istSOS, a new sensor observation management system: software architecture and a real-case application for flood protection

Cannata, Massimiliano and Antonovic, Milan Petar and Molinari, Monia Elisa and Pozzoni, Maurizio (2013) istSOS, a new sensor observation management system: software architecture and a real-case application for flood protection. Geomatics, natural hazards and risk. pp. 635-650.

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Abstract

istSOS (Istituto scienze della Terra Sensor Observation Service) is an implementation of the Sensor Observation Service (SOS) standard from the Open Geospatial Consortium. The development of istSOS started in 2009 in order to provide a simple implementation of the SOS for the management, provision and integration of hydro-meteorological data collected in Canton Ticino (Southern Switzerland). istSOS is an Open Source, entirely written in Python and based on reliable software like PostgreSQL/PostGIS and Apache/mod_wsgi. This paper illustrates the latest software enhancements, including a RESTful Web service and a Web-based graphical user interface, which enable a better and simplified interaction with measurements and SOS service settings. The robustness of the implemented solution has been validated in a real-case application: the Verbano Lake Early Warning System. In this application, near real-time data have to be exchanged by inter-regional partners and used in a hydrological model for lake level forecasting and flooding hazard assessment. This system is linked with a dedicated geoportal used by the civil protection for the management, alert and protection of the population and the assets of the Locarno area. Practical considerations, technical issues and foreseen improvements are presented and discussed.

Item Type:	Scientific journal article, Newspaper article or Magazine article
Subjects:	Physical sciences > Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments > Environmental sciences > Hydrology Physical sciences > Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments > Environmental sciences > Environmental informatics Physical sciences > Physical geographical sciences > Physical geography > Geographical information systems
Department/unit:	Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design > Istituto scienze della Terra
Depositing User:	Maurizio Pozzoni
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2017 06:49
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2017 06:49
URI:	http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/8097

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