Bureau of Meteorology

Water Data Online SOS2

OGC Sensor Observation Service 2.0 (KISTERS KiWIS SOS2) behind the Bureau's Water Data Online, serving time series from water measurement stations across Australia (watercourse level and discharge, storage level and volume, rainfall, surface water quality). Operations advertised by GetCapabilities are GetCapabilities, DescribeSensor, GetObservation, GetFeatureOfInterest and GetDataAvailability.

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Documentation
https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/

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GetCapabilities
https://artifacts.apis.io/bureau-of-meteorology/openapi/bureau-of-meteorology-water-data-online-sos2-capabilities.xml
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SOS
https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/services?service=SOS&version=2.0&request=GetCapabilities

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Water Data Online SOS2
description: OGC Sensor Observation Service 2.0 (KISTERS KiWIS SOS2) behind the Bureau's Water Data Online,
  serving time series from water measurement stations across Australia (watercourse level and discharge,
  storage level and volume, rainfall, surface water quality). Operations advertised by GetCapabilities
  are GetCapabilities, DescribeSensor, GetObservation, GetFeatureOfInterest and GetDataAvailability.
humanURL: https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/
baseURL: https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/services
tags:
- Water
- OGC
- SOS
properties:
- type: GetCapabilities
  url: openapi/bureau-of-meteorology-water-data-online-sos2-capabilities.xml
  name: SOS 2.0 GetCapabilities (captured 2026-10-22)
- type: SOS
  url: https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/services?service=SOS&version=2.0&request=GetCapabilities
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.bom.gov.au/waterdata/
aid: bureau-of-meteorology:water-data-online-sos2