Sensor Observation Service
Standardized, Web-based upload, management and download of (in situ) sensor data and metadata
The 52°North Sensor Observation Service (SOS) provides an interoperable web-based interface for inserting and querying sensor data and sensor descriptions. It aggregates observations from live in situ sensors as well as historical data sets (time series data).
It enables users to:
- Publish georeferenced (in situ) observation data
- Access georeferenced measurement data in a standardized format (ISO/OGC Observation and Measurements, OGC WaterML 2.0 OGC TimeseriesML 1.0, INSPIRE O&M Specialized Observations, NetCDF)
- Insert and retrieve sensor descriptions (encoded in OGC SensorML, OGC WaterML 2.0)
- Publish measurement data (near real-time, as well as archived data)
- Offer Download Services for observation data that are compliant with the INSPIRE regulations.
Benefits
- Full implementation of the OGC Sensor Observation Service 2.0 standard
- INSPIRE compliance (SOS as INSPIRE Download Service)
- Dedicated support for hydrological applications via the OGC SOS 2.0 Hydrology Profile
- Support of the European e-reporting workflows for ambient air quality
- Highly efficient data transfer via the optional EXI (Efficient XML Interchange) support
- Flexible integration into existing IT infrastructures (coupling to existing databases, several options for data publication)
- Comprehensive ecosystem of supporting tools and applications (Helgoland Sensor Web Viewer, sos4R, SOS importer)
- Additional data management functionality beyond the SOS standard
Fields of Application
Hydrology, air quality (e-reporting), environmental monitoring, ocean sciences, tracking
Project References
Software
GitHub: https://github.com/52North/SOS/