Frost Vs Gost
Here, we compare two major OGC SensorThings implementations:
- GOST: Release V0.5 (docker release on 05-Mar-2018)
- FROST: Release V1.6 (docker release on 05-Mar-2018)
| Feature | FROST | GOST |
|---|---|---|
| License | LGPL | MIT |
| Language | Java | Go |
| Incubator | Fraunhofer IOSB | Geodan (https://www.geodan.nl/) |
| Docker image sizes | 582MB | 14.2MB |
| Memory usage (Idle) | 463.1MB | 13.7MB |
| Storage backend | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL. Plans to support storage providers such as MongoDB |
| Clustering (Scalability etc) | N/A | N/A |
Compliance to OGC
Conformance Class Abstract Test Suite (Normative)
| Conformance Class | Reference | FROST | GOST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensing Core | A.1 | Yes | Yes |
| Filtering Extension | A.2 | Yes | Yes |
| Create-Update-Delete | A.3 | Yes | Yes |
| Batch Request | A.4 | Yes | - |
| Sensing MultiDatastream Extension | A.5 | Yes | - |
| Sensing Data Array Extension | A.6 | Yes | - |
| MQTT Extension for Create and Update | A.7 | Yes | Alpha |
| MQTT Extension for Receiving Updates | A.8 | Yes | Alpha |
By Shreekantha Devasya
Written on March 14, 2018