NRSS: Numeric Really Simple Syndication
 
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Overview
NRSS is a protocol for syndicating numerical data over the web. It is an extension of the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Version 2.0 specifications with data model concepts based on IEEE 1451.1. Examples of numeric content include that can be syndicated via NRSS include the temperature of a pond, the price of Agilent Technologies stock, or the spin-up time of a disk drive.

NRSS extends RSS 2.0 by introducing new extensions within the field of a regular RSS 2.0 newsfeed. These extensions describe the data from the numeric data source in an easy-to-parse and explicit format.

The description includes, obviously, the numerical data. It also includes the metadata of the numerical data, such as its dimension, units, or uncertainty, and also describes how the actual data set is represented. Lastly, in the way that a RSS feed provides a link to the actual news story, a NRSS feed provides a link to the actual numeric data source.

An introduction to NRSS can be found here.

 
Site News
May 19, 2005 - Introduction to NRSS white paper available in the Resources section.

April 14, 2005 - XSL stylesheet from Bill Huyhn to transform NRSS into HTML now available.

April 12, 2005 - PHP script to generate your own NRSS feed now available.

April 8, 2005 - Welcome! The basic site is now available. There is a simple discussion board for you to leave feedback or ask questions, and a few NRSS example feeds are available to see how it works.

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