This page illustrates a DescribeSensor Operation on the CO-OPS SOS.
The DescribeSensor Operation supports HTTP/GET and HTTP/POST request methods.
Please see our list of DescribeSensor parameters for more details.
The following form illustrates an HTTP/GET request for a DescribeSensor Operation.
A user can specify the DescribeSensor request for a particular network, a station or a particular sensor,
and a valid ready-to-use URL will be generated when the "Get Request URL" button is clicked.
The "Submit" button can be used for querying SOS "DescribeSensor" results.
The following form illustrates an HTTP/POST request for a DescribeSensor Operation.
A user can specify the request for a particular network, a station, or a sensor, and a valid XML sample will be displayed in the request field.
This request contents can be copied to an XML file for later use. The user can change the corresponding text,
and click the "Submit" button to post the contents for querying SOS "DescribeSensor" results.
Sample Procedures (Network URNs) by Network:
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Network |
Procedure (Network ID URNs) |
All |
urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:All |
CurrentsActive |
urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:CurrentsActive |
CurrentsSurvey |
urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:CurrentsSurvey |
MetActive |
urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:MetActive |
WaterLevelActive |
urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:WaterLevelActive |
Instructions for DescribeSensor for a Particular Network:
Enter a network ID URN from the list above. Note that the URNs listed above
have the format
urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:networkId.
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Instructions for DescribeSensor for a Station:
- Enter a valid station URN under <procedure> to send a DescribeSensor request for
the given station. The ID is in the format urn:ioos:station:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:stationid,
for example urn:ioos:station:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:8454000
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Sample Procedures (SensorID URNs) by Observed Property:
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Observed Property |
Station ID |
Procedure (Sensor ID URN) |
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8454000 |
urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:8454000:U1 |
air_pressure |
8454000 |
urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:8454000:F1 |
air_temperature |
8454000 |
urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:8454000:D1 |
currents (active station) |
cb0102 |
urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:cb0102:Nortek-ADP-35875 |
currents (survey station) |
COI0502 |
urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:COI0502:Workhorse-ADCP-16226 |
sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_equilibrium_ocean_tide |
8454000 |
urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:8454000:PREDICTIONS |
sea_water_temperature |
8454000 |
urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:8454000:E1 |
water_surface_height_above_reference_datum |
8454000 |
urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:8454000:Y1 |
winds |
8454000 |
urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:8454000:C1 |
Instructions for DescribeSensor for a Particular Procedure:
- Obtain the Sensor ID URN by requesting data via DescriberSensor
for a particular station.
- Grab the entire Sensor ID URN from the value of xlink:href attribute of
<sml:identification>. For example, this may be
<sml:identification xlink:href="urn:ioos:sensor:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:8454000:C1"/>
- Enter the value under <procedure> to send a DescribeSensor request for
the given station.
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