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The following describe a set of sensor data that AWOS Sensors can produce, and reference data associated with AWOS sensors.



Core concepts

ConceptDescription
AirportEverything is related to an airport, identified by name (AirportName) , ICAO code (AirportICAO) and position.
Runway(s)

An airport has one or more runways. The runways are (of course) static, but the logical (compass oriented) name can change.
Each runway has 3 RunwaySections (A, B, C) that are static.

  • What are the runway zones below?
Sensors

The airport and each runway has zero, one or more sensors.

Sensor placement

Sensors have a static placement, but some can measure things that are non-local (cloud cover).
Sensors can have the following placements:

  • "Close" to the airport
  • Airport
  • Runway section
    • A
    • B
    • C
Sensor types

Sensor (measurement) types. A sensor (or a group of sensors at the same location) can take different types measurements, as listed below. 

  • Wind
  • Rvr  Runway Visual Range?
  • Visibility
  • Present Weather (precipitation is derived from these data)
  • Temperature
  • Dewpoint
  • Humidity
  • Pressure
  • Cloud Cover
Sensor valuesThe sensor, or related software, can measure or calculate a set of values for the different measurement types. A temperature sensor can directly measure the temperature, and can calculate mean temperatures for different periods. 


AWOS (Automated Weather Observing System) Reference Data

TermDescription
SensorReferenceDataReference data for one sensor
  • SensorName

  • SensorType
  • Wind
  • RunwayVisualRange
  • Visibility
  • PresentWeather
  • Temperature
  • Dewpoint
  • Humidity
  • Pressure
  • CloudCover
  • SensorAirport
AirportICAO


  • SensorPosition???
Text string describing the position
  • SensorRunway
PhysicalRunwayCode
  • SensorSection
RunwaySection
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