We adopted a SensorThings (ST) data model to develop a common “language” around the different types of water data. ST is a service focused on data streaming . Metadata of well itself can be incorporated into SensorThings model or within CKANthat supports integration of metadata within the data structure.
The basic elements of SensorThings are are:
Location - physical location of the observations as a geoJSON feature. Can be a point or polygon. Captured in a geoJSON format.
Thing - A collection of one or more sensors/an abstract description of what is being measured e.g Water Levels
Sensor - The sensor doing the measurement
Datastream - A group of observations of an observed property by a sensor for a thing at a given location
ObservedProperty - Description of what is being observed
Observations - The actual time vs intensity data
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