--- Martin Spott wrote:
> Hi Stuart,
>
> "Buchanan, Stuart" wrote:
>
> > Some of you may have come across www.flightaware.com as a way to track
> IFR
> > flights. It uses data from the FAA radar system and provides products
> > (free and commercial) based on it.
>
> I see one drawback here: They really only track flights in the coverage
> of US American Radar. Explicitly they state "FlightAware is the first
> company to offer free flight tracking services for both private and
> commercial air traffic in the United States".
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hi Martin,
Yes, the data is US-specific. However, the USA is the only country I know
of that publishes this sort of information. Better, they provide it for
free, provided you have the hardware etc. to install in their radar
facility.
Personally, I think the US approach of making all government data public
domain is one of their most endearing aspects.
Anyway, to get back on topic. My honest expectation is that we'll get 24
hours of data for the San Francisco area. Anything further will be a nice
bonus. We'll then convert the data to AI flight-plans and use it to
populate the default scenery area with some busy traffic. Because it is
quite detailed, the aircraft will be following STARs and approaches
accurately.
Of course, if they offer to give us a live feed of all their data that we
can plug into the MP server I wouldn't want to discourage them :)
It would be nice if we could expect to get similar data from other
countries, but I don't think that is realistic.
-Stuart
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