Providing a Sensor Composite Service Based on Operational and Spatial Constraints

A method, in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, for generating a composite sensor service, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the data processing system, a request to generate the composite sensor service, wherein the request identifies a geospatial region of interest for the composite sensor service, and wherein the composite sensor service provides a composite functionality that combines different functions of a selected subset of component sensor services of different types;
• determining, by the data processing system, a plurality of types of component sensor services needed to generate the composite sensor service based on the request, wherein each type of component sensor service provides a different function of the composite functionality of the composite sensor service;
• selecting, by the data processing system, the subset of component sensor services, having a type of component sensor service needed to generate the composite sensor service, from a plurality of component sensor services, based on spatial coverage characteristics associated with each component sensor service in the plurality of component sensor services and types of each of the component sensor services in the plurality of component sensor services, wherein the spatial coverage characteristics of the component sensor services define a geographic region about which a corresponding component sensor service generates data;
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• generating the composite sensor service based on the selected subset of component sensor services, wherein generating the composite sensor service comprises establishing communication connections between the subset of component sensor services and configuring the subset of component sensor services to operate as part of the composite sensor service.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a data processing system, causes the data processing system to:

• receive a request to generate the composite sensor service, wherein the request identifies a geospatial region of interest for the composite sensor service, and wherein the composite sensor service provides a composite functionality that combines different functions of a selected subset of component sensor services of different types;
• determine a plurality of types of component sensor services needed to generate the composite sensor service based on the request, wherein each type of component sensor service provides a different function of the composite functionality of the composite sensor service;
• select the subset of component sensor services, having a type of component sensor service needed to generate the composite sensor service, from a plurality of component sensor services, based on spatial coverage characteristics associated with each component sensor service in the plurality of component sensor services and types of each of the component sensor services in the plurality of component sensor services, wherein the spatial coverage characteristics of the component sensor services define a geographic region about which a corresponding component sensor service generates data;
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• generate the composite sensor service based on the selected subset of component sensor services, wherein generating the composite sensor service comprises establishing communication connections between the subset of component sensor services and configuring the subset of component sensor services to operate as part of the composite sensor service.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
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• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive a request to generate the composite sensor service, wherein the request identifies a geospatial region of interest for the composite sensor service, and wherein the composite sensor service provides a composite functionality that combines different functions of a selected subset of component sensor services of different types;
• determine a plurality of types of component sensor services needed to generate the composite sensor service based on the request, wherein each type of component sensor service provides a different function of the composite functionality of the composite sensor service;
• select the subset of component sensor services, having a type of component sensor service needed to generate the composite sensor service, from a plurality of component sensor services, based on spatial coverage characteristics associated with each component sensor service in the plurality of component sensor services and types of each of the component sensor services in the plurality of component sensor services, wherein the spatial coverage characteristics of the component sensor services define a geographic region about which a corresponding component sensor service generates data;
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• generate the composite sensor service based on the selected subset of component sensor services, wherein generating the composite sensor service comprises establishing communication connections between the subset of component sensor services and configuring the subset of component sensor services to operate as part of the composite sensor service.