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