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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OS Net Stations API
  description: 'This is the API definition for the OS Net spring boot app. It is a working subset of the overall design

    '
  version: 1.6.0
servers:
- url: https://api.os.uk/positioning/osnet/v1
tags:
- name: Stations
paths:
  /stations:
    get:
      security:
      - OAuth2: []
      - APIKeyQuery: []
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      tags:
      - Stations
      description: Get a list of the current GPS stations over the specified time period. The info is derived from https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/resources/osnet-coordinates-file.txt. Note that if the start and end date are omitted then the response will not contain the percentageComplete property. The dataFrequency parameter is only relevant if the start and end date are supplied.
      operationId: Get Stations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SpatialParameters'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TemporalParameters'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/dataFrequency'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the list of stations, either as structured JSON data or a simple text file
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Station'
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: object
              example: '# 2024-04-15

                # ***********************************************************************

                # ***** OS Net coordinates were all updated on 00:00:00 2016-Aug-26 *****

                # ***** Coordinates are now known as ''OS Net v2009''                 *****

                # ***** Previous coordinates are ''OS Net v2001'' and in new section  *****

                # ***********************************************************************

                #

                # Changes:

                # 2024-04-15. WEAR destroyed.

                ...

                '
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /stations/health:
    get:
      security:
      - OAuth2: []
      - APIKeyQuery: []
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      tags:
      - Stations
      description: Get an hour-by-hour breakdown of the OS Net network health for a specific date.
      operationId: Get Network Health
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/date'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/dataFrequency'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the network health for the given date. Each station in the network will be included in the response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StationNetworkHealth'
  /stations/{stationId}:
    get:
      security:
      - OAuth2: []
      - APIKeyQuery: []
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      tags:
      - Stations
      description: Get info on specified station over a specified time period. Note that if the start and end date are omitted then the response will not contain the percentageComplete property. The dataFrequency parameter is only relevant if the start and end date are supplied.
      operationId: Get Station
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/stationId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TemporalParameters'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/dataFrequency'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns info about the station, as structured JSON data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Station'
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: object
              example:
                stationId: ABEP
                ETRS89_Lat: N 52 08 21.903992
                ETRS89_Long: W 004 34 16.727173
                ortho_h: 134.238
                ortho_Datum: Ordnance Datum Newlyn
                tranModel: '15'
                links: []
                ETRS89_X: 3910361.3337
                ETRS89_Y: -312649.7649
                ETRS89_Z: 5012487.9118
                ETRS89_H: 188.467
                OSGB36_E: 224134.523
                OSGB36_N: 252130.77
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /stations/{stationId}/health:
    get:
      security:
      - OAuth2: []
      - APIKeyQuery: []
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      tags:
      - Stations
      description: Get health information about a specific station
      operationId: Get Station Health
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/stationId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/dataFrequency'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the station health, on a day-by-day basis
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HealthByDate'
  /stations/{stationId}/log:
    get:
      security:
      - OAuth2: []
      - APIKeyQuery: []
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      tags:
      - Stations
      description: Get logs for specified station
      operationId: Get Station Logs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/stationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the station logs
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  schemas:
    SpatialParameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        location:
          type: string
          description: 'Optional. A point location for the search. Will reorder the results by distance from this point. Supports: National Grid eastings and northings (space separated), ETRS89 in Cartesian XYZ, decimal degrees (including degrees and decimal minutes / degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds), postcodes (including partial postcodes). More information: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/geodesy-positioning/coordinate-transformations/tool/formats.'
        radius:
          type: integer
          description: Optional, limits the search to the given radius. 'location' must also be provided.
        stationCount:
          type: integer
          description: Optional, limits the result to a fixed number of stations. 'location' must also be provided.
      description: Spatial parameters for the /stations endpoint
    Link:
      title: Link
      required:
      - description
      - href
      - rel
      - title
      - type
      type: object
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
        rel:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
      description: Provides a link leading to further information about a resource
    StationNetworkHealth:
      type: array
      items:
        type: object
        properties:
          stationId:
            type: string
            example: ABEP
          hourlyData:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/HourlyData'
    HourlyData:
      type: array
      items:
        type: object
        properties:
          hour:
            maximum: 23
            minimum: 0
            type: integer
          percentageComplete:
            maximum: 100
            minimum: 0
            type: integer
          dataFrequency:
            type: string
            description: Gives the data frequency that the percentage complete describes.
            example: 30S
    Station:
      required:
      - ETRS89_H
      - ETRS89_Lat
      - ETRS89_Long
      - ETRS89_X
      - ETRS89_Y
      - ETRS89_Z
      - OSGB36_E
      - OSGB36_N
      - ortho_Datum
      - ortho_h
      - percentageComplete
      - stationId
      - tranModel
      type: object
      properties:
        stationId:
          type: string
          example: ABEP
        stationName:
          type: string
          example: Aberporth
        ETRS89_X:
          type: number
          example: 3910361.3337
        ETRS89_Y:
          type: number
          example: -312649.7649
        ETRS89_Z:
          type: number
          example: 5012487.9118
        ETRS89_Lat:
          type: string
          example: N 52 08 21.903992
        ETRS89_Long:
          type: string
          example: W 004 34 16.727173
        ETRS89_H:
          type: number
          example: 188.467
        OSGB36_E:
          type: number
          example: 224134.523
        OSGB36_N:
          type: number
          example: 252130.77
        ortho_h:
          type: number
          example: 134.238
        ortho_Datum:
          type: string
          example: Ordnance Datum Newlyn
        tranModel:
          type: string
          example: 15
        percentageComplete:
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
          description: Health percentage, based on expected and actual data for the station, and for the overall time period that was queried. If the time period is omitted then the percentage complete will not be included in the response.
        dataFrequency:
          type: string
          description: Gives the data frequency that the percentage complete describes.
          example: 30S
        distance:
          type: number
          description: Distance in KM from given search point, to two decimal places. Omitted if the query did not include a location.
          example: 12.34
        links:
          type: array
          description: 'Links for finding further information about the station.

            '
          example:
          - href: https://api.os.uk/positioning/osnet/v1/stations/ABEP
            rel: self
            type: application/json
            title: Self link
            description: This station
          - href: https://api.os.uk/positioning/osnet/v1/stations/ABEP/rinex
            rel: service-endpoint
            type: application/json
            title: Station data
            description: List the data available for this station
          - href: https://api.os.uk/positioning/osnet/v1/stations/ABEP/log
            rel: service-endpoint
            type: application/text
            title: Station log
            description: Link to the station log
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
      description: Information about a GPS station.
    TemporalParameters:
      type: object
      properties:
        start:
          type: string
          description: Optional start date-time for the search window
          format: date-time
          example: 2024-12-31 01:00:00+00:00
        end:
          type: string
          description: Optional end date-time for the search window
          format: date-time
          example: 2024-12-31 02:00:00+00:00
      description: Parameters that provide an optional temporal window (from start to end) for a query. When using start and end, please note that start should be within the last 45 days, and the end should be no more than 24 hours after the start.
    HealthByDate:
      type: array
      items:
        type: object
        properties:
          date:
            type: string
            format: date
            example: 2024-11-30
          hourlyData:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/HourlyData'
  parameters:
    TemporalParameters:
      name: TemporalParameters
      in: query
      description: Parameters that provide an optional temporal window (from start to end) for a query. These parameters can be used to restrict the query to a specific time range. When using start and end, please note that start should be within the last 45 days, and the end should be no more than 24 hours after the start.
      required: false
      explode: true
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/TemporalParameters'
    dataFrequency:
      name: dataFrequency
      in: query
      description: Parameter that selects the data frequency for a query. If the parameter is omitted then the query will proceed as if 30S data has been requested. Ephemeris files do not have a data frequency, and will be returned regardless of the dataFrequency parameter. Every organisation has access to 30S data. Access to 01S data is restricted to organisations on the Public Sector Plan.
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
      examples:
        30S:
          summary: Data every 30 seconds
          value: 30S
        01S:
          summary: Data every second
          value: 01S
    SpatialParameters:
      name: SpatialParameters
      in: query
      description: Spatial parameters for the /stations endpoint. These parameters can be used to restrict the station search to a specific geographic area.
      required: false
      explode: true
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpatialParameters'
    date:
      name: date
      in: query
      description: Date for the network health search. Please note that the date should be within the last 45 days.
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date
        example: 2024-11-30
    stationId:
      name: stationId
      in: path
      description: Specific station ID.
      required: true
      schema:
        maxLength: 4
        minLength: 4
        pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9]*$
        type: string
      example: ABEP
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: OAUTH_TOKEN_URL
          scopes: {}
    APIKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key
    APIKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: key