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7 Types of Machine Data

 , updated on May 10, 2017
Machine data is data that is generated by machines without human involvement. It is an important category of data as machines create more far data than do people. The following are common types of machine data.

Sensors

Sensors are devices that detect physical phenomena such as light and sound and turn it into streams of data. For example, video of a street corner or temperature readings from a part in a machine.

Calculations

Data that is calculated from other data. For example, an algorithm that calculates a risk estimate for an investment based on market data.

Predictions

Algorithms and artificial intelligence that attempt to predict the future. For example, a robot that attempts to predict the near future direction of pedestrians as it walks down the street.

Automation

Automated tasks that create data such as events, controls or commands. For example, a manufacturing control system may issue commands to a conveyor belt and create a status log.

Metadata

Data about other data such as a timestamp that is added to event data.

Decisions & Interpretations

Machine decisions such as an algorithm that decides to approve a customer's application for credit.

Transactions

Machines may generate transactions that have commercial and legal significance for the organization that owns the machine. For example, a machine may decide to execute a stock trade for a financial institution based on rules in an algorithm.
Overview: Machine Data
TypeData
DefinitionData that is generated by machines without human involvement.
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