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Esri and FlightAware Firehose connector
The World's Most Comprehensive Flight Data Mapped in Real Time
The Connector
The FlightAware Connector for GeoEvent Server allows you to receive a real-time data stream from the FlightAware web service using the FlightAware Firehose API (for more information see the FlightAware Firehose API Documentation). The FlightAware Firehose data stream provides a real-time feed of flight positions, flight status, and ground data for more than 250,000 flights worldwide.
You can learn more about these demos in our webinar.
FlightAware Firehose
An enterprise-grade, real-time data feed of global aircraft ADS-B positions and flight status
FlightAware's Firehose ADS-B data feed is a TCP-based, SSL streaming data feed of flight positions and flight statuses processed by FlightAware. Every Firehose connection includes airborne or surface position data from FlightAware's terrestrial network of ADS-B receivers. Positions from Aireon's space-based ADS-B network, datalink/ACARS providers and RADAR may be included as additional data layers. FLIFO data, Predicted ETAs, Block Events, Extended Flight Info, and weather/extended Mode S/FMS data are also available.
- Airborne positions
- Surface positions
- Flight status, flight plans, and schedules
- Airborne weather
- Autopilot settings
- Historical aviation ADS-B data (with replay capability)
- FlightAware Foresight predictive data
FlightAware’s Firehose ADS-B data feed is powered by HyperFeed®, a machine learning and rules engine that uses thousands of proprietary models and algorithms to compile, evaluate and aggregate over 10,000 aircraft positions per second. HyperFeed fuses data from radar, terrestrial ADS-B, Mode S multilateration (MLAT), datalink, and Aireon space-based ADS-B to deliver the highest quality, truly global, and complete flight tracking data.
Be on the Same Page with Aviation Leaders
The FlightAware Flight ID is a unique identifier that stays constant throughout the entire flight. Hyperfeed does all the work of associating all relevant flight data with this id, across all of our data sources, whether it is reported using a flight’s registration, callsign, or transponder hex identifier. The FlightAware FlightID simplifies and enables commerce with the giants of the aviation industry.
Why Use the Firehose Connector with Esri ArcGIS?
The World's Most Powerful GIS
Software
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server extends the capabilities of your enterprise GIS with support for Real-Time GIS. GeoEvent Server enables real-time data streaming and analytics in your everyday GIS applications, workflows, and analyses.
The World's Most Comprehensive Flight Data
Global flight tracking and ADS-B flight status data feed including over oceans, polar regions, deserts and other remote areas. Surface and airborne data seamlessly merged for comprehensive flight tracking within a single data stream.
Existing Connector for Easy Access to Firehose Data Layers
As long as you have an Esri ArcGIS account and a FlightAware Firehose license, you can get started adding Firehose data layers right to your maps. Download the documentation to see how easy it is to get started.
The Art of the Possible: Leveraging GIS for Flight Tracking Webinar
Discover the art and science of what is possible with ArcGIS coupled with high-volume flight track data by FlightAware to create better understanding and better decision-making.
