name: DMI Open Data Vocabulary
description: >-
  Shared vocabulary of terms used across DMI's Open Data services for weather
  observations, climate data, ocean observations, and lightning data.
terms:
  - term: Observation
    definition: >-
      A measured value of a meteorological, climate, oceanographic, or
      lightning parameter taken at a specific time and location.
  - term: Station
    definition: >-
      A fixed observation point operated by DMI or affiliated networks where
      one or more parameters are measured.
  - term: Parameter
    definition: >-
      A measurable quantity such as temperature, wind speed, humidity, sea
      level, or precipitation.
  - term: Time Resolution
    definition: >-
      The aggregation period of a value (hour, day, month, or year) used in
      climate data products.
  - term: Bounding Box
    definition: >-
      A geographic rectangle (minLon, minLat, maxLon, maxLat) used to filter
      observations to a region of interest.
  - term: Datetime Range
    definition: >-
      ISO-8601 interval expression used to filter observations between two
      points in time.
  - term: API Key
    definition: >-
      A subscription credential issued per DMI Open Data service used to
      authenticate API requests.
  - term: GeoJSON Feature
    definition: >-
      A standardised representation of a single observation or station with
      geometry and property attributes.