Provides meteorological Significant Weather data in response to API requests submitted by an end user. This data is provided under the remit of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and can be used to support activities related to aviation.
Operations
The Service provides Significant Weather forecasts as IWXXM and PNG response payloads. Within each request.
The Service also provides end users the ability to request metadata about the meteorological forecast included in the forecasts, returning a response in .json format.
Synchronous: Transactions are synchronous.
TI Protocol Method: HTTP GET
Precondition: Consumers must be authenticated and authorised via the Met Office API Management (APIM) Developer portal.
Processing consideration: The service shall provide only the latest available data.
Endpoints
This endpoint is the root for the SIGWX Data API service.
Querying this endpoint returns static metadata in JSON format with this information:
- Service description and keywords
- Provider name and contact details
- List of endpoints accessible via the Service
Querying this OpenAPI endpoint returns static metadata in JSON format with this information:
- API definition
- EDR specifications
Querying this endpoint returns static metadata in JSON format providing information about the OGC conformance classes implemented by the Service.
This endpoint returns metadata in JSON format about each 'collection' (data set) available to be queried:
- Collection ID
- Parameters and relevant measurement unit
- Forecast timesteps available
URL: https://gateway.api-management.metoffice.cloud/sadis-wafs-sigwx/1.0/col…{collectionId}
Querying this end point returns metadata information in JSON format about one of these specific collections {collectionId}:
- egrr_iwxxm_forecasts
- egrr_charts_global
- egrr_charts_northpole
- egrr_charts_southpole
- kkci_iwxxm_forecasts
- kkci_charts_global
- kkci_charts_northpole
- kkci_charts_southpole
URL: https://gateway.api-management.metoffice.cloud/sadis-wafs-sigwx/1.0/col…{collectionId}/locations
List the locations available for the collection, described a co-ordinates of a polygon (geo-spatial)
Only one location available:
- Global
Url: https://gateway.api-management.metoffice.cloud/sadis-wafs-sigwx/1.0/col…{collectionId}/locations/{locationsId}
Return data in the collection for the location defined by locationId.
{collectionId}/locations/{locationId}?datetime={time}- Where {collectionId} could be:
- egrr_iwxxm_forecasts
- egrr_charts_global
- egrr_charts_northpole
- egrr_charts_southpole
- kkci_iwxxm_forecasts
- kkci_charts_global
- kkci_charts_northpole
- kkci_charts_southpole
Where {locationId} could be:
- Global
For example: https://gateway.api-management.metoffice.cloud/sadis-wafs-sigwx/1.0/col…
Will return all available timesteps available for the EGRR IWXXM collection.
Service Interface Binding
The Service Interface Binding is SWIM Yellow Profile Compliant, using WS Light enabling HTTP GET requests and associated responses.
Network Interface Binding
The Service implementation conforms with IPV4_SECURE_UNICAST as part of SWIM Yellow Profile requirements.