3.1 Core terms

professional practice of identifying land, rights in land and associated parties, and applying that information to a defined requirement

organisation, part of an organisation or individual responsible for performing land referencing activities

connected body of data, documents, spatial information and evidence created or maintained for a land referencing exercise

output containing or presenting land referencing information for a defined purpose

controlled statement defining the purpose, scope, applicable requirements, responsibilities, outputs and acceptance criteria for a land referencing exercise

origin from which information is obtained

source material, observation or communication capable of supporting or challenging an assertion in a land referencing record

recorded statement about an object, attribute or relationship

recorded matter requiring attention, resolution, acceptance or communication

information describing the origin, custody and processing history of information

chronological record sufficient to reconstruct material sources, actions, decisions, checks,changes and interactions

identifier assigned to one object that distinguishes it unambiguously from other objects within its defined namespace

version of a record approved for use at a stated date and time

record replaced by a later approved version but retained as part of the audit trail

controlled indication of the extent to which information has been obtained, verified and approved

identifier allocated to an object by an external authority or dataset