An Information System to Support Calibration

Published

November 1, 1999

Author(s)

Kevin G. Brady

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) performs calibrations that achieve the highest level of measurement quality for the makers and users of precision devices world-wide. The information system that administers these calibrations should be of the same high quality and reliability. The devices that NIST calibrates cover a wide sprectrum, ranging from physcial measurement standards to software algorithms. Such a diverse set of equipment types put a tremendous strain on the development of any supporting software, having to cover a wide variety of extremes. This paper describes the information system used by NIST to support their calibration program. It describes the processes used to design and implement the system along with details of its use by the technical and administrative staff. Although the system was initially designed for a focused calibration program, it has been easily extended for use throughout the entire NIST calibration program. The system is World Wide Web (WWW) based using a Standard Query Language SQL database and the Practical Extraction and Reporting Language (PERL), and therefore not reliant on any particular commercial product.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6425

Report Number

6425

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6425

Keywords

browser, calibration program, calibrations, database, EEEL, Netscape, Oracle, SQL, WWW

Citation

Brady, K. (1999), An Information System to Support Calibration, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6425 (Accessed January 18, 2025)