Board snapshot
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Last published board snapshot, not the latest competition feed check.
Next refresh
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Next scheduled ranking pass.
Countdown
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Time left until the next scheduled update.
Status
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Automatic ranking cycle.
Sources
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Data feed status.
Skill Classes
Class Distribution
Each pilot's class reflects estimated skill level. Pilots with a verified mark have also met deeper evidence thresholds for their class.
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Pilots
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Pilots currently visible on the board.
Flights
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Pilot-day flights used to train the live ranking.
Countries
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National flags visible across the live board.
Top Gap
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Points between first and second place right now.
Competition
Competition
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Daily Movement
Biggest climbs today
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Class A+
Positive moves higher up
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Competitions
Competitions Hub
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Live Window
Competitions in progress
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Recent Window
Recent competitions
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Archive
Competitions by year
Choose a year to explore all imported competitions.
Competition Detail
Select a competition
Pick a competition to inspect task-day imports and participant rows.
Task Days
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Participants & Results
Select a task day to load participant results and import checks.
Nations
National Teams
Ranked by depth-aware national dominance across roster levels 1 to 10. Nation strength is shown as a scaled public index.
Nation Board
Best national teams
Countries are ranked by Roster Dominance Integral across depths 1 to 10, then shown as a cleaner public index instead of a single positional team match score.
Leaderboard
Search and browse the live board
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Class reflects estimated skill. Pilots with a verified mark have met deeper evidence thresholds for that class.
Competition History
Select a pilot
Click a pilot row, or narrow the search to one clear match, to see which competitions they have flown.
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FAQ
Questions
Methodology Guide
Need the detailed explanation?
The homepage FAQ stays practical and short. The full explanation of evidence intake, ranking logic, and validation lives in the public methodology guide.
About Troposphere
What Troposphere is
What Troposphere is, where competition data comes from, and how it relates to existing platforms.
What is Troposphere?
A glider pilot ranking that estimates pilot strength from validated competition results sourced through SoaringSpot. It is not a flight logbook or a points table. It is a statistical model that learns from repeated head-to-head evidence over time.
Does it replace other flight platforms?
No. Troposphere is a complementary ranking layer built to estimate relative pilot strength from shared evidence. It is not meant to replace flight logging, scoring, route viewing, or community platforms.
How often does the board update?
Twice daily on a fixed schedule. Each refresh ingests current SoaringSpot competition results, recalculates rankings, and publishes a validated snapshot. The board shows the last publish time and next scheduled run.
Reading the Board
How to read the ranking
How to interpret what you see on the ranking.
What does my score represent?
A conservative estimate of your skill level based on what the model is confident about. It reflects repeated performance against comparable opponents, not just your best single day. Pilots with fewer events or narrow opponent pools may be scored cautiously even if their results look strong.
What does Provisional mean?
The model does not yet have enough evidence for a stable rating. Proof comes from repeated event days, enough comparable opponents, and enough activity over time. Provisional pilots may still appear on the board but their position is less certain.
Why are some profile tags hidden right now?
The public board is currently shown in competition-only mode while cross-country source handling is being rebuilt. Temporary profile tags are hidden until that work is complete.
Why only one flight per pilot per day?
The board keeps the best scored flight for each pilot on each scoring date. This prevents over-rewarding upload volume and keeps the ranking focused on repeated day-level performance.
Why didn't my recent flight change my score?
The board updates twice daily on a fixed schedule, not after individual uploads. Even after an update, a single flight may not visibly move your score. The model learns from accumulated evidence, and one event among many rarely produces a large shift on its own.
License & Use
License, data use, and brand terms
Troposphere is AGPLv3-licensed. The hosted board is public to read, while rankings, outputs, and brand assets remain reserved unless a page explicitly says otherwise.
Is Troposphere open source?
Yes. Troposphere software is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3. Release and licensing notes for the live deployment are summarised on the public Source page.
Can the code or algorithm be reused?
Yes. AGPLv3 allows review, reuse, modification, and commercial use of the software, provided that modified network services also publish their complete corresponding source under AGPLv3. Trademark rights in the Troposphere name, logo, domain, and visual identity are not granted by the code license.
Can the rankings, scores, or probability outputs be scraped or redistributed?
The live board is public to read. Bulk scraping, mirroring, automated harvesting, or redistribution of rankings and outputs as a dataset is not permitted without written permission unless a specific page or export explicitly says otherwise.
Can a pilot request review or removal?
Yes. Pilots may request access, correction, objection, or removal review by writing to support@troposphere.ch. Requests are reviewed under Swiss data-protection rules.
Software: licensed under GNU AGPLv3. Release and licensing notes: Source page.
Project home: github.com/Protsky/troposphere.
Rankings and outputs: not open data unless a page or export explicitly says so.
Hosted board: public to read, but not licensed for bulk scraping, mirroring, or dataset redistribution.
Brand: the Troposphere name, logo, domain, visual identity, and hosted service remain reserved.
Privacy path: access, correction, objection, and removal review requests go to support@troposphere.ch.
Team
Who builds Troposphere
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