Introduction to Data Inspection

To ensure that you're dealing with the right information you need a clear view of your data at every stage of the transformation process.

Data Inspection meets this need: it is the act of viewing data for verification and debugging purposes, before, during, or after a translation.

What Can Be Inspected?

A number of different aspects of data may be inspected, including the following:

• Geometry: Is the geometry in the correct spatial location? Are the geometry types correct?
• Symbology: Is the color, size, and style of each feature correct?
• Attributes: Are all the required attributes present? Are all integrity rules being followed?
• Format: Is the data in the expected format?
• Schema: Is the data subdivided into the correct layers, categories or classes?
• Quantity: Does the data contain the correct number of features?
• Output: Has the translation process restructured the data as expected?