Sensor Management System (SMS): Open-source software for FAIR sensor metadata management in Earth system sciences

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17280v2
• Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:29:13 GMT
• Title: Sensor Management System (SMS): Open-source software for FAIR sensor metadata management in Earth system sciences
• Authors: Christof Lorenz, Nils Brinckmann, Jan Bumberger, Marc Hanisch, Tobias Kuhnert, Ulrich Loup, Rubankumar Moorthy, Florian Obsersteiner, David Schäfer, Thomas Schnicke,
• Abstract summary: The Sensor Management System (SMS) provides a user-friendly and feature-rich platform for modeling even the most complex sensor systems.<n>The SMS provides a central element of a digital ecosystem, that fosters a more consistent, sustainable and FAIR provision of sensor-related metadata.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• 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 vocabularies and establishing a community of end-users, the SMS provides the central element of a digital ecosystem, that fosters a more consistent, sustainable and FAIR provision of sensor-related metadata.

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