traffic

Spec sheet

Purpose

Traffic is a Python library for processing and analysing air traffic data, including trajectories and airspaces.Read 12 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Free plan

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Integrations

The documentation lists access to OpenSky live and historical ADS-B data, EUROCONTROL data files, OpenStreetMap airport information, and OpenAP for fuel and emissions estimates.Read 5 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Support

The project README directs users to its Gitter chat for assistance and welcomes issue reports and contributions through GitHub.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The project is distributed under the MIT License, which grants use, copying, modification, and distribution free of charge subject to its stated conditions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Academic use

The documentation asks academic users who find the project useful to cite a 2019 Journal of Open Source Software article by Xavier Olive.Read 12 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Analysis features

Documented trajectory tools include flight phase, landing, holding pattern, and pushback detection, trajectory resampling, and fuel or emissions estimation.Read 5 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Data access limits

OpenSky historical data access requires credentials, may return empty results due to coverage or storage limits, and commercial use is subject to OpenSky terms.Read 5 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Data analysis

The user guide covers data sources, trajectory labelling and generation, statistical analysis, and navigation events.Read 12 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Data model

Flight and Traffic structures wrap pandas DataFrames, while airspaces use Shapely geometries.Read 5 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Data sources

It can access open ADS-B traffic sources such as OpenSky Network and EUROCONTROL DDR files, and is designed to be extended to other data sources.Read 12 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Exports

The library supports exports to formats including CesiumJS and Google Earth.Read 12 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Installation

The maker recommends installation in a fresh conda environment and says the required Python version is 3.9 or later.Read 12 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Third-party access conditions

Access to EUROCONTROL B2B AIXM files requires a EUROCONTROL-granted B2B certificate, and DDR access conditions are managed by EUROCONTROL.Read 5 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Visualisation

The documentation describes static visualisation with Matplotlib and dynamic visualisation in Jupyter Lab with Altair and ipyleaflet.Read 12 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Visualization

The library supports static visualization with Matplotlib and dynamic Jupyter visualizations with Altair and ipyleaflet, plus exports including CesiumJS and Google Earth.Read 5 Oct 2026 · traffic-viz.github.io

Warranty

The MIT license provides the software “AS IS” and disclaims warranties and liability.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Data Visualization Software#94 of 986.8