Would it be possible to add a feed for aviation PIREP (Pilot Report)?
I'm not sure if this is on NOAAPort, but you can get XML data from the experimental ADS server at http://weather.aero/dataserver/.
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Tyler Allison For pilots, the information they contain is one of the best sources of what the weather actually is. They are what was observed by a human rather than a machine. When watching the radar you could see where the layers are and compare to forecasts, see where icing is actually being encountered, or even where a major event is like a shear zone.
The location data will have to be queried for the different navigational stations and airports, but that information is also freely available on the web, and doesn't change often. I think you can actually query it via XML at the ADDS server.
I've decoded the ones below as an example. But honestly, for me anyway, I'm so used to reading them that just having them in encoded form is fine. You'd just have to write something to calculate the lat/lon for the placefile. But I like reading them (and METAR's actually) in encoded form. More compact that way. I've been reading them for years though.
UBUS31 KKCI 092301
UIL UA /OV KBLI275065/TM 2259/FL320/TP B734/TB CONT LGT CHOP 320/RM
ENROUTE SEA TO KTN /LT CHOP 320 VERY LT AWC-WEB:ASA=UIL is the general location, in this case an airport, KUIL.
UA signifies a routine pilot report, as opposed to UUA which is an urgent rep
OV over the KBLI airport on the 275 radial @ 65nm
TM 2259Z
FL pressure altitude 32,000 feet
TP Type is a Boeing 737-400
TB Continuous light chop
RM General remarks section, this pilot reported he was enroute from KSEA to KKTN
UBUS35 KWBC 092325
PIRUS
DLG UUA /OV DLG /TM 2316 /FLUNKN /TP C207 /RM LLWS -15KT 013-010
DURD RWY 19=
DLG general area
UUA Urgent report (likely some hazardous condition)
OV over the DLG VOR-DME
TM 2316Z
FL Not reported
TP Cessna 207
RM Remarks low level wind shear -15kts between 1300 and 1000 feet (Yikes)
DURD During descent to runway 19
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