Thanks Rob, all good useful stuff which will be fed back up the line.
Just discovered
http://mysite.freeserve.com/ais2plot/index.html which re-formats the AIS backup briefings on the NATS website for use in
NotamPlot
Which brings me back to our ongoing battle for release of the Q Line referred to in my last post on this thread.
I have previously warned the CAA that, whether they like it or not, people will produce tools to manipulate the data. That prediction is now true.
Given that, it is best that they work from good information in a database format rather than attempting to work by parsing a text file that was never designed for the task.
We asked for this in October last year. CAA are still sitting on the fence.
We now see
Ais2Plot NotamPlot NotamPro and
AltAIS all parsing text files because the CAA still refuses to sanction the release of the Q Line.
The Q Line was designed by ICAO to facilitate the filtering of NOTAM by electronic data processing specifically for the purpose of producing Pre-Flight Information Bulletins.
Comments anyone?
Mike