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Types of data: terminology and examples

by Queralt Plana, Kris Roger Elie Villez
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
Page Numbers
7 to 30
Publisher Name
IWA Publishing
Publisher Location
London, United Kingdom

Data produced at wastewater utilities are obtained through a variety of devices, including actuators, control devices, and sensors. This results in data that can be highly variable in its structure. Dealing with the resulting heterogeneity of data formats can be a challenge when storing or interpreting the data. For this reason, this chapter serves as an overview for the most important structural aspects of data typically found at a utility. The specific aims of this chapter are to: