SpotAiR - API documentation

Welcome to the page dedicated to the SpotAiR API

Licence

To use or provide data to SpotAiR, you must comply with the license available on the License page.

Icons services

Icons services are available on the following base URL: https://www.spotair.mobi

/icones/spots/spot.svg.php: Spot icon

The base icon looks like this:
  • The practice is represented by a pictogram:
    Paragliding
    Hanggliding
    Speed-riding
    Kite
    Stunt Kite
    Boomerang
    Ice climbing
    Climbing

  • The status is represented by an overlay pictogram:
    Prohibited
    Closed
    Dangerous
    Unofficial NB: The distinction between official / unofficial spots is only valid for France and Germany. For the rest of the world, this information is not available, so the distinction is not made.
    Official FFVL
    Official DHV

  • The type is represented by an overlay pictogram:
    Note that this information is only valid for certain practices: paragliding, hang-gliding, speed-riding
    Take-off
    Landing
    Training slope
    Winch platform

  • Appropriate wind directions are represented by  green  sectors.
    Please note that these are general indications based on knowledge of the spots and do not correlate with the actual weather conditions on the spot.
    Some examples:
    Appropriate for North-East
    Appropriate for South, South-West et West

  • Unappropriate wind directions are represented by  orange  sectors.
    Same, please note that these are general indications based on knowledge of the spots and do not correlate with the actual weather conditions on the spot.
    Some examples:
    Unappropriate for North et North-East
    Appropriate for South, South-West et West
    Unappropriate for North et North-East

  • The PWD accessibility is represented by an overlay pictogram:
    PWD accessible

/icones/balises/balise.svg.php: Weather station icon

The base icon represents a windsock seen from above, it looks like this:
  • The direction is indicated by the rotation of the icon, the windsock is turned to where the wind goes.
    Some examples:
    Wind from North-West
    Wind from East
    Unknown direction
  • The average wind speed is indicated by its value in the center of the icon.
    The unit of value is chosen in the "Display Settings" panel of SpotAiR, by default in kph
    Some examples (kph):
    12 kph West wind
    3 kph wind, unknown direction
    West wind, unknown speed
  • The evolution of the average wind speed is indicated by a colored arrow downward (decrease) or upward (increase).
    If no arrow is displayed, the trend is rather stable.
     Moderate  upward trend
     Strong  upward trend
     Moderate  downward trend
     Strong  downward trend
  • The status is indicated by the background color and a possible mention.
    Station "up to date" with a reading less than 30 minutes old
    Station with a reading older than 30 minutes
    Station with invalid
  • The evaluation of the suitability for your practice is indicated by the color of the ring of the windsock.
    This evaluation is based on standard limit wind speed values. Wind direction is not taken into account.
    It is up to you, the practitioner, to keep your capacity of analysis according to the spots and the conditions met.
    The limit values are adjustable in SpotAiR's "Display Settings" panel, with standard presets for free flight or kiting.
     Appropriate  wind speed
     Too high  wind speed
     Too low  wind speed



Data services

The services are available on the following base URL: https://data.spotair.mobi

/balises/releve-put.php: record a weather station report

The first step is to request a provider code and a station code. SpotAiR then provides you a password associated to your provider code. You will need to provide this 3 informations for every record on SpotAiR.
  • method: POST
  • parameters: none
  • body: a JSON abject with this structure: 
    {
	provider: "<provider code>", (string | code you received from the SpotAiR administrator)
	password: "<password>", (string | password you received from the SpotAiR administrator)
	station: "<station code>", (string | code you received from the SpotAiR administrator)
	timestamp: <report timestamp>, (integer | seconds, unix timestamp | timestamp or timestamp_ms mandatory)
	timestamp_ms: <report timestamp>, (integer | milliseconds, unix timestamp | timestamp or timestamp_ms mandatory)
	direction: <wind direction>, (integer | ° | 0-359)
	instantdir: <wind instantaneous direction>, (integer | ° | 0-359)
	vmin: <wind minimum speed>, (real | kph | choose between vmin or vmin_mps depending on the unit of your data)
	vmin_mps: <wind minimum speed>, (real | mps | choose between vmin or vmin_mps depending on the unit of your data)
	vmoy: <wind average speed>, (real | kph | choose between vmoy or vmoy_mps depending on the unit of your data)
	vmoy_mps: <wind average speed>, (real | mps | choose between vmoy or vmoy_mps depending on the unit of your data)
	vmax: <wind maximum speed>, (real | kph | choose between vmax or vmax_mps depending on the unit of your data)
	vmax_mps: <wind maximum speed>, (real | mps | choose between vmax or vmax_mps depending on the unit of your data)
	temperature: <temperature>, (real | °C)
	dewpoint: <dew point>, (real | °C)
	hydrometry: <hydrometry>, (real | mm per hour)
	cloudceiling: <cloud ceiling altitude>, (integer | m)
	pressure: <pressure>, (integer | hPa)
	luminosity: "<luminosity>", (string)
	humidity: <humidity>, (integer | %)
}
    bold: mandatory fields

  • response: a JSON object with this structure: 
    {
	code: <return code>, (integer | 0=success, error otherwise)
	msg: "<message>", (string)
	data: null (reserved)
}