SensorML
SensorML is an XML_Schema for providing sensor system descriptions to support sensor discovery, geolocation and processing of sensor observations.
SensorML has been designed to support a wide range of sensors, including both dynamic and stationary platforms and both in-situ and remote sensors. SensorML allows to discover sensors, task sensors, subscribe to receive alerts from sensors when a certain phenomenon occurs.
Examples of supported sensors:
Stationary, in-situ – chemical “sniffer”, thermometer, gravity meter
Stationary, remote – stream velocity profiler, atmospheric profiler, Doppler radar
Dynamic, in-situ – aircraft mounted ozone “sniffer”, GPS unit, dropsonde
Dynamic, remote – satellite radiometer, airborne camera, soldier-mounted video