SensorThings - Overview¶

Audience¶

Students that are familiar with web services and want to have an overview of the SensorThings Application Programming Interface (API) standard.

Learning Objectives¶

At completion of the module students will be able to:

• Explain what the SensorThings API is

• Describe what can be done with the SensorThings API

• Understand how to retrieve data through the SensorThings API

• Understand how to publish sensor-collected data through the SensorThings API

• Be able to find a SensorThings API endpoint and use it through a client

Prerequisites¶

The following modules are prerequisites:

• Fundamental Concepts

• Introduction to OGC Standards