DESCRIPTION OF AZURE CSV FILE
(11 January 2005 - File format version 4.)
This document describes the format of the http://www.azure.com.au/helpdesk/AzureCurrentHotspotList.csv file that lists the current Azure Wireless hotspots. This is useful for anyone who wants to maintain and update their own list of Azure hotspots. Please read and fully understand this file format before placing a list of Azure hotspots on your website/etc.
The file is a comma separated value (CSV) file. Each field is surrounded by double-quotes, and fields are separated by commas. Lines are separated by a newline character.
The first line shows the version of the file format. If this changes then the format of the file has changed.
The second line shows the date/time of the file in the format YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss. If this changes then the hotspot list has been updated
The third line shows the headings of the hotspot information.
The remaining lines show the hotspot details.
The description of each field follows:
"Venue ID": This is the unique venue identifier for the venue. This is an alphanumeric identifier. Older versions of the file used a numeric identifier. For a mapping from the old identifier to the new identifier please refer to http://www.azure.com.au/helpdesk/mapping.csv . New venues are only given an alphanumeric identifier so are not listed in the mapping file.
"Venue Name": The name of the venue.
"Status": The status of the venue. Either "Active" meaning the venue is active, "Decommissioned" meaning the venue is no longer operational, "Maintenance" meaning the venue is down for extended maintenance, or "In Progress" meaning the venue is under construction. (Note: This field should NOT be used as a real-time indicator of whether a hotspot is up or not. Hotspots that are temporarily down are NOT listed as "Maintenance".)
"Hotspot Type": This is either "Primary Venue" meaning that the signal is strongest in this location, or "Coverage Venue" meaning that coverage is also provided to this venue from the primary venue.
"Coverage Area": This describes the coverage of the venue.
"Venue Type": This describes the type of venue, e.g. "Cafe", "Restaurant", etc.
"Venue Address": This gives the address of the venue.
"Suburb": This gives the suburb in which the venue is located.
"Region": This gives the region in which the venue is located. For large cities, this is often the name of the city. Hotspots in the CBD will have "Suburb"="Region".
"State": This is the state in which the venue is located, in abbreviated format.
"Country": This is the country in which the venue is located, in abbreviated format.
"Postcode": This is the postcode of the venue.
CHANGES
2005-01-11: v4 - Status field has an additional value of "In Progress".
2004-11-30: v3 - Added postcode as last field of each row.
2004-10-02: v2 - First documented version.