Discovery is "the act of locating a machine-processable description of a Web service-related resource that may have been previously unknown and that meets certain functional criteria. It involves matching a set of functional and other criteria with a set of resource descriptions. The goal is to find an appropriate Web service-related resource." [Web Services Glossary]
This document defines the namespace http://discovery.swim.aero.
It also serves as an open repository for artifacts that support the implementation of SWIM discovery services in the Global context.
SWIM Discovery Service (SDS) Implementation Specification, Version 1.0.0; FAA SWIM; July 2020 | A document that specifies a standard interface, key interaction patterns, schemas, and message exchange formats required to develop SWIM Discovery Services (SDS). |
SDS JSON Schema, Version 1.0.1 | The collection of JSON schemas that together represent the information consumed or produced by a SWIM discovery service. |
Service Description Model for JSON (SDM-J), Version 1.0.1 | The collection of JSON schemas based on Service Description Conceptual Model(SDCM) |
SWIM Discovery Service (SDS) OpenAPI schema | The API offered by SDS that is compliant with OpenAPI Specification version 3.0. |
FAA SWIM Metadata Exchange Service (SMXS) | A service that allows consumers to find and retrieve information about SWIM services maintained by the FAA. For more information, please visit FAA SWIM Registry. |
KAC SWIM Metadata Exchange Service (SMXS) | A service that allows consumers to discover metadata of SWIM services maintained by the KAC. |
For questions regarding the content of this page contact Mark Kaplun (mark.kaplun@faa.gov)