atc-radar

Worldwide catalog of air traffic control radars.


Keywords
air traffic control, atc, aviation, geojson, radar, planespotting, planespotters, ads-b, mode s
License
ODbL-1.0
Install
npm install atc-radar@0.0.1

Documentation

ATC radar locations

Build Status

This is a shared, open directory of air traffic control radars around the world.

You can view a map of the cataloged radars.

Format

The data is in GeoJSON format, which is a standard format for geographic data that is easy to parse and process.

Coordinates

The latitude, longitude and sometimes elevation (in feet) of each station are given.

Properties

Each station may have the following properties:

Property Description
id An official ID, FAA or otherwise.
name Name of the station.
type The type of radar.
idents a comma-delimited list of II and SI identification codes for the radar.
range Range of the radar.
mode_s Is it a Mode S SSR?
source Provenance of this record.
comments Additional comments.

Contributing

The best way to add a new station, add additional information to an existing station, or correct mistakes in a station's record is to send a pull request for the change. Make sure to specify your source for the new info.

Otherwise, open an issue explaining the change.

License

Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiseman jjwiseman@gmail.com

This atc-radar database is made available under the Open Database License: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/ and in the accompanying LICENSE-ODBL.md file. Any rights in individual contents of the database are licensed under the Database Contents License: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/dbcl/1.0/ and in the accompanying LICENSE-DBCL.md file.