Aviation API
12 MSL Analysis Charts
The mean sea level (MSL) charts are drawn by forecasters 4 times a day. The analysis is the forecaster analysis of the current situation.
12.1 Latest Analysis for a Location
Request the latest analysis chart for the specified region. At this time the only region accepted is nz-au (New Zealand and Australia area).
12.1.1 API Call:
GET /aviation/chart/msl/analysis/{region}/latest
12.1.2 Path Parameter:
Path Parameter | Example | Description |
---|---|---|
region | nz-au | A supported region code. The region code must be lowercase. This parameter is Mandatory. |
12.1.3 Example:
This example would return the latest MSL analysis chart for the NZ and Australia region.
GET /aviation/chart/msl/analysis/nz-au/latest
12.1.4 API Response:
{
"version":"1.0",
"issue-time":"2018-10-15T03:45:32Z",
"path":"/chart/msl/analysis/nz-au/latest",
"response":[
{
"met:locator":"https://api.metservice.com/assets/aviation/anal_prog/mslchart_201810150000_201810150152_nzau_anal_h00.gif",
"met:analysis-time":"2018-10-15T00:00:00Z",
"met:product-name":"msl",
"met:domain":"aviation",
"met:issue-time":"2018-10-15T01:52:00Z",
"met:prognosis-period":"00",
"av:msl-region":"nz-au",
"met:valid-at":"2018-10-15T00:00:00Z",
"av:msl-type":"analysis",
"met:validity":"00"
}
]
}
12.2 Analysis for a Location at a specific validity
Request the latest analysis chart for the specified region and validity. At this time the only region accepted is nz-au (New Zealand and Australia area).
12.2.1 API Call:
GET /aviation/chart/msl/analysis/{region}/{validity}
12.2.2 Path Parameters:
Path Parameter | Example | Description |
---|---|---|
region | nz-au | A supported region code. The region code must be lowercase. This parameter is Mandatory. |
validity | 06 | The validity of the chart. The validity is one of: 00, 06, 12, 18. This parameter is Mandatory. |
12.2.3 Example:
This example would return the MSL analysis chart for the NZ and Australia region with a validity as specified in the API request.
GET /aviation/chart/msl/analysis/nz-au/06
12.2.4 API Response:
{
"version":"1.0",
"issue-time":"2018-10-15T03:53:39Z",
"path":"/chart/msl/analysis/nz-au/06",
"response":[
{
"met:locator":"https://api.metservice.com/assets/aviation/anal_prog/mslchart_201810140600_201810140651_nzau_anal_h00.gif",
"met:analysis-time":"2018-10-14T06:00:00Z",
"met:product-name":"msl",
"met:domain":"aviation",
"met:issue-time":"2018-10-14T06:51:00Z",
"met:prognosis-period":"00",
"av:msl-region":"nz-au",
"met:valid-at":"2018-10-14T06:00:00Z",
"av:msl-type":"analysis",
"met:validity":"06"
}
]
}