Currently there are three standards in the process of development:
This standard is based on initial concepts developed in P2520 through late 2019 and 2020. All machine olfaction devices must first pass this standard before moving onto a more targeted standard. Due to the broad spectrum of instrument types that will adhere to the standard, the baseline performance of all instruments is to be compared at a simple level. The standard requires the instruments to measure and quantify three test chemicals. It also requires operational stability over a number of days and evaluates the performance in different environmental conditions (changes in humidity and temperature). P2520.1 is slated to be published in late 2026.
This standard will provide testing methods and conformance processes to help ensure that odor analysis devices and systems for landfill applications achieve reliable and reproducible performance that matches the odor intensity and quality perceptions of human observers. P2520.2.2 will build upon P2520.1 and is slated to be published in early 2029.
This standard defines a way to realize binding gateways between IoT, IIoT and IEEE Std 1451.0 devices to facilitate interoperability of otherwise non-interoperable IoT verticals. The standard addresses issues of security, scalability, and interoperability. This standard can provide significant cost savings and reduce complexity and offer a data sharing approach leveraging current instrumentation and devices used in industry.
Queries, suggestions, thoughts about the Sensors Council’s Standards Program can be addressed to the SC-SC Chair Troy Nagle, with copy to Brooke Johnson.
