VertiMonitor^GWC

1. Introduction

VertiMonitor^GWC is a real-time weather clearance tool developed by DM-AirTech (DMAT) that assists in the execution and automation of drone and eVTOL operations. It bases go/no-go decisions on hyperlocal weather conditions, supporting you in your flight operations. VertiMonitor^GWC comes with a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) and can be easily integrated into your system through our seamless API.

Note: This GitHub repository focuses on the API of VertiMonitor^GWC. For access to the GUI, please visit our website directly.

2. Obtaining API Key

To access the VertiMonitor^GWC data through the API, you will need an API key. Please contact our sales team at info@dm-airtech.com to obtain your API key.

3. Usage

There are four different ways to access VertiMonitorGWC using our API based on your preference. Common parameters used are:

MODE: There are three modes supported by VertiMonitor<sup>GWC</sup>. (Trajectory, Volume (coming soon), Sensor (coming soon))
START_TIME: Start time for the time window in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm.
END_TIME: End time for the time window in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm.
AIRCRAFT_ID: Your aircraft ID. (Refer to aircraft_ids.csv)
Parameters (optional): WIND, RAIN, TEMPERATURE_RANGE

You can choose to provide both the Aircraft ID and the Parameters, or only the Aircraft ID (user-defined). If you choose to provide only the Aircraft ID, the Parameters will be autofilled from our database.

For detailed usage instructions, refer to the different methods listed below:

Note: -p is required iff -i is "user-defined"

Method 1: Command Line Interface (CLI)

python verti_monitor_CLI.py -k "API_KEY" -m "MODE" -d "START_TIME" -a "END_TIME" -i "AIRCRAFT_ID" -p WIND RAIN TEMP_MIN TEMP_MAX --points "POINT1" "POINT2" "POINT3"

Example:

python verti_monitor_CLI.py -k "123abc" -m "trajectory" -d "2023-07-19T00:00" -a "2023-07-19T03:00" -i "user-defined" -p 8 0 -5 50 --points "1,51,1,100" "2,52,1,100"

Method 2: CLI with CSV file

1. Create a CSV file (e.g., points.csv) with the following format:

point,latitude,longitude,altitude
1,51.505711,-0.195364,100
2,51.5067445,-0.185987,200
3,51.5170358,-0.0921961,100

2. Just like method 1 use the following terminal command with the exception of adding the csv file path.

python verti_monitor_CLI.py -k "API_KEY" -m "MODE" -d "START_TIME" -a "END_TIME" -i "AIRCRAFT_ID" -p WIND RAIN TEMP_MIN TEMP_MAX --csv /path/to/points.csv

Method 3: Python integration

In your Python script, import verti_monitor_integrate and use the send_request function as shown in below:

import verti_monitor_integrate

api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
mode = MODE
start_time = "START_TIME"
end_time = "END_TIME"
aircraft_id = "AIRCRAFT_ID"
parameters = (WIND, RAIN, TEMP_MIN, TEMP_MAX) #optional

points = [
    {"point": "1", "Latitude": LATITUDE_1, "Longitude": LONGITUDE_1, "altitude": ALTITUDE_1},
    {"point": "2", "Latitude": LATITUDE_2, "Longitude": LONGITUDE_2, "altitude": ALTITUDE_2},
    {"point": "3", "Latitude": LATITUDE_3, "Longitude": LONGITUDE_3, "altitude": ALTITUDE_3}
]

verti_monitor_integrate.send_request(api_key, mode, start_time, end_time, aircraft_id, points, parameters)

Method 4: CURL command

curl --location "https://www.dm-airtech.eu/api/VertiMonitorAPI" --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"ApiKey\": \"YOUR_API_KEY\",\"uuid\": \"UUID\" ,\"mode\": \"MODE\" \"startTime\": \"START_TIME\", \"endTime\": \"END_TIME\", \"aircraftId\": \"AIRCRAFT_ID\", \"parameters\": {\"wind\": \WIND\, \"rain\": \RAIN\, \"temp_min\": \TEMP_MIN\, \"temp_max\": \TEMP_MAX\}, \"points\": [{\"point\": \1\, \"Latitude\": LATITUDE_1, \"Longitude\": LONGITUDE_1, \"altitude\": ALTITUDE_1}, {\"point\": \2\, \"Latitude\": LATITUDE_2, \"Longitude\": LONGITUDE_2, \"altitude\": ALTITUDE_2}, {\"point\": \3\, \"Latitude\": LATITUDE_3, \"Longitude\": LONGITUDE_3, \"altitude\": ALTITUDE_3}]}"

Example:

curl --location "https://www.dm-airtech.eu/api/VertiMonitorAPI" --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"ApiKey\": \"API_KEY\",\"uuid\": \"b4a2ea11-8ad7-42ac-83d3-8c19b0bd4607\", \"mode\": \"trajectory\", \"startTime\": \"2023-07-19T00:00\", \"endTime\": \"2023-07-19T03:00\", \"aircraftId\": \"user-defined\", \"parameters\": {\"wind\": 10, \"rain\": 0, \"temp_min\": -5, \"temp_max\": 40}, \"points\": [{\"point\": \"1\", \"Latitude\": 52, \"Longitude\": 2, \"altitude\": 100}, {\"point\": \"2\", \"Latitude\": 53, \"Longitude\": 1, \"altitude\": 100}, {\"point\": \"3\", \"Latitude\": 54, \"Longitude\": 3, \"altitude\": 100}]}"

4. Output

The output format is the same for all the methods listed above. Here is an example for the output of the API:

{
    "results": [
        {
            "status": {
                "confidence": "88.28%",
                "rationale": "Wind speed exceeds limit at 1 location.",
                "result": "0"
            },
            "timestamp": "2023-07-19T00:00"
        },
        {
            "status": {
                "confidence": "88.36%",
                "rationale": "All conditions are within the allowable limits.",
                "result": "1"
            },
            "timestamp": "2023-07-19T01:00"
        }
    ],
    "uuid": "98377bc3-376e-488c-9459-6abff714b74e"
}

Here is an example of output in GUI:

Support

For any questions, concerns, or technical support, please reach out to our dedicated support team at info@dm-airtech.com.

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