RE: [emergency] RE: Sensors and sensor standards - clarification please

Thanks!

Carl

> Carl,
> You are correct. The IF SC also has the task of looking for any other
> sensor standards work to identify gaps or overlaps. When that is done we
> will make use of all the good work done to ensure the EDXL payload for
> sensors is understandable.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Merkle
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> From: Carl Reed OGC Account [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:20 PM
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> Subject: [emergency] RE: Sensors and sensor standards - clarification
> please
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>
> Hi -
>
> Sorry, but I need some help understanding the semantics of the use in
> this TC of the term "sensor standards". IEEE 1451 has developed and
> approved a class of sensor standards. ISO TC 204 is defining and seeking
> approval of a set of abstract sensor interface and encoding standards
> for telematics (in car sensor systems), and the OGC is defining and
> approving a set of interface and encoding standards for discovery,
> access, description, and tasking of sensors.
>
> I do not think that the EM TC is looking to develop this class of
> standards. I think what we are talking about are how to express
> information as part of an EDXL payload about a sensor or a sensor
> observation that has been provided by one of the standards mentioned
> above.
>
> Am I correct?
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Carl Reed, PhD
> CTO and Executive Director Specification Program
> OGC
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