Selected References, based on Vocabularies, Sensor

For a complete set of references, see Search MMI References.

Titlesort iconDescriptionReference TypeReference Topic
ACT Sensors List

ACT has a searchable database of sensors used in coastal and ocean research and observing. The database is a living database; it is continually updated as new test results are available and as more information is provided on each sensor/instrument.
Argo Instrument List(see Table 8, Page 50) Argo instrument list contains 3-character number codes from 831-858 (14 instruments). From document: "The objective of Argo program is to operate and manage a set of 3000 floats distributed in all oceans, with the vision that the network will be a permanent and operational system." Existing: The item is available for public use, has been released or widely adopted, and is sponsored or maintained.
BODC Instruments List

The British Oceanographic Data Centre list of instrument terms.
CDI Sea Search Sensor and Platform Vocabularies

Sea Search was a European data management initiative (ended in 2005). It was funded to develop and operate a pan-european infrastructure for ocean and marine data management, with many corresponding goals listed on the site.

Data Dictionary from SEACOOS

Dictionary includes standard names that are coordinate-related, time_date names, atmospheric data, physical oceanographic, chemical oceanographic, electromagnetic radiation, ADCP, sensor-related, platform-related, M_aeri data-related, and navigation. For each name, there is a definition, short name, long name, data type, data class, units, axis, valid range, parameter reference, instrument general, equivalent standard name, and standard.
ESA SensorML Dictionaries

Description

This constitutes a set of observing-hardware-related dictionaries, expressed as GML.

Topics include:

  • Acquisition Methods
  • Band Types
  • Instrument Applications
  • Instrument Types
  • Orbit Types
  • Platform Types
  • Polarization Types
  • Properties
  • OGC Properties
GCMD Sensors VocabularyThe GCMD (Global Change Master Directory) keyword vocabularies are maintained by NASA, and are fairly extensive. These keywords are used to reference data submitted to the NASA repository.
Global Change Master Directory Keywords

A hierarchical list of keywords to the variable level (groupings: science, services, projects, instruments, platforms, locations), the GCMD keywords are used in many contexts. The keywords are updated with new submissions through a fairly informal process.
ISDM Code Lists

ISDM has published a set of various code lists, including activity codes, country codes, data type codes, digit codes, instrument type codes, and sampling technique codes.  See the link below for a complete list, and access to the various vocabularies. 


NODC Sensors (Type) List

The NODC instrument types list can be found by navigating to http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/search/prod/insttypes.pl and doing a search (with nothing entered).

A reference copy of the data has been attached in case this resource becomes unavailable. 
SIO/GDC Vocabulary Terms

Controlled Vocabulary utilized in SIOExplorer, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Geological Data Center (SIO/GDC). Includes listing of terms for various parameters in the GDC scheme.

SSDS Sensor Types

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has been developing a sophisticated data system for many of its research platforms for some time. The data system has always described its data sources and platforms fairly thoroughly, and used a device type categorization to group the devices.

U.S. Globec Instrument Names

U.S. Globec Program maintains a Data Thesaurus. The Instrument Names have acronym-style codes or words assigned to each instrument. The list was based on preliminary guidelines from the JGOFS program.
WMO Codes for Temperature Sensors

The code tables in this document contain a very comprehensive list of temperature sensor types.