marataj/airscan

An SSR app that allows you to explore basic information about currently flying planes, their routes and airports.

AirScan

Welcome to the AirScan! Airscan is a demo web application that allows you to read several types of data related to aviation.

Application features:

• Scanning current flights above selected area.
• Overview of information related to current flights.
• Overview of information related to aircrafts.
• Overview of information related to airports.

Features overview:

1. Project information
2. Scanning current flights above selected area
3. Detailed flight information
4. Detailed airports information
5. Showing history of flights to/from selected airport
6. Showing airports on selected area
7. Searching for detailed information about aircrafts
8. User authentication and favorites list

Prerequisites:

1. To run the app for the development purposes the account in the OpenSky Network is necessary.
2. Docker.

How to start:

1. Fill the /.env file with the django secret-key and OpenSky Network credentials.
2. Build the docker image based on the Dockerfile:

docker ruild -t air-scan:latest .

3. Run docker container based on the created image:

docker run -d -p 8000:8000 air-scan

4. The app will be served in the localhost:8000

Data sources:

• OpenSky Network

  

  Flights data are provided from the OpenSky Network. The OpenSky Network provides REST API, that allows to retrieve multiple information related to aviation.

• Planespotters

  

  Photos of aircrafts are provided from the Planespotters application. The Planespotters provides REST API, that provides photos of aircrafts.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.