Data Type

Allow service consumers to request OpMet API data.

Data Type - Aviation observations in IWXXM, .png and TAC format

Either bulletins of Meteorological observation data OR information about what data is available and how the API service works in .json

Real World Effect

REAL WORLD EFFECT - Consumers of the Service (Airlines, Air Navigation Service Providers, National Met Services, and companies that supply flight planning software and geospatial data visualisation services for the aviation industry) obtain the most recent aeronautical observations via UK NATS to inform their decision-making regarding:
- Determining optimum flight routes (and therefore reducing fuel burn)
- Reducing Carbon dioxide emissions
- Hazard awareness and avoidance