites (ETS).</p> <p>These, by their very nature, cannot be standardized; consequently, standardization of ETS is outside the scope of</p> <p>this International Standard.</p>