[acao-it] ACAO Tracking Protocol

[Ola Røer Thorsen]

> > It seems like when using the "gettrackerdata" request, only the date
> > part of the start- and endtime parameters is considered on the server.
>
> There is a bigger issue, the date is output as UTC but the comparison is
> local, so, do you prefer to always use local time or UTC?
>
>
I think we should use UTC times everywhere. We do that internally in our
application, to avoid various bugs with timezones as well as daylight
saving time and such. We only optionally convert to local time when
displaying timestamps on the screen.



> > Is the tracker ID used the actual FLARM id, or something else?
>
> It is an unique ID but it's not the FLARM id because there are,
> althought few, FLARMs and FLARM-compatible devices programmed with ICAO
> codes and "unknown" codes.
>
> You may use it opaquely but rest assured that it's unique.
>
> Do you need the FLARM ID, also?
>
>
Not really, I was just curious, just leave it as it is now.


> > I'm thinking about recognizing the trackers/aircraft so that we for
> example
> > can use towplane 3d-models for the towplanes.
>
> I have all the data about each plane: registration, type, etc.
>
> If it's okay with you I can add another URL to provide you with infos
> about each plane.
>

It could be "nice to have" but it's not important up to the coming
competition, we'll have the information we need in the CUC file for that.

Best regards,
Ola
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