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OpenGIS Sensor Observation Service

1) Overview
2) Downloads
3) Official Schemas
4) Related News

1) Overview

The OpenGIS® Sensor Observation Service Interface Standard (SOS) provides an API for managing deployed sensors and retrieving sensor data and specifically “observation” data. Whether from in-situ sensors (e.g., water monitoring) or dynamic sensors (e.g., satellite imaging), measurements made from sensor systems contribute most of the geospatial data by volume used in geospatial systems today. This is one of the OGC Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) [http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/markets-technologies/swe] suite of standards.

2) Downloads

Version Document Title (click to download) Document # Type
 1.0.0 OpenGIS Sensor Observation Service  06-009r6  IS
 0.1.4 Sensor Observation Service  05-088r1  D-DP



3) Official Schemas

http://schemas.opengis.net/sos/

Note: You may also download All Official OGC Schemas in a single zip file.

4) Related News

OGC Members Demo Sensor Web Interoperability at Oceans Conference 
2008-11-24 

GeoConnections Releases CGDI Interoperability Pilot Demo Video 
2008-11-23 

The OGC(R) Announces Updated OGC Reference Model 
2008-11-17 

David Arctur Joins OGC as Director, Interoperability Programs 
2008-11-10 

The OGC(R) Announces Successful OWS-6 Testbed Kick-off Event 
2008-11-10 

OGC Standards Are the "Bedrock" of Global Geology Mapping Project 
2008-10-28 

Webinar Features Geography Markup Language 
2008-10-20 

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