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API v2 fail down to Baro Alt Calc when MLAT has no GNSS_ALT #11

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ghost opened this issue Aug 27, 2021 · 0 comments
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API v2 fail down to Baro Alt Calc when MLAT has no GNSS_ALT #11

ghost opened this issue Aug 27, 2021 · 0 comments

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ghost commented Aug 27, 2021

https://www.adsbexchange.com/version-2-api-wip/

alt_baro: the aircraft barometric altitude in feet
alt_geom: geometric (GNSS / INS) altitude in feet referenced to the WGS84 ellipsoid

MLAT traffic tracks do not have the API alt_geom populated. This results in a CoT hae="9999999" value and does not work for 3D awareness.

For MLAT traffic tracks, if alt_geom is not populated, fail down to use alt_baro value, and calculate HAE based on:

Request a normal ADS-B aircraft with alt_geom within 25 NM of MLAT traffic of interest, compare the full ADS-B aircraft's alt_geom to alt_baro to calculate offset to apply to the MLAT target's alt_baro to get the missing alt_geom. Then use this "CALCULATED" geometric altitude in place of a missing alt_geom API value.

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