About Water Information

Water information can be extracted and transferred from the Rubicon database using either the WaterML standard, or the WDTF standard for water data.

• The WaterML Datasets Module is where you can define WaterML compatible datasets and create and schedule extracts from datasets for the transfer of water data.
• The WDTF Datasets Module is where you can define WDTF compatible datasets for the transfer of water data to meet the requirements of the Australian Bureau of Meterology (BOM).

The Credentials, Extracts and Observation Types modules also support the transfer of data and metadata in these formats.

• The Credentials Module stores authorisation details for connecting to the destination servers.
• The Extracts Module stores a record of transferred data together with details of the transfer status.
• The Observation Types module stores a list of any observations that are configured for water data transfer.

WaterML

WaterML is an international standard for the representation of hydrological data. See OGC WaterML for details of the WaterML standard.

Water Data Transfer Format (WDTF)

This standard is used for transfer of data to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).

The Australian Water Act 2007 and Water Regulations 2008 require that specified organisations provide water data and associate metadata for inclusion in the Australian Water Resources Information System (AWRIS). The type of data required is defined in a set of categories and sub-categories published in the regulations.

See Improving Water Information on the BOM website for more details.