> I'm not sure if this is the right place to propose stuff, but > I'll give it ago.
This is the right place :) > Would it be possible to investigate > providing a tide (as in the sea > etc) RSS feed. I know that the UK Hydrographic Office own the > copyright to the data (really just the input to the equations > that calculate the data) but they do currently offer the next > 6/7 days for free on their site and the BBC's site. Yup. I'll look into it. As a "land lubber" who rarely leaves the confines of the M25 it's not a data source that immediately came to mind. > > I can think of lots of websites that would love to have the > short range tide information intragrated into their site (my > hobby is windsurfing so tides are of interest). Yeah, well Tom Loosemore (one of the big guns here at BBC New Media & Technology, who helped backstage get started) is a keen sailor... http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/66139186/ so I bet he'd be well up for it too! > > I'm guessing that tide data might be even harder to get than > the weather data feed, but I would love to be proved wrong. So off the top of my head, can't tides be computed using an algorithm? > > ps - I do rate the backstage project, it is a really good > idea and a nice knod to the outside world that they can help > improve/enhance/enrich the world with a little (probably > quite a lot) of support from the BBC. Top dollar :) > Hey, thanks very much! Your kind words are much appreciated...! Ben Project Lead, backstage.bbc.co.uk - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
