Data Format for the COURAGEOUS Trials
For any suggestion or issue regarding the data format below please contact us
Introduction
From the lessons learned in the first COURAGEOUS trial in Athens, a structured format has been chosen as opposed to e.g. a table, as data scopes can vary. For instance, the version of the format is global to the document, whereas the elevation of a point is specific to a single data point. Using a structured format also allows easily extending it without breaking backwards compatibility.
JSON has been chosen due to its simplicity and amount of libraries available for writing and parsing data.
Format
The format is specified in a JSON schema (Draft 07). Files that use the COURAGEOUS data format must successfully pass through the schema validation process. There are several validators available online, including online ones. We recommend to use JSON Schema Validator to check implementations of the format as no download is required and it supports up to JSON Schema Draft 2019-09.
Different versions of the data format are shown below. However, C-UAS companies should use only the last version for the next COURAGEOUS trial in Belgium.
Versions of the format marked with "DRAFT" are not ready for usage and are only intended for review from implementers.
track2kml
track2kml is a commandline application for converting COURAGEOUS JSON files into a KML file viewable in Google Earth Pro.
Companies that participated on the Greek COURAGEOUS trial can also contact us for a special build with support for converting the format they presented to KML and the format presented here.
The application's source code is available over at GitHub.
Different versions of the application (compiled for Windows and Linux in a zip file) can be downloaded below. Please consider downloading the latest one.