Met Office · Schema

SpotForecastFeatureCollection

A feature collection object, must have a member array of features

CompanyWeatherClimateForecastMeteorologyGovernmentOpen DataUnited Kingdom

Properties

Name Type Description
features array A list of feature objects
parameters array Forecast parameter metadata for all possible forecast parameters in response - each forecast parameter has a nested object containing a unit of measurement, using standard unit representation as defin
type string The GeoJSON type identifier
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JSON Schema

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  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/met-office/main/json-schema/met-office-spot-forecast-feature-collection-schema.json",
  "title": "SpotForecastFeatureCollection",
  "description": "A feature collection object, must have a member array of features",
  "x-generated": "2026-10-18",
  "x-method": "derived",
  "x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
  "x-source": "openapi/met-office-site-specific-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/SpotForecastFeatureCollection",
  "required": [
    "features",
    "parameters",
    "type"
  ],
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "features": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "A list of feature objects",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Feature"
      }
    },
    "parameters": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Forecast parameter metadata for all possible forecast parameters in response - each forecast parameter has a nested object containing a unit of measurement, using standard unit representation as defined by UCUM - http://unitsofmeasure.org/ucum.html - and an optional parameter definition",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/ParameterDetails"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The GeoJSON type identifier"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Feature": {
      "title": "Feature",
      "required": [
        "geometry",
        "properties",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "geometry": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Point"
        },
        "properties": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Properties"
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The GeoJSON type identifier"
        }
      },
      "description": "A feature object with mandatory geometry and properties fields"
    },
    "Location": {
      "title": "Location",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "licence": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The licence for the forecast location name"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The forecast location name"
        }
      }
    },
    "ParameterDetails": {
      "title": "ParameterDetails",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "description": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "unit": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Unit"
        }
      }
    },
    "Point": {
      "title": "Point",
      "required": [
        "coordinates",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "coordinates": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "The longitude, latitude and elevation values for the point",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The GeoJSON type identifier"
        }
      }
    },
    "Properties": {
      "title": "Properties",
      "required": [
        "modelRunDate",
        "requestPointDistance",
        "timeSeries"
      ],
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "location": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Location"
        },
        "modelRunDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The model run date in UTC"
        },
        "requestPointDistance": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "The distance from the requested point in metres"
        },
        "timeSeries": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {},
          "description": "A time step ordered list  of forecast parameters and associated values"
        }
      }
    },
    "Symbol": {
      "title": "Symbol",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "Unit": {
      "title": "Unit",
      "required": [
        "label",
        "symbol"
      ],
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "label": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The name of the unit"
        },
        "symbol": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Symbol"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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