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DescribeSensor Operation

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.

CO-OPS' SOS supports three kinds of DescribeSensor requests:

  • DescribeSensor request for a network - uses a network ID URN as procedure parameter in the DescribeSensor request
  • DescribeSensor request for a station  - uses a station   ID URN as procedure parameter in the DescribeSensor request
  • DescribeSensor request for a sensor   - uses a sensor   ID URN as procedure parameter in the DescribeSensor request

DescribeSensor Request via HTTP/GET

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.

Service SOS
Request DescribeSensor
Version 1.0.0
Output Format text/xml;subtype="sensorML/1.0.1/profiles/ioos_sos/1.0"
Procedure Network     Station     Sensor
Network URN
Station URN
Sensor ID URN
 

DescribeSensor Request via HTTP/POST

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.

Service URL https://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/ioos-dif-sos/SOS
Procedure
XML to send via POST
 
Sample Procedures (Network URNs) by Network:
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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