This file represents a local media-type registration for use within the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).

It is not an official IANA media type as defined by: https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml

For more information see: https://metadata-standards.data.bas.ac.uk/resources/media-types#local-media-types

A pseudo media-type template follows.

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(registered 2025-12-06, last updated 2025-12-06)

Media type name: application

Media subtype name: fpl+xml

Required parameters: N/A

Optional parameters: N/A

Encoding considerations: binary

Published specification:

Formal specification - https://www8.garmin.com/xmlschemas/FlightPlanv1.xsd
Formal documentation - Garmin does not provide documentation for the FPL format

Applications which use this media type:

Flight planning software and Garmin aircraft GPS devices.

File extension(s): .fpl

Intended usage: COMMON

Restrictions on usage: NONE

Additional Information: N/A

Author:

- Felix Fennell ,
  Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC)

Change controller:

https://gitlab.data.bas.ac.uk/uk-pdc/metadata-infrastructure/metadata-standards (Internal)