Parameters

This page illustrates a GetObservation Operation on the CO-OPS SOS. The GetObservation Operation supports HTTP/GET and HTTP/POST request methods. Please see our list of GetObservation parameters for more details, and the list of available products

GetObservation Request via HTTP/GET �

This section should help users generate URLs of interest. The user can choose from the available parameters:

• 1- Offering: One station or a collection of stations
• 2- Station ID for a single station or a network ID for a collection of stations
• 3- A bounding box can be specified in a collection request
• 4- Time period: Latest or a time series
• 5- The product of interest
• 6- Output format: CSV, TSV, XML and or KML
• 7- Any other optional parameters

A valid URL will be generated and displayed back to the user by simply clicking the "Get Request URL" button. The URL can further be customized for any programs that aim at automating this data retrieval process.

To view the resulted output of that URL, please click the "Submit" button.

Offering	Single     Collection
Time Event	Latest     Time Series
Product	air_temperature air_pressure sea_water_electrical_conductivity sea_water_speed&direction_of_sea_water_velocity sea_water_salinity water_surface_height_above_reference_datum sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_equilibrium_ocean_tide sea_water_temperature wind_speed&wind_from_direction&wind_speed_of_gust harmonic_constituents datums relative_humidity rain_fall visibility
Currents Data:	CurrentsPoint CurrentsProfile CurrentsProfileSurvey
Data Type	Select an optional data type PreliminarySixMinute PreliminaryOneMinute VerifiedSixMinute VerifiedHourlyHeight VerifiedHighLow VerifiedDailyMean                   (Optional)
Data Type	Select an optional data type SixMinuteTidePredictions HourlyTidePredictions HighLowTidePredictions                   (Optional)
Station ID
Network ID	urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:All urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:CurrentsActive urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:CurrentsSurvey urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:MetActive urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:WaterLevelActive urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:HarmonicConstituents urn:ioos:network:NOAA.NOS.CO-OPS:Datums
Feature of Interest	(Optional)
Result Format	text/csv text/tab-separated-values text/xml;schema="ioos/0.6.1" application/ioos+xml;version=0.6.1 application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml text/xml;subtype="om/1.0.0/profiles/ioos_sos/1.0"
Begin Date	(Field Optional -- Time in GMT)
End Date	(Field Optional -- Time in GMT)
Datum	Select an optional datum CRD IGLD MHHW MHW MLLW MLW MSL MTL NAVD STND   (Optional)
Datum	Select an optional datum CRD MHHW MHW MLLW MLW MSL MTL NAVD STND   (Optional)
Datum	Select an optional datum IGLD   (Optional)
Epoch	Current     Superseded   (Optional)
Data Units	Meters     Feet   (Optional)
Data Units	Celsius     Fahrenheit   (Optional)
Data Units	m/sec     knots miles/hour   (Optional)
Time Zone	GMT     LST   (Optional)
HTTP/GET GetObservation Request URL:

// HTTP/GET Table

GetObservation Request via HTTP/POST�

The following section illustrates an HTTP/POST request for a GetObservation. A user can specify a request for one or more stations, time period, product of interest, a desired output format and other optional parameters. A valid XML sample will be displayed in the request field, which can be copied to an XML file. The user can change the corresponding text, and click the "Submit" button to post the contents for querying SOS "GetObservation" results.

Service URL	https://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/ioos-dif-sos/SOS
Offering	Single     Collection
Time Event	Latest     Time Series
Product	air_temperature air_pressure sea_water_electrical_conductivity sea_water_speed&direction_of_sea_water_velocity sea_water_salinity water_surface_height_above_reference_datum sea_surface_height_amplitude_due_to_equilibrium_ocean_tide sea_water_temperature wind_speed&wind_from_direction&wind_speed_of_gust harmonic_constituents datums relative_humidity rain_fall visibility
Data Type	Air Temperature (Latest)
Format	text/csv text/tab-separated-values text/xml;schema="ioos/0.6.1" application/ioos+xml;version=0.6.1 application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml text/xml;subtype="om/1.0.0/profiles/ioos_sos/1.0"
POST XML