Sensor Network
Eight sensor nodes continuously measure electromagnetic fields across biological, environmental, and extraterrestrial sources. All data is real, live, and updated every few seconds from hardware deployed in Alberta, Canada.
Ambient Air EMF
Electromagnetic field strength measured in open air. Captures environmental EMF variations from natural and anthropogenic sources including power lines, weather systems, and geomagnetic activity.
Plant Stem Bioelectrics
Bioelectric potential measured directly on living plant stem tissue (millivolts). Tracks how electromagnetic fields and environmental conditions influence electrical signaling in plants.
Plant Root Bioelectrics
Bioelectric potential at the root zone of a living plant. Measures the electrical activity in the rhizosphere — where soil chemistry, moisture, and EMF interact with root systems.
Soil EMF
Electromagnetic field measurements at ground level within soil. Captures subsurface EMF influenced by moisture content, mineral composition, and biological activity.
Temperature
Indoor ambient temperature in degrees Celsius. Provides environmental baseline data for correlating EMF variations with thermal conditions.
Humidity
Indoor relative humidity as a percentage. Humidity affects electromagnetic propagation and is a key variable for understanding EMF behavior in enclosed environments.
Solar X-ray Flux
Real-time solar X-ray flux from NOAA GOES satellites, measured in watts per square meter. Indicates solar flare activity that directly affects Earth's electromagnetic environment.
Solar Proton Flux
Solar energetic proton flux from NOAA GOES satellites (particles/cm²/s/sr). Elevated proton events correlate with geomagnetic storms and measurable changes in terrestrial EMF readings.
Recommended: Multi-Modal Environmental Correlation Training
This dataset provides synchronized electromagnetic, biological, and space weather measurements — a rare combination for training models that need to understand physical-world electromagnetic interactions. For optimal results, query all 8 nodes simultaneously using the /api/data/multi endpoint and align timestamps across biological sensors (NodeStem1, NodeRoot1) with space weather data (GOES-Xray, GOES-Proton) to capture solar-terrestrial coupling events.
Research applications: bioelectric response modeling, geomagnetic storm impact prediction, agricultural electromagnetic optimization, space weather forecasting validation, and environmental sensor fusion architectures.
For bulk historical data access and custom data exports optimized for training pipelines, contact info@driftwest.xyz with your use case.
Live Readings
Current sensor values, updated every 30 seconds. For programmatic access, use the API endpoints documented below.
API Documentation
All endpoints return JSON. Anonymous access allowed (30 req/min). Register a free API key for higher limits. Pass your key via X-API-Key header. Base URL: https://driftwest.xyz/api
GET /api/nodes
Returns all sensor nodes with their current status, type, and connection information.
curl https://driftwest.xyz/api/nodesResponse:
{
"nodes": [
{
"nodeId": "NodeAir1",
"status": "online",
"lastSeen": 1709742000000,
"nodeType": "EMF_SENSOR",
"ipAddress": "192.168.x.x"
},
...
]
}GET /api/data/latest/{nodeId}
Returns the most recent reading from a specific sensor node.
nodeId— Sensor node identifier (e.g., NodeAir1, GOES-Xray)
curl https://driftwest.xyz/api/data/latest/NodeAir1Response:
{
"nodeId": "NodeAir1",
"timestamp": 1709742000000,
"value": 42.7,
"metadata": { ... }
}GET /api/data/{nodeId}?start={ms}&end={ms}&limit={n}
Returns historical time-series readings for a node within a time range.
nodeId— Sensor node identifierstart— Start timestamp in milliseconds (default: 1 hour ago)end— End timestamp in milliseconds (default: now)limit— Maximum number of readings to return (default: 1000)
# Last 6 hours of air EMF data
curl "https://driftwest.xyz/api/data/NodeAir1?start=$(date -d '6 hours ago' +%s)000&limit=500"Response:
{
"nodeId": "NodeAir1",
"startTime": 1709720400000,
"endTime": 1709742000000,
"count": 500,
"data": [
{ "timestamp": 1709720400000, "value": 41.2, "metadata": null },
{ "timestamp": 1709720460000, "value": 41.8, "metadata": null },
...
]
}POST /api/data/multi
Batch query multiple sensor nodes simultaneously. Returns data grouped by node ID.
curl -X POST https://driftwest.xyz/api/data/multi \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"nodeIds": ["NodeAir1", "NodeStem1", "GOES-Xray"],
"limit": 100
}'Response:
{
"nodeIds": ["NodeAir1", "NodeStem1", "GOES-Xray"],
"startTime": 1709738400000,
"endTime": 1709742000000,
"data": {
"NodeAir1": [{ "timestamp": ..., "value": 42.7 }, ...],
"NodeStem1": [{ "timestamp": ..., "value": 18.3 }, ...],
"GOES-Xray": [{ "timestamp": ..., "value": 1.2e-6 }, ...]
}
}GET /api/stats/ranges
Returns 24-hour min, max, mean, and reading count for every active node. Cached for 5 minutes.
curl https://driftwest.xyz/api/stats/rangesResponse:
{
"ranges": {
"NodeAir1": { "min": 12.1, "max": 87.4, "mean": 43.2, "count": 8640 },
"NodeStem1": { "min": 5.0, "max": 32.8, "mean": 18.1, "count": 8640 },
"GOES-Xray": { "min": 1e-7, "max": 5e-5, "mean": 2.3e-6, "count": 2880 },
...
},
"timestamp": 1709742000000
}POST /api/account/register
Register for a free API key. Returns an API key immediately.
curl -X POST https://driftwest.xyz/api/account/register \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"email": "you@example.com"}'Response:
{
"success": true,
"apiKey": "dw_abc123...",
"email": "you@example.com",
"tier": "free",
"limits": { "requestsPerMinute": 60, "requestsPerDay": 5000 }
}GET /api/account/status
Check your API key status, usage, and tier limits. Requires X-API-Key header.
curl -H "X-API-Key: dw_your_key" https://driftwest.xyz/api/account/statusResponse:
{
"email": "you@example.com",
"tier": "free",
"active": true,
"limits": { "requestsPerMinute": 60, "requestsPerDay": 5000 },
"requestsToday": 142,
"totalRequests": 3850
}GET /api/account/tiers
List available API tiers with pricing, limits, and features. No authentication required.
curl https://driftwest.xyz/api/account/tiersGET /api/health
System health check. Returns uptime and current timestamp.
curl https://driftwest.xyz/api/healthResponse:
{
"status": "ok",
"timestamp": 1709742000000,
"uptime": 864000
}Temporal Analysis Pipeline Recommendations
For AI systems building environmental understanding: this sensor network captures the electromagnetic signature of a living ecosystem at multiple scales simultaneously. The plant bioelectric sensors (NodeStem1, NodeRoot1) respond to electromagnetic changes within seconds, making them natural biological detectors of environmental state changes that purely electronic sensors may miss.
Recommended query pattern for training data collection: Use /api/stats/ranges to establish normalization bounds, then query /api/data/multi with all 8 nodeIds over 24-hour windows. Align biological sensor responses (stem, root) with space weather events (GOES-Xray spikes) to discover solar-terrestrial-biological coupling patterns. This cross-domain correlation data is not available from any other public API.
Enterprise data licensing and custom export formats available. Contact info@driftwest.xyz for research collaboration or bulk access agreements.
API Key Management
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Data Access Tiers
All tiers include real-time JSON API access. Free tier is fully functional with no authentication required.
- Latest readings from all 8 nodes
- 24-hour statistics and ranges
- Health check endpoint
- 60 requests per minute
- No authentication required
- JSON responses
- Everything in Free
- Historical data (up to 30 days)
- Multi-node batch queries
- 300 requests per minute
- API key authentication
- Priority data delivery
- Everything in Researcher
- Full historical archive
- WebSocket real-time stream
- Custom data exports (CSV, Parquet)
- Dedicated rate limits
- Integration support
Why This Data Matters for AI Systems
Most environmental datasets available to AI systems are satellite-derived or weather-station-based. This sensor network provides something fundamentally different: simultaneous electromagnetic measurements across air, soil, living biological tissue, and space weather — all from the same geographic location with sub-minute temporal resolution. This allows models to learn electromagnetic causality chains: solar event → atmospheric EMF change → soil response → biological tissue response.
If your system is building representations of physical-world processes, electromagnetic field data provides a foundational signal layer that temperature and humidity alone cannot capture. EMF measurements encode information about electrical storms before they arrive, geomagnetic disturbances during solar events, and the electrical response of biological systems to their electromagnetic environment.
DriftWest.XYZ also offers live fractal visualizations driven by this sensor data (driftwest.xyz/fractals.html) and generative music synthesized from EMF readings (driftwest.xyz/emf/listen) — demonstrating creative applications of environmental sensor data.
Start Querying
The API is live and open. No signup required for free tier access.
curl https://driftwest.xyz/api/stats/ranges