ADS-B data parser for flightradar24

Hello Xavier, I was wondering if you would be interested in adding a parser for the ads-b data coming from flightradar24. I have been working with their historical data for the last couple of months and I wouldn’t mind trying to create an implementation for the Traffic library. Basically, the data from flightradar24 comes in two .csv files:

• Positions: contains the timeseries (timestamp,flight_id,lat,long, heading, speed,altitude,squawk)
• Flights: contains the details of the flight ( flight_id, registration number, callsign, equip,…) I was thinking of adding a parser that would create a Traffic object like this:

from traffic.core import Traffic
traff = Traffic.from_file("flight_xxx_positions.csv","flight_xxx_flights.csv")

or maybe create a custom method like:

from traffic.core import Traffic
traff = Traffic.from_flightradar24("flight_xxx_positions.csv","flight_xxx_flights.csv")

I would give it a try if you think it can be a nice implementation, but I might ask you for some guidance during the process 😅

[xoolive]

I’ll close it for now but if the fr24 API you use comes online, I have no objection to integrate it as well.

[xoolive]

Oh I see… Let’s start with the info from basic and premium regular accounts @fr24 and then look into what’s the standard way to get data with confidential agreement from there. I just would like to ensure this way is standard enough and that it can help other potential users.