Abstract OGC® SensorML: Model and XML Encoding Standard

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i. Abstract

The primary focus of the Sensor Model Language SensorML is to provide a robust and semantically-tied means of defining processes and processing components associated with the measurement and post-measurement transformation of observations. This includes sensors and actuators as well as computational processes applied pre- and post- measurement. The main objective is to enable interoperability, first at the syntactic level and later at the semantic level by using ontologies and semantic mediation, so that sensors and processes can be better understood by machines, utilized automatically in complex workflows, and easily shared between intelligent sensor web nodes. This standard is one of several implementation standards produced under OGC’s Sensor Web Enablement SWE activity. This standard is a revision of content that was previously integrated in the SensorML version 1.0 standard OGC 07-000. ii. Keywords ogcdoc, sensor model language, sensorml, swe, sensors, actuators, detectors, transducers, processes, processing, observations, measurement, data quality, data lineage, data provenance iii. Submitting Organizations The following organizations have contributed and submitted this Encoding Standard to the Open Geospatial Consortium: ฀ Botts Innovative Research, Inc. ฀ Sensia Software LLC ฀ Spot Image, S.A. ฀ Seicorp, Inc. ฀ US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency NGA ฀ TASC OGC 12-000 SensorML Copyright © 2014 Open Geospatial Consortium x Submission Contact Points All questions regarding this submission should be directed to the editor or the submitters: Contact Company Email Michael E. Botts Botts Innovative Research, Inc mike.bottsatbotts-inc.com Alexandre Robin Sensia Software LLC alex.robinatsensiasoftware.com Jim Greenwood Seicorp, Inc. jgreenwoodatSeicorp.com David Wesloh US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency David.G.Weslohatnga.mil iv. Future Work Future work will target the description of specialized processes, sensors, and actuators by restricting via profiles the generic models and schema defined in this standard. Such profiles will allow interoperability of models and schema both within specific processing and measurement communities as well as between disparate.

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