NOTAMs via XML files

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A new request from: Ico van der Bijl.

I've just updated your AirspaceConverter to the latest version (v0.23) and was wondering if you have ever thought about adding xml files to the converter.

First I have to explain that I'm totally unfamiliar with programming and don't know if my request is even possible.

As you may know to execute a safe flight you have to do flightpreparation and check the charts and NOTAMS. This takes a lot of time and I'm looking for solutions to make things easier.

I get my NOTAMS from AVINOR IPPC which is connected to the European AIS Database (EAD) from Eurocontrol. I also have an account registered to get the information directly from the EAD. They present the information in 4 different layouts HTML, XML, TXT and PDF.

I thought what would be nicer if one could visualize NOTAM information like you did with the airspacestructure? Therefore my request if this is possible and is XML the layout you need?

I attached a xml file I saved this morning from the EAD. AreaPIB.zip

EAD login (register first): www.ead.eurocontrol.int

Perhaps this is useful:

• I think you can use the NOTAM numbers as the name of the area. In this way it can be easily checked with printed NOTAM lists.
• Many areas are defined as cylinders (geographical position with a radius and a lower and upper limit).
• The more challenging areas are those that consist of multiple positions sometimes in combination with an arc (clockwise or counterclockwise). I saw that these areas are defined separately as free text.
• If you want to create an account for the EAD at EuroControl, make sure that you use Firefox as a browser together with an outdated JAVA plugin (Java SE Runtime Environment 8u25). See: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-javase8-2177648.html

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Wait with this feature because:

I just discovered that a new EAD NOTAM website has been launched. I suppose the old one will no longer be available. I think this will be the end of our attempt to enter NOTAMs in the AirspaceConverter because the new website has no XML layout available.

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For now we skip this feature. We can reopen this issue when there will be a better standard, really well known and supported, for notams.