M2M (Machine to Machine) Interface - Ocean Observatories Initiative
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
M2M Interface - OOI
Citation
For references/bibliography, OOI’s recommended citation format is based on the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) format, adopted by journals in relevant professional societies such as the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS). For a data availability statement in a publication, consider how best to direct the reader/reviewer to the data by directly linking to the data or providing information to get to the data efficiently. Recommended citation format: NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative. ([date or year published]). [Platform title] [[Instrument(s) and/or data product(s) (reference designators, if applicable) data from [start date] to [end date]. [Repository]. [URL]]. [Platform DOI]. Accessed on [date accessed]. Full citation guidance can be found here: https://oceanobservatories.org/how-to-use-acknowledge-and-cite-data/
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.