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3.0.0 Domain Review

This issue documents the Domain Review for an "Approved Software" release of nshm-alaska, where tag 3.0.0 represents the 2023 Alaska NSHM. A domain review was not performed for the provisional release of nshm-alaska. For reference, the domain review for nshm-hawaii is here: nshm-hawaii#8 (closed)

Release candidate tag for review: 3.0.0rc-branch

Domain Review

Domain reviews are specific to Scientific Software (Refer to Scientific Software IM) and ensure the software generates output that aligns with published or otherwise well-known expected results. Domain reviews may involve:

  • Comparing output with external data sets
  • Comparing algorithms with published, scholarly articles about the algorithm
  • Reviewing unit and integration test results

Domain reviews should be performed by a trusted scientific expert with applicable subject-matter knowledge as well as sufficient applicable programming knowledge.

USGS software review information: https://www.usgs.gov/products/software/software-management/types-software-review

Edited by Shumway, Allison Michael