SANY Sensors Anywhere

The ‘data connector’ TS Toolbox components provide access to data using various protocols and data formats; this includes three general purpose data connector implementations:

• SOS connector: by using this connector implementation, applications can be interfaced to OGC SOS compliant services. Currently the SOS connector supports reading data from a SOS service, and storing data in a SOS service using the transactional profile of the SOS specification.
  
• CSV connector: many legacy applications implement functionality to export data in simple comma- or tab-separated text files. The CSV connector component allows seamless integration of this type of data in TS Toolbox-based applications.
  
• AnySen connector: an implementation of a data connector fetching data from a sensor driver that interfaces with physical sensors. The AnySen connector implements a flexible configuration scheme allowing it to be adapted to different vendor protocols.

The TS Toolbox also includes one example of a ‘legacy connector’, which is used to access the air quality data stored in the proprietary data acquisition system 'UWEDAT' monitoring systems (not included in GPL edition). Legacy connectors allow much tighter integration of legacy applications, e.g. real time access; storing altered data back to original service etc., than exporting and/or importing data to integrate those applications.