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Docker autobuild of 52°North SOS

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52N SOS docker

Securely build, share and run the 52N SOS, anywhere

The 52N SOS 4.4.6 release includes a Dockerfile that allows the automatic deployment of 52N Sensor Observation Service docker images on docker hub. The images are preconfigured with a local H2 file database and the SOS can be tested directly once the container has finished loading. Find out how to start the container and store the configuration locally in the Docker section of the SOS readme file. Use the docker-compose file in the SOS repository to start a ProstgreSQL/PostGIS database, the SOS and an nginx proxy .

Integrating LoRaWAN Sensors with the OGC SensorWeb

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In this year’s Student Innovation Challenge held by 52°North, I participated with a software project aiming to extend the open sensor web with a new way to transmit sensor observations. The 8-week challenge under the topic ‘Bridging IoT and Sensor Web Applications’ enabled me to deepen my knowledge on LoRaWAN connected sensors while contributing to the Sensor Web community. My project’s deliverable is an integration between TheThingsNetwork and the OGC SensorWeb, adding the missing component to a full open source stack for LoRaWAN connected sensing platforms.more >

Contextual Button – Measuring User Interactions with a Contextual One-Button-Interface

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This year’s 52° North Student Innovation Challenge focused on connecting the Internet of Things with Sensor Web technologies. My entry into the challenge was inspired by the Amazon Dash button, a small internet enabled device that allows Amazon customers to order refills for their consumable goods (e.g. razor blades, detergent, etc.). When it is pressed, it connects to Amazon and places an order for the respective item.
What fascinates me is the idea of replacing the process of deliberately going online with a physical action that is directly integrated in the user’s current context. For example, when the user has just used the last of their detergent, they can directly press the button attached to the washing machine to order a refill. The whole interaction takes place in the context of washing clothes.more >

Simple Features for protobuf and others

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The Simple Feature Access Specification is a common standard that is widely used in geoinformatics for exchanging spatial features. It defines a common storage and access model for spatial vector geometries used by geographic information systems. Efficient serialization of this spatial data is a vital requirement in Spatial Data Infrastructures and Geoprocessing applications.more >