Open source and open standards for sensor data sharing
summary
A national profile for sensor observations exists but no fully compliant implementation ever appears so regional agencies adopt the guidelines and build interoperable services using 52°North SOS server instances that connect to legacy databases via custom middleware. Four service instances now serve hydrology, climate, water quality and NetCDF forecast ingestion, Aquarius-managed sensor stores interoperate, and a supported connector reduces upgrade pain. Client tooling includes a QGIS plugin and an R/Shiny client, and INSPIRE/EU recognition validates the approach while scalability to Big Data remains untested.
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