Water Data Transfer Format
Water Data Transfer Format (WDTF) is a data delivery standard implemented by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) that was jointly developed with the CSIRO.[1] The standard, released in 2009, specifies both the format of and the techniques used to deliver Australian water data measurements to the BoM.[2] Some private organisations and government agencies in Australia that collect water data are mandated to deliver it to the BoM according to the (Australian) Water Act 2007.[3]
An external meteorological data source that delivers data in WDTF-compliant forms is the CSIRO Land & Water's Automatic Weatherstation Network[4]. Data from this weatherstation network can be viewed in a web browser, downloaded at text values in CSV format, downloaded in a condensed XML format for machine-to-machine communications, or downloaded as WDTF-compliant data.
The use of WDTF is an example of work in the field of Irrigation Informatics.
References
- ^ Media Release:A clearer picture of Australia’s water resources, March 29, 2010, CSIROpedia
- ^ WDTF, Water Information: Regulations, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
- ^ The Water Act 2007 and Water Regulations 2008, information sheet, Bureau of Meteorology
- ^ CSIRO Land & Water's Automatic Weatherstation Network [dead link]