OpenADMS Node
The Open Automatic Deformation Monitoring System (OpenADMS) is a free and open-source software for sensor control, observation data processing, data storage, and data exchange in the Internet of Things (IoT). The OpenADMS Node software is used for automating geodetical and geotechnical control measurements within sensor networks.
Features
Some of the features of OpenADMS Node are:
- platform-independent
- supports geodetic, geotechnical, and meteorological sensors
- enables IoT sensor networks based on the MQTT messaging protocol
- compatible to the Raspberry Pi and other single-board computers
- export of observation data to CSV files
- support for NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Apache CouchDB, TinyDB)
- automated alarming system (e-mail, SMS, IRC, RSS, Mastodon, optical/acoustical)
- processing of total station measurements (polar transformation, Helmert transformation, atmospheric distance correction, serial measurements in two faces)
- virtual sensors
- JSON-based configuration and data exchange
- data validation with JSON Schema
- web-based user interface
- transmission of observations, log messages, and heartbeats to OpenADMS Server
- open source (BSD-2-Clause)

Download
The latest development version is available on GitHub:
$ git clone https://github.com/dabamos/openadms-node
Or download the master branch directly as a Zip file. Release versions are available for download as well, but slightly outdated.
Please refer to the OpenADMS Node manual for further instructions.
Platforms and Operating Systems
OpenADMS Node runs on a broad range of computer platforms, like x86, x86-64, ARM, and MIPS. The software is compatible to all modern operating systems, including:
- GNU/Linux,
- Unix (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, …),
- Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/10,
- macOS,
- Android.
OpenADMS Node requires a recent Python 3 interpreter, either CPython 3.6+ or PyPy3.5+.
Versions
A list of all previous, current, and upcoming versions of OpenADMS Node.
Version | Code Name | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
0.1 | Anchorage | 28.02.2014 | First implementation in Go |
0.2 | Brisbane | 19.09.2015 | Scheduler, FTP and SMTP support |
0.3 | Copenhagen | 19.11.2016 | Re-implementation in Python 3 |
0.4 | Dar es Salaam | 24.04.2017 | Minor improvements and fixes |
0.5 | Eindhoven | 06.09.2017 | JSON schema, graphical launcher |
0.6 | Fukuyama | 05.10.2017 | Apache CouchDB, further means of alerting |
0.7 | Geneva | 29.08.2018 | Database caching, signal handler |
0.8 | Hanoi | TBA | PostgreSQL support |
Screen Shots
Some screen shots of different versions of OpenADMS Node.



