M2M (Machine to Machine) Interface - Ocean Observatories Initiative
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
M2M Interface - OOI
Citation
Citing OOI Data The “Ocean Observatories Initiative” should be cited as the source for any data used in research projects or papers derived from OOI instrumentation, including posts on social media where a link to the OOI data must be provided. General Data Source When citing OOI as the general data source, we encourage authors to use the following format: NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Portal, http://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org. Downloaded on (date_accessed). Specific Instrument and Time Frame When citing data from a specific instrument and time range, we suggest the following format: NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Portal, http://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org, (data_type, reference_designator) data from (start_date) to (end_date). Downloaded on (date_accessed). For example: NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Portal, http://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org, Bottom Pressure Tilt (RS03CCAL-MJ03F-05-BOTPTA301) data from 25 January 2015 to 25 May 2016. Downloaded on 17 June 2016.
Abstract
The OOI Machine-to-Machine (M2M) interface provides access to OOI data via a RESTful Application Programming Interface (API). A RESTful API allows two software programs to communicate with each other. For OOI, this interface allows authenticated users to request small amounts of data via synchronous JSON requests, request larger amounts of data in NetCDF or CSV format to download multiple data streams or data from multiple platforms, or set up recurring downloads to update an existing dataset. Additionally, searches of the asset management system can be executed to find deployment, calibration, quality control parameters, annotations, and other information, both in bulk and for specific instruments or platforms.