Sensor

A Universal Ontology for Sensor Networks Data

graybeal — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:31:29 -0700

A two layer prototype ontology that utilizes the IEEE Suggested Upper Merged Ontology (SUMO) as a root definition of general concepts and associations and two subontologies: the sensor data sub-ontology and the sensor hierarchy sub-ontology.

Ontology includes a Sensor Hierarchy Ontology that includes many of the same concepts as the MMI Device Ontology facets.

The ontology itself is not yet referenced here.

ACT Sensors List

graybeal — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:55:00 -0700

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

kwalz — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:54:00 -0800

(See Table 8, Page 50 on PDF document download below.)

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."

Autonomous Mission Operations for Sensor Webs Ontology

graybeal — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:46:41 -0700

This group is developing a device ontology to facilitate the development of autonomous mission systems.

BODC Instruments List

graybeal — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:53:00 -0800

The British Oceanographic Data Centre list of instrument terms.

CDI Sea Search Sensor and Platform Vocabularies

graybeal — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:30:00 -0800

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.

CIMA Ontology

graybeal — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:17:00 -0800

CIMA is aimed at "Grid enabling" instruments as real-time data sources to improve accessibility of instruments and to facilitate their integration into the Grid. They are developing semantic metadata (in OWL/RDF) using a web-based tool, so that the semantic metadata can be used to drive the WSDL/SOAP middleware.

Directory Interchange Format

swatson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:31:00 -0800

The Directory Interchange Format, or DIF, was developed to catalog earth and atmospheric resources. URLs:

DIF Writer's Guide
What is a DIF (a short history of DIF)

Type Content Standard

ESA SensorML Dictionaries

graybeal — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:27:52 -0700

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

FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)

swatson — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:08:00 -0800

Description

CSDGM is applicable to any geospatial data. Its goal is to define the information required by a prospective user to determine the availability of a set of geospatial data, the fitness the set of geospatial data for an intended use, and the means of accessing the set of geospatial data, and to enable successful transfer. It was developed in response to Presidential Executive Order 12906, "Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure".

Type

Content Standard

GCMD Sensors Vocabulary

graybeal — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:55:00 -0700

The 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.

GEOSS Workshop: The User and the GEOSS Architecture XVI "Regional Decisions for Climate Change"

carynn — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:46:00 -0800

Start: 09/21/2007 - 11:00

End: 09/22/2007 - 16:00

This workshop will address how the GEOSS Architecture will support citizens and policy makers in making local decisions based upon predictions of global climate change. Recognizing that the science to predict local changes is still advancing the workshop will define methods that GEOSS methods for users now and in the future to refine their understanding and the effects of global climate change on local decisions.

Global Change Master Directory Keywords

swatson — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:21:00 -0800

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.

IEEE 1451

graybeal — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:03:00 -0800

There is no strong center of the IEEE 1451 web presence, but a google search on "IEEE 1451" finds many interesting and useful references. IEEE 1451 is a comprehensive, extremely detailed standard for describing sensors and actuators (together, "transducers"). From the web site:

International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks

carynn — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:50:00 -0800

Start: 04/22/2008 - 00:00

End: 04/24/2008 - 00:00

International Workshop: Sensing a Changing World

carynn — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:43:58 -0700

Start: 11/19/2008 - 00:00

End: 11/21/2008 - 00:00

From the workshop website:

Current developments in sensor technology provide increasing opportunities to analyze human behavior and monitor environmental processes in a changing world.

ISDM Code Lists

kwalz — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:59:00 -0800

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.

ISO 19115 Metadata Standard for Geographic Information

swatson — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:10:00 -0800

Marine Community Profile of ISO 19115

glr — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:03:00 -0800

MMI Device Ontology: A Community Development Project

graybeal — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:12:00 -0800

Description

MMI has begun development of an ontology aimed at classifying sensor/device types, and possibly extending into more detailed sensor terminology. This project is being developed by interested members of the marine science and data community. See the project web site for details.