The protocol makes use of HTTP, using GET requests for retrieving data, visualizations and information, and POST requests for adding new data. Data is transferred in MIME format. ISRadar data set will be used. 2.2 Views Data Centers respond to requests for different 'view's of the data sets they hold.
Some views show the raw data.
Other views show many data records graphed into a visualization image. Another view shows just the time ranges of available records in the set. Another 'view' of a data set shows information about the entire set. Each view has a name, and each data request made to a Data Center specifies the name of the view being requested. Options may be required to be specified for certain views.