FlightPath3D | Map API Features

MAP API FEATURES

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VISUAL ELEMENTS & LOCATION DATA

API Introduction

Integrating location experiences will supercharge your IFE

With API's you can create flexible experiences integrating the map anywhere. Being able to integrate map data into the IFE GUI or external data into the map is essential to providing a great passenger experience.

Our API’s have the ability to:

Integrate map content and augmented reality views with 2D and 3D visualization

Showcase travel and destination services with street and satellite imagery

Image of the globe showing some of the 20+ languages supported by our map

Location Data

Get map data assets and use your Interactive to display them anyway you desire. Integrate within your GUI, display them as push notifications, POP ups, etc.

Map integrator users of FlightPath3D REST API can access the following geographical details:

Cities and POIs around the aircraft

City name, latitude, longitude

Current local time, DST rules, Airport IATA & ICAO codes

POI names, descriptions, images, latitude, longitude

Distance from the current aircraft position to POI

Distance from the current aircraft position to boundary lines, estimated time to these lines

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BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES

Border and boundary JSON returns bounded regions names, distances and estimated flying time based the current aircraft position and flight direction.

Feature	Description
Type	Could be implemented with Country Borders and/or with Satellite Coverage maps.
Bounded Regions	Countries/Territories or satellite coverage areas.
Timing	Estimate how soon you will be over certain geographical area.
Style	Integrator defines the visual appearance of your alert or data.
Example	“You are crossing US/Canada border in 10 min” or “Your internet connectivity may become spotty in 5 min, save your work”

POINTS OF INTEREST

Point of Interest JSON information for a specific location or geofenced area around the current aircraft position.

Feature	Description
City List	Get POIs around you with their details including descriptions, images as well distance and direction from the aircraft.
Local Time	Name of the POI and text description is localized where possible if a language other than English is available and requested.
Distance and Direction	Geolocated and geocoded data in relationship to the current aircraft location.
Example	“Grand Canyon is 58 miles through the left window, click to read more about it”

CITIES AND TIMES

Cities and Times JSON structured information for a specific destination, major cities or geofenced area around the current aircraft position.

Feature	Description
City List	Get a list of major cities nearby with distances and directions from your current location.
Local Time	Get local times in these cities.
Distance and Direction	Geolocated and geocoded data in relationship to the current aircraft location.
Example	“Hong Kong, 2496 miles to the East, Local Time: 4:53PM”

Visual Elements

Get visual map assets and make them part of your GUI experience. Visual map assets are part of our C++ implementation that uses OpenGL to render interactive maps from satellite tiles. It is part of the Flightpath3D WMS server.

The Map object represents the map on your page. It exposes methods and properties that enable you to programmatically change the map, and fires events as passengers interact with it. The Flightpath3D server initializes the map on the page and returns your Map object.

3D EARTH GLOBE AND FLIGHT PROGRESS

Globe and flight path map assets are part of our implementation that used OpenGL to render interactive maps from satellite tiles.

Feature	Description
Map Objective	Decide what map layers and flight path view elements to display and how to animate it.
Auto-play script	Interactive or scripted with customizable auto-play sequence depicting various map and informatiomn screens based on the pre-configured instructions and real-time (or estimated) flight phase information.
Size and placement	Control the size and placement of the 3D Globe on any of your interactive pages.
Style	Blend globe into your GUI and define the visual apperance of the map.

STREET MAPS AND LANDMARKS

Street map assets and landmarks are part of our implementation that uses OpenGL to render interactive maps from satellite tiles. .

Feature	Description
Map Objective	Decide what street map city to display.
Zoom level	Display specific location at any zoom level or set up zoom amination.
Size and placement	Control the size and placement of the street map on any of your interactive pages. Allow passenger to open full street map experience.
Style	Blend street map into your GUI with specific POI icons on the map.

AUGMENTED REALITY VIEWS

Augmented reality view assets are part of our implementation that used OpenGL to render interactive maps from satellite tiles.

Feature	Description
Cockpit	Cockpit/Pilot H.U.D. view.
Aircraft 360	Close up of your aircraft.
Window	Passenger Left/Right Window views.
Follow Plane	Follow aircraft along flight path in 3D.

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