The EDCS in Relation to the API
The EDCS includes the specification of mechanisms
to access and use dictionary content.
Extract Dictionary Content
- e.g., given a specified EDCS Dictionary and an entry Label (denoting a concept in that dictionary), what is its Definition or Code?
Search Dictionary Content
- e.g., given a specified Organizational Schema and a Group Label, what are the Labels of its member Classifications?
Convert values among different Units of Measure or Scales
- e.g., given a value in miles/hour, what is its corresponding value in metres/second?