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Spinoff story

Open Source Initiative Powers Real-Time Data Streams

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

Under an SBIR contract with Dryden Flight Research Center, Creare Inc. developed a data collection tool called the Ring Buffered Network Bus. The technology has now been released under an open source license and is hosted by the Open Source DataTurbine Initiative. DataTurbine allows anyone to stream live data from sensors, labs, cameras, ocean buoys, cell phones, and more.