Public source inventory
Original sources, research uses, data periods, and source types remain visible without exposing private research records.
BasisMark prefers official reports, datasets, standards, and technical documentation. Secondary reporting can help find a source but should not silently replace it.
For material evidence, BasisMark records the organization, title, publication or data period, evidence role, value origin, source quality, URL, and verification date.
A high-quality source can still be unsuitable for a particular comparison. Source quality asks whether the evidence is authoritative and traceable. Metric alignment asks whether it measures the same kind of thing as the other value.
Public records distinguish measured, reported, modeled, extrapolated, estimated, derived, and converted values where relevant. Converting units does not change the original value origin.
Current source versions lead when they are authoritative and comparable. Historical versions remain visible when they provide context or support earlier governed work. BasisMark does not overwrite a historical source with a newer report.
The records below identify the principal national sources currently under review for the initial project. They omit private file paths, internal calculations, reviewer research, approval fields, and personal attribution.