How to avoid lock-in to one maker.

Learning Track · Module 3: Controllers · Step 19 of 101

  • TALQ: a specification for a CMS to control outdoor device networks from different makers. Products can be TALQ certified.
  • uCIFI: a unified data model for smart city devices over LoRaWAN, Wi-SUN, and other networks.
  • Open API and data export: other systems can read and write data, and you can export all data in an open format.

Note

Write in the contract that you own the data and get a full export when the contract ends.

Sources

  1. TALQ Specification
  2. uCIFI data model

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