I guess that'd be a fine compromise. I just thought since that kind of information was displayed in the players.planetside.com area you would be able to access it.
I guess it's not possible to import database information and associate it with a running account? I imagine it would be a one time set up thing and from there the tracker would update it. Probably more work than it is worth if you don't have any foundation already, but just thought it'd be a nifty idea.