SensorML can describe physical processes such as detectors, actuators, and sensor systems, as well as mathematical processes and process chains surrounding the measurement and processing of sensor observations.

One of the easiest why to understand an encoding specification such as SensorML is through representative examples. These examples illustrate the various applications of SensorML for physical sensor systems and non-physical processes.

•  Sensor Systems
  
•  Process Models
  
•  Process Chains