SensorML

SensorML is an approved <a href="/facts/Open_Geospatial_Consortium/uDKbX6Cl">Open Geospatial Consortium</a> standard and an <a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a> encoding for describing sensors and measurement processes. SensorML can be used to describe a wide range of sensors, including both dynamic and stationary platforms and both in-situ and remote sensors.
Functions supported include.

<ul><li>sensor discovery</li>
<li>sensor <a href="/facts/Geolocation/yY41HfWV">geolocation</a></li>
<li>processing of sensor observations</li>
<li>a sensor programming mechanism</li>
<li>subscription to sensor alerts</li></ul>
Examples of supported sensors are

<ul><li>stationary, in-situ – chemical “sniffer”, thermometer, gravity meter</li>
<li>stationary, remote – stream velocity profiler, atmospheric profiler, <a href="/facts/Doppler_radar/4a6nL2lA">Doppler radar</a></li>
<li>dynamic, in-situ – aircraft mounted ozone “sniffer”, GPS unit, dropsonde</li>
<li>dynamic, remote – satellite radiometer, airborne camera, soldier-mounted video</li></ul>

SensorML open-in-new

SensorML