Direct answer
Sensor Provenance, in this failure-mode analysis, is limited to the following inspected scope. SOSA can identify a sensor, observed property, feature of interest, procedure, result, phenomenon time, and result time for an asserted observation. PROV represents entities, activities, agents, generation, use, derivation, association, attribution, and role-qualified responsibility. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Failure Mode analysis
Describe the failed invariant, observable signal, safe refusal, and correction or recovery path.
An absent signal is not proof of success unless the protocol defines and validates that interpretation.
Applied scope: SOSA can identify a sensor, observed property, feature of interest, procedure, result, phenomenon time, and result time for an asserted observation. PROV represents entities, activities, agents, generation, use, derivation, association, attribution, and role-qualified responsibility.
Definition and operating context
The canonical concept owner is maha-os. This route may apply consent; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
This property may publish private-system architecture, consent controls, operator guidance. It must not publish medical diagnosis or cloud-first defaults presented as private.
Evidence and exact locators
Semantic Sensor Network Ontology — §§5.5.1–5.5.2; sosa:madeBySensor, observedProperty, hasFeatureOfInterest, usedProcedure, hasResult, phenomenonTime, resultTime. Establishes: SOSA can identify a sensor, observed property, feature of interest, procedure, result, phenomenon time, and result time for an asserted observation.
PROV Model Primer — §2.3 generation and usage; §2.4 agents and responsibility; §2.5 roles. Establishes: PROV represents entities, activities, agents, generation, use, derivation, association, attribution, and role-qualified responsibility.
What the evidence does not establish
The ontology structures an assertion; it does not prove sensor accuracy, calibration, integrity, device identity, consent, completeness, or truthful reporting.
PROV represents asserted provenance; it does not authenticate actors, observe an event, validate a result, or prove that the asserted history is complete.
This route must not claim medical diagnosis.
This route must not claim cloud-first defaults presented as private.
Related definitions and applications
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same-topic-application: https://www.maha-os.com/knowledge/private-machine-systems/sensor-provenance/definition
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property-home: https://www.maha-os.com/
Questions this page can answer
What does Sensor Provenance mean in this bounded context?
Sensor Provenance, in this failure-mode analysis, is limited to the following inspected scope. SOSA can identify a sensor, observed property, feature of interest, procedure, result, phenomenon time, and result time for an asserted observation. PROV represents entities, activities, agents, generation, use, derivation, association, attribution, and role-qualified responsibility. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Which inspected sources support this failure mode answer?
Semantic Sensor Network Ontology (W3C Recommendation, 4 December 2023), at §§5.5.1–5.5.2; sosa:madeBySensor, observedProperty, hasFeatureOfInterest, usedProcedure, hasResult, phenomenonTime, resultTime, supports sOSA can identify a sensor, observed property, feature of interest, procedure, result, phenomenon time, and result time for an asserted observation. PROV Model Primer (Working Group Note, 30 April 2013), at §2.3 generation and usage; §2.4 agents and responsibility; §2.5 roles, supports pROV represents entities, activities, agents, generation, use, derivation, association, attribution, and role-qualified responsibility.
What does the evidence not establish?
The ontology structures an assertion; it does not prove sensor accuracy, calibration, integrity, device identity, consent, completeness, or truthful reporting. PROV represents asserted provenance; it does not authenticate actors, observe an event, validate a result, or prove that the asserted history is complete. Property boundary: This route may apply consent; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
Which definition or canonical owner must be read first?
This page is the local maha-os definition for its topic. Related applications may depend on it but may not silently redefine it.
What source, policy, implementation, or release change would require revision?
Re-evaluate this page when a cited source, locator, governing instrument, local implementation, or canonical definition changes. Publication also requires a matching exact-revision review and active canonical release.