Adding in two properites to the data format - feedback sought

[RocketD0g]

Because the SPARTAN data is research-grade and not data created by/on behalf of a governmental body - like all other data in our system to date, adding new properties to our data format will be necessary before we add the SPARTAN data to the system (PR here)

Thoughts/feedback on this structure? cc: @dolugen @olafveerman @jflasher

Additional Tag # 1: sourceType - This delineates what data source type from which the data originates:

• Type 1 - Sensors that are deployed by citizen scientists, often low-cost sensors.
• Type 2 - Sensors that are deployed by researchers affiliated with universities and/or research organizations.
• Type 3 - Sensors that are deployed by or on behalf of governmental bodies.

Additional Tag # 2: mobile - This is either T/F, and indicates whether the source is stationary or mobile.

[jflasher]

I like these. For sourceType I guess I'd rather it be descriptive like government, research and something else, but I'm really not sure what the best words would be for those. So perhaps just having them be arbitrary type numbers works fine. I guess anything that's searchable is what's really needed.

[RocketD0g]

I'm fine with government and research, as well, but what's a good suggestion for the third type, then? It's a bit of a catch all else. I don't particularly like public or lowcostsensor.

[olafveerman]

I agree with you on the lowcostsensor. That gets into the type of sensor used, not the type of organization.

If it's a catch-all, why not call it other or misc?

[RocketD0g]

Yeah, I think other sounds fine.

[jflasher]

Added in now!