10.23 Web Service Release Notes

The 10.23 Software Release is scheduled to be deployed on March 1, 2022. At 4:00 am EDT, there will be a 30 - 45 minute down-time for web services during the deployment. The Software Release includes the following. Please review the lab WSDL for more detailed information regarding the new features and enhancements:

Enhancements:

• Format Severe Weather Text for METARs in Briefings – severe weather text for METARS is colored red and bolded in NGBV2 Route and Area briefings. This is the same as the formatting for TAF. This applies to:

  • Briefing formats: Email and PDF

  • Standard & Abbreviated briefings

  • METAR summary text and individual METARs

  • Current METARs only (does not apply to historical METARs)

  • Plaintext METARs in briefings:

    • Thunderstorm

    • Funnel Cloud / Funnelcloud

    • Tornado

    • Volcano / Volcanic Ash

  • Encoded METARs in briefings:

    • TS

    • FC

    • +FC

    • VA

• Route Briefing and Area Briefing - these endpoints now provide the capability to filter FDC NOTAMs from the briefing. This filtering only apply to the NGBV2 Briefing Type.  These filters are part of the NGBV2 Tailoring Options:

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_AIRSPACE: exclude FDC AIRSPACE NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_CHART: exclude FDC CHART NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_DATA: exclude FDC DATA NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_DVA: exclude FDC DVA NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_IAP: exclude FDC IAP NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_ODP: exclude FDC ODP NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_ROUTE: exclude FDC ROUTE NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_SECURITY: exclude FDC SECURITY NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_SID: exclude FDC SID NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_SPECIAL: exclude FDC SPECIAL NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_STAR: exclude FDC STAR NOTAMs

  • EXCLUDE_FDC_NOTAM_VFP: exclude FDC VFP NOTAM

• NavLog - this endpoint now supports an optional parameter to request frequencies associated with the departure, destination, and along the route of flight.  Specifying the new optional parameter "includeFrequencies" will return the AWOS/ASOS and Flight Service Station (FSS) frequencies associated with the flight plan in the NavLog response:

  •  Surface Weather Observation Station (AWOS/ASOS) frequencies. When a surface weather observation station (AWOS/ASOS) is located at or within 10nm of the departure airport the associated frequency along with its identifier is returned (i.e. KCUB 118.675). When a surface weather observation station (AWOS/ASOS) is located at or within 10nm of the destination airport the associated frequency along with its identifier is returned (i.e. KCUB 118.675).

  •  Flight Service Station (FSS) frequencies. When there is one or more FSS frequencies available within 50nm of the departure or destination location the nearest FSS frequency will be returned. When there are FSS frequencies available within 50nm of either side of the route of flight they will be returned in route order.

• EmailBriefing - this previously deprecated endpoint has now been removed and can no longer be accessed.