title: Representing Geospatial Environment Observation Capability Information: A Case Study of Managing Flood Monitoring Sensors in the Jinsha River Basin.
abstract: Sensor inquirers cannot understand comprehensive or accurate observation capability information because current observation capability modeling does not consider the union of multiple sensors nor the effect of geospatial environmental features on the observation capability of sensors. These limitations result in a failure to discover credible sensors or plan for their collaboration for environmental monitoring. The Geospatial Environmental Observation Capability (GEOC) is proposed in this study and can be used as an information basis for the reliable discovery and collaborative planning of multiple environmental sensors. A field-based GEOC (GEOCF) information representation model is built. Quintuple GEOCF feature components and two GEOCF operations are formulated based on the geospatial field conceptual framework. The proposed GEOCF markup language is used to formalize the proposed GEOCF. A prototype system called GEOCapabilityManager is developed, and a case study is conducted for flood observation in the lower reaches of the Jinsha River Basin. The applicability of the GEOCF is verified through the reliable discovery of flood monitoring sensors and planning for the collaboration of these sensors.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China. huchl@cug.edu.cn.|National Engineering Research Center for Geographic Information System, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China. huchl@cug.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Chuli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China. guanqf@cug.edu.cn.|National Engineering Research Center for Geographic Information System, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China. guanqf@cug.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Qingfeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China. harrypeas@me.com.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China. wmiller1978@whu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Lab for Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China. cnc@whu.edu.cn.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Geospatial Technology, Wuhan 430079, China. cnc@whu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Nengcheng
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: Sensor Web; environment monitoring; flood; observation capability representation; sensor discovery and collaboration