WebSense: A lightweight and configurable application for publishing sensor network data

Wireless sensor networks generate volumes of scientific observations. However, gathered data is typically not published for use by other scientists. This paper analyses the reasons that so little sensor network data is published online in a usable form, and identifies gaps in currently available publication systems. To address these gaps we present WebSense, a lightweight and configurable web-based tool for sensor network researchers to publish their collected data. The design goals and implementation of WebSense are described and the system is evaluated against the goals. WebSense is available from http://wsn.csse.uwa.edu.au/.