W3C Semantic Sensor Networks
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has initiated the Semantic Sensor Networks Incubator Group (SSN-XG) to develop the Semantic Sensor Network (SSN) ontology which can model sensor devices, systems, processes, and observations. The Incubator Group has now transitioned into the Semantic Sensor Networks Community Group.
The Semantic Sensor Network (SSN) ontology enables expressive representation of sensors, sensor observations, and knowledge of the environment. The SSN ontology is encoded in the Web Ontology Language (OWL) and has begun to achieve broad adoption and application within the sensors community. It is currently being used by various organizations, from academia, government, and industry, for improved management of sensor data on the Web, involving annotation, integration, publishing, and search (list of current applications).
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