Definitions for "Classification Scheme"
Hierarchical system of user-defined classes for the classification of remote sensing imagery.
A scheme, usually consisting of numbers or alphanumericor other notation that categorizes or subdivides a subject area or collection of materials. Most classification schemes were originally intended to organize physical items on the shelf. The result was a unique shelving location (call number) for each item that facilitated browsing of material by subject or author.
a system by which information and knowledge is organized into classes, usually subject classes
An assignment of objects into groups based upon characteristics which objects have in common, e.g. origin, composition, structure, function, etc. (ISO 11179-1) Examples include NANDA Taxonomy II, Nursing Interventions Classification, International Classification of Diseases.