ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (Apr 2019)

A Methodology for Heterogeneous Sensor Data Organization and Near Real-Time Data Sharing by Adopting OGC SWE Standards

  • Bartolomeo Ventura,
  • Andrea Vianello,
  • Daniel Frisinghelli,
  • Mattia Rossi,
  • Roberto Monsorno,
  • Armin Costa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi8040167
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 4
p. 167

Abstract

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Finding a solution to collect, analyze, and share, in near real-time, data acquired by heterogeneous sensors, such as traffic, air pollution, soil moisture, or weather data, represents a great challenge. This paper describes the solution developed at Eurac Research to automatically upload data, in near real-time, by adopting Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) standards to guarantee interoperability. We set up a methodology capable of ingesting heterogeneous datasets to automatize observation uploading and sensor registration, with minimum interaction required of the user. This solution has been successfully tested and applied in the Long Term (Socio-)Ecological Research (LT(S)ER) Matsch-Mazia initiative, and the code is accessible under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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