Automatic weather data collection and distribution

Purpose

  1.1. Enable real-time, automatic gathering, processing, and distribution of weather data at airstrips for operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and aviation safety.
  1.2. Consistently supply weather updates to airstrip management, pilots, ground crew, and government oversight bodies.
  1.3. Centralize data storage, automate historical logging, power alerts and decision-making, and ensure swift communication during emergencies.

Trigger Conditions

  2.1. Scheduled intervals (e.g., every 10 minutes, hourly, daily).
  2.2. Detection of severe weather criteria (e.g., wind speed, precipitation thresholds).
  2.3. Request by authenticated operator or regulatory entity.
  2.4. Integration with air traffic or flight planning triggers.
  2.5. Sensor or IoT device data push events.

Platform Variants

  3.1. OpenWeatherMap
    • Feature/Setting: REST API ‘Current Weather Data’; configure GET request for airstrip coordinates with JSON output.
  3.2. Weatherbit
    • Feature/Setting: Weather API ‘Hourly Forecast’; API key in header, parse temp and wind data for notifications.
  3.3. AccuWeather
    • Feature/Setting: ‘CurrentConditions’ endpoint; fetch, map data fields, trigger flows on key metrics.
  3.4. Meteostat
    • Feature/Setting: JSON API for ‘Stations/Hourly’; configure polling for airstrip-specific station.
  3.5. NOAA (National Weather Service API)
    • Feature/Setting: ‘points/{lat,lon}/forecast’; configure service account, automate data parsing.
  3.6. Visual Crossing
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Weather Data API’ batch endpoint; fetch and distribute via email/SMS workflow.
  3.7. World Weather Online
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Premium API’; scheduled HTTP requests with custom airstrip location.
  3.8. AerisWeather
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Conditions’ endpoint; integrate with notification service for event triggers.
  3.9. IBM Weather Company Data
    • Feature/Setting: REST API integration for airstrip forecasts, secure OAuth2 token setup.
  3.10. Dark Sky API (legacy)
    • Feature/Setting: ‘/forecast’ endpoint; pull for real-time weather alerts.
  3.11. SMSGatewayHub
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Send SMS’ API to push weather alerts to registered ground staff.
  3.12. Twilio SMS
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Messages’ resource; template message for severe conditions auto-distribution.
  3.13. SendGrid
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Mail Send’ API; configure recipient list for daily summary email.
  3.14. Google Sheets
    • Feature/Setting: Google Sheets API ‘append’; log each data pull timestamped by automation.
  3.15. Microsoft Power Automate
    • Feature/Setting: Scheduled flow with ‘HTTP’ and ‘Send an email (V2)’ actions.
  3.16. AWS Lambda
    • Feature/Setting: Schedule Lambda function using EventBridge; parse weather and invoke notification.
  3.17. Azure Logic Apps
    • Feature/Setting: ‘When an HTTP request is received’ trigger plus ‘Outlook Send Email’ action.
  3.18. Zapier
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Webhooks by Zapier’ trigger and ‘SMS by Zapier’ or ‘Email by Zapier’ action.
  3.19. Pipedream
    • Feature/Setting: Scheduled workflow; fetch weather, push to apps like Slack or Discord.
  3.20. Slack
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Incoming Webhooks’; post formatted weather alerts to airstrip operation channel.
  3.21. Microsoft Teams
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Incoming Webhook’ connector; route automated alerts to operations group.
  3.22. Datadog
    • Feature/Setting: ‘Events API’; log weather anomalies, trigger incident response workflows.

Benefits

  4.1. Ensures all stakeholders receive timely, accurate weather intelligence.
  4.2. Reduces manual checking delays and labor costs for routine weather reporting.
  4.3. Enables rapid response, minimizes safety risks, and maintains regulatory data trails.
  4.4. Integrates seamlessly with existing aviation management and incident response systems.
  4.5. Scalable across multiple airstrips, adaptable for future expansion and sensor addition.