GCRI · Foundry
NXS-OPS
NXS-OPS (instruments, sensors and calibration) covers physical observation: sensor networks, measurement operations and scientific telemetry, with calibration and metadata kept so observations remain usable as evidence.
The workspace for NXS-OPS.
Pipeline
NXS-OPS · Workspace WS-61 · Example interface, not a record
Stages
- Ingest5 sources
- Validateschema · licence
- Transformversioned
- ModelHigh-performance
- Testheld-out
- Releasewith limits
Artefacts
| Job scheduler log | v5.4 | Open | OBSERVED |
| Model registry | v2.2 | Open | Published statistics |
| Tile cache manifest | v2.4 | Open | VERSIONED |
| Usage meter | v4.1 | Open | OBSERVED |
Compute quota
share used vs alert level
Foundry · Pipeline. Pipeline: example names and illustrative values, not a record.
NXS-OPS serves these platforms.
Observations decay without maintenance and metadata.
NXS-OPS is defined in system profile NRS-S11 of the Nexus Standards. Gauges, weather stations and infrastructure sensors produce data whose value depends on calibration, siting and continuity. Gaps and drift that go unrecorded become errors in every model downstream.
- Station metadata following WIGOS practice.
- Calibration and maintenance records.
- Quality flags carried with each observation.
The standards a design like this is read against.
| Reference | Relevance |
|---|---|
| WMO WIGOS | Observing system standards and metadata |
| OGC SensorThings | Sensor data access |
| ISA/IEC 62443 | Security of connected devices |
What it exchanges with the other systems.
The ten rooms of NXS-OPS.
NXS-OPS has the eight rooms every Foundry system shares, set to its own authority, and two specialist rooms, Instruments and Metrology. Each is described by the work it is designed for; the public register records NXS-OPS as declared, not deployed.
| Room | Kind | Designed to |
|---|---|---|
| Station | Shared | Operate, inspect and correct authoritative domain posture for physical instruments, observatory nodes, sensors, calibration and primary observations |
| Mission | Shared | Coordinate bounded objective-oriented intelligence and human handoff for physical instruments, observatory nodes, sensors, calibration and primary observations |
| Builder | Shared | Design, engineer and prepare governed changes and artefacts for physical instruments, observatory nodes, sensors, calibration and primary observations |
| Maps | Shared | Inspect and compose spatial, temporal and world-model intelligence for physical instruments, observatory nodes, sensors, calibration and primary observations |
| Data | Shared | Work with data, ontology, Chronotopes, graphs, scientific methods and risk for physical instruments, observatory nodes, sensors, calibration and primary observations |
| Commons | Shared | Work with policy, law, standards, clauses, obligations and assurance for physical instruments, observatory nodes, sensors, calibration and primary observations |
| Reports | Shared | Compute, model, synthesise and visualise governed analytical products and reproducible reports for physical instruments, observatory nodes, sensors, calibration and primary observations |
| Knowledge | Shared | Work with institutional memory, records, citations, runbooks and learning for physical instruments, observatory nodes, sensors, calibration and primary observations |
| Instruments | Specialist | Manage physical instruments and sensing installations from registration and commissioning through maintenance and retirement |
| Metrology | Specialist | Establish the fitness and limitations of primary measurements through calibration, reference comparisons, drift analysis, uncertainty budgets and acceptance decisions |
Authorised projects only.
Access requires an authorised project with an accountable owner, data terms and a review plan. Enquiries go to the contact form.
Where NXS-OPS subjects are taught.
Risk Academy, led by the Nexus Consortium, teaches the subjects practised in NXS-OPS in these disciplines; the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) links to the Academy as a partner and does not provide its courses.
- Climate science, variability and changeFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-OPS roomsMetrology
- Oceans and coastsFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-OPS roomsInstruments
- Earth observation and Earth system dataFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-OPS roomsMetrology
- Atmosphere and air chemistryFacultyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesNXS-OPS roomsInstruments
- Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and landslidesFacultyFaculty of Hazards, Disasters and ResilienceNXS-OPS roomsInstruments
- Quantum technologiesFacultyFaculty of Technology and Digital SystemsNXS-OPS roomsMetrology
- Operational technology and cyber-physical securityFacultyFaculty of Technology and Digital SystemsNXS-OPS roomsInstruments
- Pollution and environmental healthFacultyFaculty of Health and SocietyNXS-OPS roomsInstruments
Where this page’s references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
Questions and answers.
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