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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<xs:schema version="2.0.0" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+	targetNamespace="https://ptb.de/si"
+	xmlns:si="https://ptb.de/si"
+	elementFormDefault="qualified">
+	
+	<xs:annotation>
+		<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+			D-SI - Digital System of Units
+            Copyright (c) 2019 - 2021 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), all rights reserved. 
+
+			This XML Scheme Definition (XSD) is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   			it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+    		the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+
+			This XSD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    		but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    		MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+    		GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+			You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+    		along with this XSD.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses.
+			
+			CONTACT: 			smartcom@ptb.de
+			DEVELOPMENT:		https://gitlab1.ptb.de/d-ptb/d-si/xsd-d-si
+			D-SI XSD VERSION:	2.0.0
+			RELEASE DATA:		2021-07-30		
+			DOI:				10.5281/zenodo.4709001 		
+    	</xs:documentation>
+		<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+	  		ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
+		    The development of the XML scheme is part of the research project EMPIR 17IND02 (title: SmartCom). 
+		    This project (17IND02) has received funding from the EMPIR programme, co-financed by the Participating States and 
+		    from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
+	    </xs:documentation>
+	</xs:annotation>
+
+
+
+
+  
+ <!-- ############## D-SI XML ELEMENT DEFINITIONS FOR MEASUREMETN DATA EXCHANGE #################### -->
+	
+	<xs:element name="real" type="si:realQuantityType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Metadata element definition for a real measurement quantity.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				The following statements of a real quantity are possible. 
+			    [(m)-mandatory, (o)-optional]
+			    
+			    1. Basic measured quantity
+			    	(o) - element label				(string)
+			    	(m) - element value				(decimal value type)
+			    	(m) - element unit				(string - SI format)
+			    	(o) - element dateTime			(xs:dateTime)
+			      			      
+			    2. Measured quantity with univariate measurement uncertainty
+			    	(o) - element label				(string)
+			    	(m) - element value				(decimal value type)
+			    	(m) - element unit				(string - SI format)
+					(o) - element dateTime			(xs:dateTime)
+			    	(m) - choice si:expandedUnc or si:coverageInterval for the univaraite uncertainty
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				Integration into external XML:
+				<myXML xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:si="https://ptb.de/si">
+				  <xs:element name="individualElement">
+			        <xs:complexType>
+			          <xs:sequence>
+			            <xs:element ref="si:real"/>
+			          </xs:sequence>
+			        </xs:complexType>
+			     </xs:element>
+			   </mxXML>
+				]]>  
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+	<xs:element name="constant" type="si:constantQuantityType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Definition of a structure for real numbers, that represent for fundamental 
+				physical constants and mathematical	constants.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				The element has the following components [(m)-mandatory, (o)-optional]:
+				 
+				(o) - element label						(string)
+				(m) - element value						(decimal value type) 
+			    (m) - element unit						(string - SI unit) 
+			    (o) - element dateTime					(xs:dateTime)
+			    (o) - element uncertainty				(decimal value >= 0)
+				(o) - element distribution				(string)
+				
+				The value and the uncertainty have the unit specified by the element unit.
+				For fundamental physical constants, that are defined experimentally, the
+				uncertainty is the standard deviation.
+				
+				For rounded mathematical constants, the uncertainty is the standard deviation
+				of a rectangular distribution (element value defines center point), that 
+				contains the exact value of the constant with 100 percent probability.
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+		<xs:element name="complex" type="si:complexQuantityType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				The definition of complex quantities in the D-SI metadata model.
+				Complex quantities allow two representations of complex numerical values:
+				One is the Cartesian coordinate form, the other representation is the
+				polar coordinate form.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				The following statements of a complex quantity are possible. 
+			    [(m)-mandatory, (o)-optional]
+			    
+			    1. Basic measured quantity in Cartesian form
+			    	(o) - element label				(string)
+			    	(m) - element valueReal			(decimal value type)
+					(m) - element valueImag			(decimal value type)
+			   	 	(m) - element unit				(string - SI unit)
+					(o) - element dateTime			(xs:dateTime)
+				
+				
+				2. Basic measured quantity in polar form
+			    	(o) - element label				(string)
+			    	(m) - element valueMagnitude	(decimal value type)
+					(m) - element valuePhase		(decimal value type)
+			   	 	(m) - element unit				(string - SI unit)
+					(m) - element unitPhase			(string - SI unit for an angular quantity)
+					(o) - element dateTime			(xs:dateTime)
+					
+					
+				3. Basic measured quantity in Cartesian form with bivariate uncertainty
+			    	(o) - element label				(string)
+			    	(m) - element valueReal			(decimal value type)
+					(m) - element valueImag			(decimal value type)
+			   	 	(m) - element unit				(string - SI unit)
+					(o) - element dateTime			(xs:dateTime)
+					(m) - choice si:ellipsoidalRegion or si:rectangularRegion for the bivariate uncertainty
+				
+				
+				4. Basic measured quantity in polar form with bivariate uncertainty
+			    	(o) - element label				(string)
+			    	(m) - element valueMagnitude	(decimal value type)
+					(m) - element valuePhase		(decimal value type)
+			   	 	(m) - element unit				(string - SI unit)
+					(m) - element unitPhase			(string - SI unit for an angular quantity)
+					(o) - element dateTime			(xs:dateTime)
+					(m) - choice si:ellipsoidalRegion or si:rectangularRegion for the bivariate uncertainty
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+		<xs:element name="realList" type="si:realListType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Meta data element definition for a list of real measurement quantities. 
+				The list can represent independent measurement or multivariate vector quantities.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				 A list can provide the following structures:
+    			   - list of one ore more si:real elements
+			       - optional list timestamp, list label, and/or list unit 
+			       - optional list univariate uncertainty statement with list unit
+				   - optional multivariate hyper-elliptical or hyper-rectangular coverage region
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	<xs:element name="complexList" type="si:complexListType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Meta data element definition for a list of complex measurement quantities. 
+				The list can represent independent measurement or multivariate vector quantities.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				 This list can provide the following structures:
+				   - list of one ore more si:complex elements
+			       - optional list timestamp, list label, and/or list unit(s) 
+			       - optional list bivariate uncertainty statement with list unit(s)
+				   - optional multivariate hyper-elliptical or hyper-rectangular coverage region
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	<xs:element name="list" type="si:listType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Meta data element definition for a list of basic measurement quantities. 
+				The list can represent independent measurement or multivariate vector quantities.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				 This list can provide the following nested structures:
+			      - si:list elements and
+			      - si:realList elements and
+			      - si:complexList elements
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+	
+	<!-- -->
+	<xs:element name="hybrid" type="si:hybridType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				The hybrid elements allows to add quantities to the
+				machine readable D-SI format, with other units, than those allowed
+				to be used with the SI by means of the BIPM SI brochure.
+			</xs:documentation>	
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				 The hybrid element can contain the following information
+				 
+				 1. A set of real quantities
+				 	- all real elements provide a quantity value for one and the same measured quantity
+				 	- each real element provides this quantity with a different unit
+				 	- at least one real element provides the quantity with a machine readable SI unit
+				 	- the other real quantities can use any SI or non-SI unit
+				 	
+				 2. A set of complex quantities
+				 	- all complex elements provide a quantity value for one and the same measured quantity
+				 	- each complex element provides this quantity with a different unit(s)
+				 	- at least one complex element provides the quantity with a machine readable SI unit(s)
+				 	- the other complex quantities can use any SI or non-SI unit
+				 
+				  3. A set of list elements
+				 	- all list elements must provide the same quantity information and hence, must have
+				 		an identical structure.
+				 	- the lists do only differ by using different units for each of the quantities
+				 	- at least one list  provides all quantities only with machine readable SI units
+				 	- the other lists can use any other units for the quantities
+				 
+				  4. A set of constant quantities
+				 	- all constant elements provide a quantity value for one and the same quantity
+				 	- each constant element provides this quantity with a different unit
+				 	- at least one constant element provides the quantity with a machine readable SI unit
+				 	- the other constant quantities can use any SI or non-SI unit
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>	
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+
+<!-- ############## D-SI SUPPLEMENTAL XML ELEMENT DEFINITIONS #################### -->
+		
+	<xs:element name="expandedUnc" type="si:expandedUncType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Definition of the structure, that gives the necessary components for stating 
+				an expanded measurement uncertainty. This element must always be used in the
+				context of a real quantity, which is an application within si:real and/or
+				si:globalUnivariateUnc.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				The element has the following components [(m)-mandatory, (o)-optional]:
+				 
+				(m) - element uncertainty				(decimal value >= 0)
+			    (m) - element coverageFactor			(decimal value >= 1) 
+			    (m) - element coverageProbability		(decimal value in [0,1])
+				(o) - element distribution				(string)
+				
+				The unit of component uncertainty is the unit used in the context of
+				si:real and/or si:globalUnivariateUnc.
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+	<xs:element name="coverageInterval" type="si:coverageIntervalType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Definition of the structure, that gives the necessary components for stating 
+				a probabilistic-symmetric coverage interval for a real uncertainty. This element 
+				must always be used in the context of a real quantity, which is an application 
+				within si:real and/or si:globalUnivariateUnc.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				The element has the following components [(m)-mandatory, (o)-optional]:
+				 
+				(m) - element stdUncertainty			(decimal value >= 0)
+				(m) - element intervalMin				(decimal value type) 
+			    (m) - element intervalMax				(decimal value type) 
+			    (m) - element coverageProbability		(decimal value in [0,1])
+				(o) - element distribution				(string)
+				
+				The unit of components stdUncertainty, intervalMin and intervalMax is the unit 
+				used in the context of si:real and/or si:globalUnivaraiteUnc.
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+	<!--  -->
+	<xs:element name="covarianceMatrix" type="si:covarianceMatrixType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Definition of a covariance matrix element that is used for
+				multidimensional uncertainty statements in the D-SI format.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				A covariance matrix has n column elements.
+				The dimension of the covariance matrix is the amount of columns.
+				Each column contains the covariance values of one column of the 
+				covariance matrix.
+				The order of the columns is from left to right column in the
+				covariance matrix.
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+	<xs:element name="ellipsoidalRegion" type="si:ellipsoidalRegionType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Definition of the structure, that provides a hyper-ellipsoidal coverage
+				region for stating the uncertainty of multivariate quantities. It is
+				used in the context of uncertainty for complex quantities and
+				lists of real or complex quantities.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				The element has the following components [(m)-mandatory, (o)-optional]:
+				 
+				(m) - element covarianceMatrix			(sub structure covarianceMatrix)
+				(m) - element coverageFactor			(decimal value >= 1) 
+			    (m) - element coverageProbability		(decimal value in [0,1]) 
+				(o) - element distribution				(string)
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+	<xs:element name="rectangularRegion" type="si:rectangularRegionType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Definition of the structure that provides a hyper-rectangular coverage
+				region for stating the uncertainty of multivariate quantities. It is
+				used in the context of uncertainty for complex quantities and
+				lists of real or complex quantities.
+			</xs:documentation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				<![CDATA[
+				The element has the following components [(m)-mandatory, (o)-optional]:
+				 
+				(m) - element covarianceMatrix			(sub structure covarianceMatrix)
+				(m) - element coverageFactor			(decimal value >= 1) 
+			    (m) - element coverageProbability		(decimal value in [0,1]) 
+				(o) - element distribution				(string)
+				]]>
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	</xs:element>
+	
+	
+
+<!-- ############## D-SI XML TYPE DEFINITIONS #################### -->
+	
+	<xs:complexType name="realQuantityType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- optional label and quantity type-->
+				<xs:element name="label" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+				
+				<!-- mandatory information -->
+				<xs:element name="value" type="si:decimalType"/>
+				<xs:element name="unit"  type="si:unitType"/>
+
+				<!-- optional time stamp -->
+				<xs:element name="dateTime" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
+
+				<!-- optional choice of uncertainty statements -->
+				<xs:choice minOccurs="0">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							univariate measurement uncertainty
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+					<xs:element name="expandedUnc" type="si:expandedUncType"/>
+					<xs:element name="coverageInterval" type="si:coverageIntervalType"/>
+				</xs:choice>
+				
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType> 
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="constantQuantityType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- optional label and quantity type-->
+				<xs:element name="label" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+			
+				<!-- mandatory information -->
+				<xs:element name="value" type="si:decimalType"/>
+				<xs:element name="unit"  type="si:unitType"/>
+
+				<!-- optional time stamp -->
+				<xs:element name="dateTime" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
+				
+				<!-- optional uncertainty -->
+				<xs:element name="uncertainty" type="si:uncertaintyValueType" minOccurs="0"/>
+				
+				<!-- optional distribution -->
+				<xs:element name="distribution" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="complexQuantityType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- optional label and quantity type-->
+				<xs:element name="label" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+				
+				<!-- choice of Cartesian coordinate form or polar coordinate form -->
+				<xs:choice>
+					<xs:sequence>
+						<!-- mandatory components of Cartesian coordinate form -->
+						<xs:element name="valueReal" type="si:decimalType"/>
+						<xs:element name="valueImag" type="si:decimalType"/>
+						<xs:element name="unit" type="si:unitType"/>
+					</xs:sequence>
+					<xs:sequence>
+						<!-- mandatory components of polar coordinate form -->
+						<xs:element name="valueMagnitude" type="si:decimalType"/>
+						<xs:element name="valuePhase" type="si:decimalType"/>
+						<xs:element name="unit" type="si:unitType"/>
+						<xs:element name="unitPhase" type="si:unitPhaseType"/>			
+					</xs:sequence>	
+				</xs:choice>
+				<!-- optional time stamp -->
+				<xs:element name="dateTime" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
+				
+				<!-- optional uncertainty statement: either ellipsoidal or rectangular coverage region -->
+				<xs:choice minOccurs="0">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							bivariate measurement uncertainty
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+					<xs:element name="ellipsoidalRegion" type="si:ellipsoidalRegionType"/>
+					<xs:element name="rectangularRegion" type="si:rectangularRegionType"/>
+				</xs:choice>
+				
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="realInListType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- optional local label and local quantity type-->
+				<xs:element name="label" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+				
+				<!-- mandatory information -->
+				<xs:element name="value" type="si:decimalType"/>
+				<!-- if list unit, then do not write this local unit -->
+				<xs:element name="unit"  type="si:unitType" minOccurs="0"/>
+				<!-- optional local time stamp -->
+				<xs:element name="dateTime" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
+				<!-- optional choice of local uncertainty statements -->
+				<xs:choice minOccurs="0">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							univariate measurement uncertainty
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+					<xs:element name="expandedUnc" type="si:expandedUncType"/>
+					<xs:element name="coverageInterval" type="si:coverageIntervalType"/>
+				</xs:choice>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="complexInListType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- optional local label and local quantity type-->
+				<xs:element name="label" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>		
+									
+				<!-- choice of Cartesian coordinate form or polar coordinate form -->
+				<xs:choice>									
+					<xs:sequence>
+						<!-- mandatory components of Cartesian coordinate form -->
+						<xs:element name="valueReal" type="si:decimalType"/>
+						<xs:element name="valueImag" type="si:decimalType"/>
+						<!-- if list unit, then do not write this local unit -->
+						<xs:element name="unit" type="si:unitType" minOccurs="0"/>
+					</xs:sequence>										
+					<xs:sequence>
+						<!-- mandatory components of polar coordinate form -->
+						<xs:element name="valueMagnitude" type="si:decimalType"/>
+						<xs:element name="valuePhase" type="si:decimalType"/>
+						<!-- if list unit, then do not write this local unit -->
+						<xs:element name="unit" type="si:unitType" minOccurs="0"/>
+						<!-- if list unit, then do not write this local unit -->	
+						<xs:element name="unitPhase" type="si:unitPhaseType" minOccurs="0"/>												
+					</xs:sequence>										
+				</xs:choice>														
+				<!-- optional local time stamp -->
+				<xs:element name="dateTime" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>	
+								
+				<!-- optional local uncertainty statement: either ellipsoidal or rectangular coverage region -->
+				<xs:choice minOccurs="0">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							bivariate measurement uncertainty
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+					<xs:element name="ellipsoidalRegion" type="si:ellipsoidalRegionType"/>
+					<xs:element name="rectangularRegion" type="si:rectangularRegionType"/>
+				</xs:choice>				
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="realListType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- optional label of the list-->
+				<xs:element name="label" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>			
+				<!-- optional list time stamp -->
+				<xs:element name="dateTime" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
+				<!-- optional list unit -->
+				<xs:element name="listUnit" type="si:unitType" minOccurs="0"/>
+				<!-- optional list uncertainty -->
+				
+				<xs:element name="listUnivariateUnc" type="si:listUnivariateUncType" minOccurs="0">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							Definition of a structure, for a global univariate uncertainty, that
+							is used within the list structure with a list of real quantities.
+							The global univariate uncertainty can either be given as an expanded 
+							measurement uncertainty or as a coverage interval.
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+				</xs:element>	
+				
+				<!-- mandatory list of real elements -->
+				<xs:element name="real" type="si:realInListType" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							Meta data element definition for a real measurement quantity in list.
+							This implementation differs from the pure real quantity in the way that
+							the unit component is optional in order to allow a combination with
+							a global unit in the list of real quantities.
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+				</xs:element>
+				<!-- optional multivariate uncertainty statement -->
+				<xs:choice minOccurs="0">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							multivariate measurement uncertainty
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+					<xs:element name="ellipsoidalRegion" type="si:ellipsoidalRegionType"/>
+					<xs:element name="rectangularRegion" type="si:rectangularRegionType"/>
+				</xs:choice>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="complexListType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- optional label of the list -->
+				<xs:element name="label" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+				<!-- optional list time stamp -->
+				<xs:element name="dateTime" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
+				<!-- optional list unit -->
+				<xs:element name="listUnit" type="si:unitType" minOccurs="0"/>
+				<xs:element name="listUnitPhase" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>			
+				<!-- optional list bivariate uncertainty -->
+				
+				<xs:element name="listBivariateUnc" type="si:listBivariateUncType" minOccurs="0">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							Definition of a structure, for a global bivariate uncertainty, that
+							is used within the list structure with a list of complex quantities.
+							The global bivariate uncertainty can either be given as a hyper-ellipsoidal
+							coverage region or a hyper-rectangular coverage region. Both
+							coverage regions must provide a covariance matrix of dimension 2.
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+				</xs:element>	
+				<!-- mandatory list of complex elements -->
+				<xs:element name="complex" type="si:complexInListType" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							Meta data element definition for a complex measurement quantity in list.
+							This implementation differs from the pure complex quantity, in the way that
+							the unit components are optional in order to allow a combination with
+							a global unit in the list of complex quantities.
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+				</xs:element>
+				<!-- optional multivariate uncertainty statement -->
+				<xs:choice minOccurs="0">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							multivariate measurement uncertainty
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+					<xs:element name="ellipsoidalRegion" type="si:ellipsoidalRegionType"/>
+					<xs:element name="rectangularRegion" type="si:rectangularRegionType"/>
+				</xs:choice>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="listType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- optional label of the list -->
+				<xs:element name="label" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+				<!-- optional list time stamp -->
+				<xs:element name="dateTime" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/>
+				
+				<!-- selection between list of lists and list of real or complex -->
+				<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
+					<!-- either list of real -->
+					<xs:element name="realList" type="si:realListType"/>					
+					<!-- or list of complex -->
+					<xs:element name="complexList" type="si:complexListType"/>
+					<!-- or list of lists -->
+					<xs:element name="list" type="si:listType"/>
+				</xs:choice>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="hybridType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- mandatory adapter for at least one SI quantity and additional (non-) SI quantities -->
+				<xs:choice>
+					<xs:element name="real" type="si:realQuantityType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+					<xs:element name="complex" type="si:complexQuantityType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+					<xs:element name="list" type="si:listType"  minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+					<xs:element name="realList" type="si:realListType"  minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+					<xs:element name="complexList" type="si:complexListType"  minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+					<xs:element name="constant" type="si:constantQuantityType"  minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
+				</xs:choice>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="expandedUncType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element name="uncertainty" type="si:uncertaintyValueType"/>
+				<xs:element name="coverageFactor" type="si:kValueType"/>
+				<xs:element name="coverageProbability" type="si:probabilityValueType"/>
+				<xs:element name="distribution" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	
+	
+		<xs:complexType name="coverageIntervalType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element name="standardUnc" type="si:uncertaintyValueType"/>
+				<xs:element name="intervalMin" type="si:decimalType"/>
+				<xs:element name="intervalMax" type="si:decimalType"/>
+				<xs:element name="coverageProbability" type="si:probabilityValueType"/>
+				<xs:element name="distribution" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	
+	
+		<xs:complexType name="covarianceMatrixType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element name="column" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+					<xs:annotation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							Definition of a column in the covariance matrix.
+						</xs:documentation>
+						<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+							<![CDATA[
+							The column has n covariance elements, where
+							n is the amount of columns in the covariance matrix.
+							
+							The covariance elements are ordered as in the covariance matrix, started
+							at the element in the first row of the matrix and going to the
+							last row of the matrix.
+							]]>
+						</xs:documentation>
+					</xs:annotation>
+					<xs:complexType>
+						<xs:sequence>
+							<xs:element name="covariance" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+								<xs:annotation>
+									<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+										Each covariance component is defined by 
+										- element value		(decimal value type)
+										- element unit		(string - SI format)
+									</xs:documentation>
+								</xs:annotation>
+								<xs:complexType>
+									<xs:sequence>
+										<xs:element name="value" type="si:decimalType"/>
+										<xs:element name="unit" type="si:unitType"/>
+									</xs:sequence>
+								</xs:complexType>
+							</xs:element>
+						</xs:sequence>
+					</xs:complexType>
+				</xs:element>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	
+	
+		<xs:complexType name="ellipsoidalRegionType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- covariance matrix data -->
+				<xs:element name="covarianceMatrix" type="si:covarianceMatrixType"/>
+				<!-- coverage properties of region -->
+				<xs:element name="coverageFactor" type="si:kValueType"/>
+				<xs:element name="coverageProbability" type="si:probabilityValueType"/>
+				<!-- optional information about distribution -->
+				<xs:element name="distribution" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="rectangularRegionType">
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<!-- covariance matrix data -->
+				<xs:element name="covarianceMatrix" type="si:covarianceMatrixType"/>
+				<!-- coverage properties of region -->
+				<xs:element name="coverageFactor" type="si:kValueType"/>
+				<xs:element name="coverageProbability" type="si:probabilityValueType"/>
+				<!-- optional information about distribution -->
+				<xs:element name="distribution" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="listUnivariateUncType">
+			<xs:choice>
+				<xs:annotation>
+					<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+						univariate measurement uncertainty
+					</xs:documentation>
+				</xs:annotation>
+				<xs:element name="expandedUnc" type="si:expandedUncType"/>
+				<xs:element name="coverageInterval" type="si:coverageIntervalType"/>
+			</xs:choice>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+		<xs:complexType name="listBivariateUncType">
+			<xs:choice minOccurs="0">
+				<xs:annotation>
+					<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+						bivariate measurement uncertainty
+					</xs:documentation>
+				</xs:annotation>
+				<xs:element name="ellipsoidalRegion" type="si:ellipsoidalRegionType"/>
+				<xs:element name="rectangularRegion" type="si:rectangularRegionType"/>
+			</xs:choice>
+		</xs:complexType>
+		
+					
+
+
+	
+	
+
+<!-- ############## D-SI XML INTERNALLY USED SIMPLE TYPE DEFINITIONS #################### -->
+
+	<xs:simpleType name="unitType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				BIPM SI brochure unit (9th edition).
+				Based on xs:string.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
+		</xs:restriction>
+	</xs:simpleType>
+	
+	
+	<xs:simpleType name="unitPhaseType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Unit of angular quantity in SI.
+				Based on xs:string.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
+		</xs:restriction>
+	</xs:simpleType>
+	
+
+	<xs:simpleType name="decimalType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Scientific decimal format for numerical values.
+				Based on type xs:double.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:restriction base="xs:double">
+			<xs:pattern value="[-+]?((\d*\.\d+)|(\d+\.\d*)|(\d+\.?))([Ee][-+]?\d+)?"/>
+		</xs:restriction>
+	</xs:simpleType>
+	
+
+	<xs:simpleType name="uncertaintyValueType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Scientific decimal format for numerical values of uncertainties
+				that must be positive (greater than zero or equal to zero).
+				Based on type xs:double.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+	
+		<xs:restriction base="xs:double">
+			<xs:pattern value="\+?((\d*\.\d+)|(\d+\.\d*)|(\d+\.?))([Ee][-+]?\d+)?"/>	  
+		</xs:restriction>
+	</xs:simpleType>
+
+	<xs:simpleType name="kValueType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Scientific decimal format for coverage factor values for uncertainties
+				that must be greater than one or equal to one.
+				Based on type xs:double.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>	
+		<xs:restriction base="xs:double">
+			<xs:pattern value="\+?(([1-9]\d*\.\d*)|([1-9]\d*))"/>	  
+		</xs:restriction>
+	</xs:simpleType>
+	
+
+	<xs:simpleType name="probabilityValueType">
+		<xs:annotation>
+			<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">
+				Decimal format for coverage probability values for uncertainties.
+				The value must be within the interval [0,1]. The scientific exponent 
+				"e" (or "E") is not allowed.
+				Based on type xs:double.
+			</xs:documentation>
+		</xs:annotation>
+		<xs:restriction base="xs:double">
+			<xs:pattern value="\+?((0(\.\d*)?)|(1(\.0*)?))"/>
+		</xs:restriction>
+	</xs:simpleType>
+
+</xs:schema>