whereonearth-airport
Python
A community-driven GeoJSON dataset of airport outlines and metadata, forked from Yahoo's GeoPlanet.
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Overview
whereonearth-airport is an experimental, community-driven project to maintain and update the Creative Commons licensed GeoPlanet dataset, specifically for airports. It provides a structured collection of airport outlines as GeoJSON files, enabling easy access and updates for GIS applications and developers.
Key Features
- Community-Driven Updates — Allows users to maintain and improve airport data via GitHub's editing functionality.
- GeoJSON Format — Stores each airport as a separate GeoJSON file for broad compatibility with GIS tools and programming languages.
- WOE ID Organization — Files are organized in nested directories based on their Where On Earth (WOE) ID for efficient storage and retrieval.
- Enhanced Metadata — Records include FAA, ICAO, IATA, and Geonames IDs where available, along with bounding boxes or complex polygons.
- Cross-Referenced Data — Airports are linked to related buildings from the whereonearth-building repository.
Philosophy
The project adopts a modular approach by organizing data into smaller, placetype-specific datasets to make updates and downloads more manageable for focused communities.
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