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# Data Streams Introduction
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A data stream is a set of sensor data collected using a specific type of **device** with a specific **format** and stored in a specific **container**.
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For example, the `aware_mysql` data stream handles smartphone data (**device**) collected with the [AWARE Framework](https://awareframework.com/) (**format**) stored in a MySQL database (**container**). Similarly, smartphone data collected with [Beiwe](https://www.beiwe.org/) will have a different format and could be stored in a container like a PostgreSQL database or a CSV file.
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If you want to process a data stream using RAPIDS, make sure that your data is stored in a supported **format** and **container** (see table below).
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If RAPIDS doesn't support your data stream yet (e.g. Beiwe data stored in PostgreSQL, or AWARE data stored in SQLite), you can always [implement a new data stream](../add-new-data-streams). If it's something you think other people might be interested on, we will be happy to include your new data stream in RAPIDS, so get in touch!.
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!!! hint
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Currently, you can add new data streams for smartphones, Fitbit, and Empatica devices. If you need RAPIDS to process data from **other devices**, like Oura Rings or Actigraph wearables, get in touch. It is a more complicated process that could take a couple of days to implement for someone familiar with R or Python, but we would be happy to work on it together.
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For reference, these are the data streams we currently support:
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| Data Stream | Device | Format | Container | Docs
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| `aware_mysql`| Phone | AWARE app | MySQL | [link](../aware-mysql)
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| `aware_micro_mysql`| Phone | AWARE Micro server | MySQL | [link](../aware-micro-mysql)
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| `aware_csv`| Phone | AWARE app | CSV files | [link](../aware-csv)
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| `aware_influxdb` (beta)| Phone | AWARE app | InfluxDB | [link](../aware-influxdb)
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| `fitbitjson_mysql`| Fitbit | JSON (per [Fitbit's API](https://dev.fitbit.com/build/reference/web-api/)) | MySQL | [link](../fitbitjson-mysql)
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| `fitbitjson_csv`| Fitbit | JSON (per [Fitbit's API](https://dev.fitbit.com/build/reference/web-api/)) | CSV files | [link](../fitbitjson-csv)
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| `fitbitparsed_mysql`| Fitbit | Parsed (parsed API data) | MySQL | [link](../fitbitparsed-mysql)
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| `fitbitparsed_csv`| Fitbit | Parsed (parsed API data) | CSV files | [link](../fitbitparsed-csv)
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| `empatica_zip`| Empatica | [E4 Connect](https://support.empatica.com/hc/en-us/articles/201608896-Data-export-and-formatting-from-E4-connect-) | ZIP files | [link](../empatica-zip)
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