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Discovery mechanisms for the sensor web
Simon Jirka1, Arne Bröring, Christoph Stasch
1Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Institute for Geoinformatics, Weseler Straße 253, 48151 Münster, Germany; E-Mails: arneb@uni-muenster.de ; staschc@uni-muenster.de.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 11, 2012
Summary
Discovering sensors in the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Sensor Web Enablement framework is challenging. This paper presents a solution using existing OGC Sensor Web components for effective sensor discovery and metadata harvesting.
Area of Science:
- Geospatial Information Science
- Sensor Networks
- Web Services
Background:
- Cataloguing services effectively support OGC Web Map Service and Web Coverage Service.
- Discovering sensors within Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) frameworks remains a significant challenge.
- Existing discovery mechanisms for sensor networks are underdeveloped.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the challenge of sensor discovery within the OGC Sensor Web Enablement framework.
- To present a practical solution for sensor discovery using existing OGC SWE components.
- To integrate sensor discovery into existing catalogue services.
Main Methods:
- Discussing the requirements for a robust Sensor Web discovery mechanism.
- Developing an approach leveraging existing OGC Sensor Web components.
- Utilizing solutions developed within the EU-funded OSIRIS project.
Main Results:
- A functional approach for searching sensors within the OGC SWE framework.
- Mechanisms for exploiting basic semantic relationships between sensors.
- Capabilities for harvesting sensor metadata.
- Integration of sensor discovery into existing catalogue services.
Conclusions:
- The proposed solution effectively addresses the challenge of sensor discovery in OGC SWE.
- Leveraging existing OGC components provides a viable path for sensor network discovery.
- The OSIRIS project's approach enhances sensor metadata accessibility and integration.
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