ISO/TS 10303-1085:2005 specifies the application module for Property identification. The following are within the scope of ISO/TS 10303-1085:2005:
- the unit of measure used to identify a physical quantity instance;
- the coordinate system used to identify a physical quantity instance;
- the encoding rule used to identify a physical quantity instance;
- the specification of the identification method for compound property spaces such as (pressure, temperature, density) or (position, temperature), with respect to the identification methods for the individual component physical quantity spaces.