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Standards determine the content and structure of such a claim and allow a third party to assess the veracity of thereof.



)Attributes (

Ontology

(What are the 'things' that the system should know about?

   

What are the defining properties or characteristics of each 'thing'?)

Epistemology (How will the system get information about these things and their attributes?)Semiology (How will each of the things be represented in the system?)

Agents



  • unique identifier (identity)
  • type (individual or group; if group, what type of group, e.g. organisation, company or movement; auditor)

Agent asserts their identity

Digital signature

Demonstration of control (challenge-response)

Activities


  • unique identifier
  • location
  • start time
  • end time (possibly)
  • agent
  • inputs (e.g. materials and energy; consumables and non-consumables)
  • outputs
  • processes

  • objective (create, reduce, destroy, avoid, verify) (optional / not required in all instances)

* An audit is a special type of activity

PDDs

MRs


States

  • unique identifier
  • location
  • point in time
  • indicators (metrics)
  • type (actual [measured] or baseline [counterfactual])

PDDs 

MRsIndicators delivered via PDDs and MRs


State changesMRs

Someone or something gathers data

  • observes a phenomenon using some instrument

Someone or something presents data as a claim

Someone or something evaluates the claim

An audit (the process / action of verifying an impact claim)

  • unique identifier
  • auditor ID
  • impact claim ID
  • date

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Impact claims made by agents
Indicators
  • definition
  • unit of measure
  • rationale
  • calculation
  • credibility


Standards
  • unique identifier
  • applicability - type of agent, type of activity, state
  • requirements (e.g. reporting requirements, calculation requirements)
  • version

An indicator

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Someone or something gathers data

  • observes a phenomenon using some instrument

Someone or something presents data as a claim

Someone or something evaluates the claim


An impact claim (a state change claim)

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