TDTrusted Datafor Trusted Decisions

Concept

Raw Data

Data produced by operational, observational, transactional, spatial, document, sensor, and representation systems before it has been curated for reuse.

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Position in the Trusted Data Framework

Raw Data

Reality
RepresentationIdentityRaw DataSemantic Layer
Knowledge

Living Graph View

Raw Data in the concept network

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Relationship Matrix

Raw Data as a network node

Connected concept
Relationship

Often comes from digital representations of real-world assets, places, events, and processes.

Needs persistent identifiers before data from different systems can refer to the same thing.

Supplies the source material that the data platform cleans, connects, governs, and prepares for reuse.

Needs ownership, access, lifecycle, and quality controls before it can become trusted.

Concept Relationships

How Raw Data works with other concepts

Builds onRepresentation

Often comes from digital representations of real-world assets, places, events, and processes.

Depends onIdentity

Needs persistent identifiers before data from different systems can refer to the same thing.

FeedsCurated Data

Supplies the source material that the data platform cleans, connects, governs, and prepares for reuse.

Governed byData Governance

Needs ownership, access, lifecycle, and quality controls before it can become trusted.

Definition

Raw Data is produced close to source systems and observations. It may be valuable, but it has not yet been quality-checked, connected, governed, and prepared for reliable reuse.

Role in the Trusted Data Framework

Represents the data production side of the framework, sitting after observation, representation, and identity but before curated data.

Practical Examples

  • ERP transaction
  • GIS feature
  • BIM export
  • IoT reading
  • Inspection record
  • Document extract

Prototype Direction

  • metadata-discovery
  • ai-ready-assessment

Consulting Questions

  • What problem does this concept help diagnose in the client environment?
  • Which upstream concepts must be in place before this concept becomes reliable?
  • What evidence would prove that this concept is working in practice?