Multiple ATIS formats

[legoboyvdlp]

Hello!
I have a question regarding multiple ATIS formats, such as a Europe one and a US/CAN one, as well as a default.

I have a recofding here of a Schipol ATIS, and it is quite different from the default FlightGear ATIS.

If someone had the time and skills to allow multiple ATIS formats, depending on location, I'd gladly contribute files with generalized formats.

Also, have you considered adding some NOTAMS, such as runway closures, from the official FAA source?
I am not to certain hoe possible and practical this would be.
Cheers!

[abcaster]

If someone had the time and skills to allow multiple ATIS formats, depending on location, I'd gladly contribute files with generalized formats.

They're already allowed. Take a look at the contents of the atis directory inside FGdata/ATC

[legoboyvdlp]

Thank you! I'll see what can be done.

[abcaster]

Try this one (modelled on what I've been hearing from EKCH for 30 years):

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    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
    <!--
     This file is part of FlightGear, the free flight simulator
     http://www.flightgear.org/

     Copyright (C) 2014  Curtis L. Olson  - http://www.flightgear.org/~curt

     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
     License, or (at your option) any later version.

     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
     WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
     General Public License for more details.
    -->
    <PropertyList>
      <!--station-starts-with></station-starts-with-->
      <atis>
        <text>This is </text>
        <token>airport-name</token>
        <text> information </text>
        <token>id</token>
       <text>. . .</text>
        <token>time</token>
        <text>. . . Expect </text>
        <token>approach-type</token>
        <text> approach.</text>
        <if>
          <equals>
            <token>rwy-land</token>
            <token>rwy-to</token>
          </equals>
          <then>
            <text> Runway in use </text>
            <token>rwy-land</token>
          </then>
          <else>
            <text> Runway in use for landing</text>
            <token>rwy-land</token>
            <text> runway in use for take off</text>
            <token>rwy-to</token>
          </else>
        </if>
            <text>. . . . Transition level </text>
                    <text>. . . . .....   .</text>
        <token>transition-level</token>
        <text>. . . . . .</text>
        <token>wind-dir</token>
        <text> degrees at </text>
        <token>wind-speed-kn</token>
        <text> knots</text>
        <if>
          <not-empty>
            <token>gusts</token>
          </not-empty>
          <then>
            <text> gusts up to </text>
            <token>gusts</token>
            <text> knots </text>
          </then>
        </if>
        <text>. </text>
        <if>
          <not-empty>
            <token>cavok</token>
          </not-empty>
          <then>
            <text>CAV O K</text>
          </then>
          <else>
            <text>Visibility </text>
            <token>visibility-metric</token>
            <text>. </text>
            <if>
              <not-empty>
                <token>phenomena</token>
              </not-empty>
              <then>
                 <token>phenomena</token>
                 <text>. </text>
              </then>
            </if>
            <if>
              <not-empty>
                <token>clouds</token>
              </not-empty>
              <then>
                <text>Clouds </text>
                <token>clouds</token>
              </then>
              <else>
                <text>No significant clouds</text>
              </else>
            </if>
          </else>
        </if>
        <text>. Temperature </text>
        <token>temperature-deg</token>
        <text> dewpoint </text>
        <token>dewpoint-deg</token>
        <text>. . .QNH </text>
        <token>qnh</token>
        <text> . . . . . </text>
        <token>trend</token>
        <text>. This was information </text>
        <token>id</token>
        <text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</text>
         <text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</text>
          <text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</text>
      </atis>
    </PropertyList>


I'm not sure FG gets the (often very different) Transition Levels right.

[legoboyvdlp]

Thanks; would it be alright to submit this to FGDATA?
And about liscencing... is it legal to base a file off the recording on wikipedia of an ATIS at EHAM?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic ... #Example_1

[www2]

And about liscencing... is it legal to base a file off the recording on wikipedia of an ATIS at EHAM?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ATIS_Schiphol.ogg
The recording is public domain.

[abcaster]

I wonder if it's possible to include TRENDs (TEMPO, BECMG, PROB)...?