FAA KEEPS GRAPHICAL TFR PROMISE

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 11:36:00 -0800, "karl gruber"
wrote:

*****Send e-mail to: http://www.broaddaylight.com/******

That is not an email address and it links to some strange web site.

You're right; that's not an e-mail address.

In fact, if you look at the Contact Us web page
http://www2.faa.gov/utilities/contactus.cfm, you'll see a link under
"E-mail" labeled: "Comments or Questions about the FAA web site."
Clicking that link takes you to the Frequently Asked Questions page,
which does not contain any e-mail addresses.

I find the lack of an e-mail address to which corrections to the FAA
TFR web site can be submitted, to border on subterfuge. Here is a
company, Broad Daylight, who are in the business of providing
web-based solutions, that fails to provide an e-mail address to
contact them about anomalies that appear in their work. Absurd and
arrogant IMO.

It would seem that the FAA has contracted with Broad Daylight, an
e-service software developer specializing in solutions for customer
and employee self-service, to produce/manage the TFR web site.
Further sleuthing reveals that Broad Daylight has been acquired by
Primus, who provide software solutions for assisted service and
Web-based self-service. Primus provides this e-mail address
for Web Inquires.

Unfortunately, I'm not where I can see to whom I addressed my e-mail
message, but likely a note addressed to would
reach the appropriate person.

Incidently, I have found that clicking the graphic under the "Zoom"
column on the http://tfr.faa.gov/TFR/jsp/list.jsp page produces a
map that displays a zoomed-out view of the locations of the TFRs in
any particular region.
http://tfr.faa.gov/TFR/jsp/tfrmap.jsp?action=layers&ims_service=tfr_conus&min x=-2260697.32978264&maxx=-1532616.39378124&miny=-669226.709384332&maxy=-155287.22514805&llatlong=on&lsua=on&lcity=on&lmsa= on&lroad=on&lap=on&lcenters=on
Checking all the "Map Layer" boxes, and updating the map reveals not
only the location of the TFRs, but all the SUA too. There sure is a
lot of it. But, the "Zoom In/Out" and "Get Info" buttons don't seem
to do anything yet.

The FAAs TFR web site still needs work. Perhaps the web master will
put his e-mail address on the site when it is further developed. As
it is, the lack of an e-mail address under the "E-mail" heading
appears more than just a little duplicitous.