Input station (METRo)

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Contents 1 Description 1.1 Version and revision date 2 Contents 2.1 Mandatory fields 2.1.1 Header 2.1.2 Layer description 3 Example

[edit] Description

This file contains the specific configuration data for a RWIS station. These data should be, usually, rather statics. As example, we're not expecting the longitude of the RWIS station to change.

[edit] Version and revision date

• Version: 1.0
• Revision date: November 3rd 2004

[edit] Contents

Station geographic location, details related to the type of station (factory owner), the client (region, company).

[edit] Mandatory fields

[edit] Header

Field description	Element name
Version number	version
Date of creation	production-date
Time zones of station	time-zone
Latitude and longitude	coordinate + latitude, longitude
Station type	station-type

[edit] Layer description

Field description	Element name
Layers position (from the surface)	position
Layer type	type
Layer thickness (m)	thickness

[edit] Example

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<station>
  <header>
      <filetype>rwis-configuration</filetype>
      <version>1.0</version>
      <road-station>oaa</road-station>
      <time-zone>EST5EDT</time-zone>
      <production-date>2003-09-26T15:34Z</production-date>
      <coordinate>
          <latitude>45.10</latitude>
          <longitude>-76.02</longitude>
      </coordinate>
      <station-type>road</station-type>
  </header>
  <roadlayer-list>
      <roadlayer>
          <position>1</position>
          <type>asphalt</type>
          <thickness>0.1905</thickness>
      </roadlayer>
      <roadlayer>
      ...
  </roadlayer-list>
</station>

METRo I/O files

Station | Observation | Forecast | Roadcast | Configuration

METRo I/O specification

Schema | | Flowchart | Format | Date | Observation QA/QC | Road condition | Station type | Time zone | Layer type | Latitude and longitude

METRo I/O examples

Station | Observation | Forecast | Roadcast | Graphical display

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