Sensor Management System (SMS): Open-source software for FAIR sensor metadata management in Earth system sciences
Christof Lorenz, Nils Brinckmann, Jan Bumberger, Marc Hanisch, Tobias Kuhnert, Ulrich Loup, Rubankumar Moorthy, Florian Obsersteiner, David Sch\"afer, Thomas Schnicke

TL;DR
The paper introduces SMS, an open-source platform designed to enhance FAIR sensor metadata management in Earth sciences by modeling complex sensor systems and supporting a comprehensive, lifecycle-based metadata approach.
Contribution
It presents a user-friendly, feature-rich system for modeling and managing sensor metadata throughout their lifecycle, integrating community and digital ecosystem features.
Findings
Supports complex sensor system modeling
Enables comprehensive metadata management
Fosters FAIR data principles
Abstract
Deriving reliable conclusions and insights from environmental observational data urgently requires the enrichment with consistent and comprehensive metadata, including time-resolved context such as changing deployments, configurations, and maintenance actions. We have therefore developed the Sensor Management System (SMS), which provides a user-friendly and feature-rich platform for modeling even the most complex sensor systems and managing all sensor-related information across their life cycle. Each entity is described via well-defined terms like Devices, Platforms and Configurations, as well as Sites that are further enhanced with attributes for, e.g., instrument manufacturers, contact information or measured quantities and complemented by a continuous history of system-related actions. By further linking the SMS to sub-sequent systems and services like PID-registration or controlled…
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Taxonomy
TopicsEnvironmental Monitoring and Data Management · Research Data Management Practices · Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
