weather tag. ;^)
I was just addressing the wish for XML data. The METAR format is the
closest we'll get for a while - it's the only standardized, designed to be
parsed data they offer right now. The data you and I are parsing is
designed for human consumption only - it just so happens that it's useful to
machines as well.
I built my tag. jeeze, four years ago and the pages have never changed. I
did start working with METAR, but gave up after a short while as well.
I wouldn't hold my breath for XML. ;^)
Jim Davis
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From: Todd Finney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 12:02 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: weather feed
At 11:41 PM 12/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>They do offer a specialized parsable (tho' not XML) format called "METAR"
>that may meet your needs - the trick is knowing where reporting stations
>(usually airports) are.
I've seen the METAR data. It's not any easier to parse than the data I'm
using. If anything, it's a more intensive operation, as there are more
variations on the line format within the data files.
Using the METAR data also involves jumping through a few hoops that I don't
need to jump through now, the least of which is associating all those
reporting stations with actual locations.
As I said before, I don't consider a few orphan cities to be a
problem. If you need the weather information for Miami Beach, Florida,
look in florida-miami_beach.xml. The fact that oregon-miami_beach.xml may
exist does not affect the accuracy or usability of the information in the
correct city file.
--
Todd
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