Distributed Temperature Sensing JSON

This data product presents the encoded data arrays encapsulated in a JSON object collected by XT-DTS device. The json file includes three fields as described below. This file captures primarily the getDate command and instrument response exchange to this command.

Type: describes the unencoded binary data format.
Dim: indicates the length of the unencoded binary data array.
Data: is the Base64 encoded data array. The encoding specification is supported by all mainstream general-purpose programming languages, including C++, Python and LabVIEW. The Base64 specification is defined in RFC 3548.

Oceans 3.0 API filter: dataProductCode=DTSJSON

Formats

Oceans 3.0 API filter: extension=json ; file mode of the data product format = -chan1 or -chan2

Example

SilixaDTS_20250620T223652.930Z_20250620T223703.132Z-chan2.json

JSON fields	Time Stamp from "measurement start time"	comment
Type	SGL
Dim	[2,2454]	2 dimensions (two channels) and 2454 readings at 0.25m intervals.
Data	"mlWJv4DMu7620Zw+....	"Data" in response to "getData" command