aineistopohja
Aineistopohja is the data foundation that underpins analysis, reporting, and decision making within a project, organization, or sector. It comprises primary data collected for a specific purpose as well as existing secondary data drawn from other sources. The concept is used in research, public administration, and planning to describe the set of datasets, their structure, and the metadata that enable interpretation and reuse.
Key components include data sources (surveys, administrative registers, sensor data, archival records), metadata describing methods and
Common processes involve planning the data basis, data collection or acquisition, integration and harmonization of different
Applications span evidence-based policy making, statistical reporting, urban and environmental planning, health and social research, and
Quality assurance and documentation are often formalized in a data management plan, which specifies data provenance,