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Measures

The measures controlled list identifies the measurement that is being used within the different schemas. This is used in measures relationship list.

Controlled lists are maintained by the SCB, if there are values that you believe need to be added then contact us and we can add new values to the lists.

Data

identifier
category unit of measure description
measure-0001 mass grams (g) The mass of the item. Where mass is a fundamental property of an item that represents the amount of matter it contains. Provide in grams (g).
measure-0002 height millimetres (mm) The height of the item.
measure-0003 width millimetres (mm) The width of the item.
measure-0004 depth millimetres (mm) The width of the item.
measure-0005 volume cubic centimetres (cm3) The volume of the item.
measure-0006 density grams per cubic centimetre (g/ cm3) The density of the item. Where density is the mass of a unit volume of a material substance.
measure-0007 thickness micrometres (μm) The thickness of the item. Where thickness is the distance from one side of the item to the opposite side.
measure-0008 area density grams per square metre (g/ m2) The area density of the item. Where area density is the measure of how much mass is packed into a given area of a two-dimensional item.
measure-0009 yield square metres per kilogram (m2/ kg) The yield of the item. Where yield is a measure of the item’s coverage per unit of mass.