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<p>The subject of the article is the assessment and comparison of the functionality of websites presenting flight data and the current location of aircraft on the map. The following websites were assessed: Flightradar24 (flightradar24.com), RadarBox24 (radarbox24.com), Flightaware (flightaware.com) and Plane-finder (planefinder.com). The credibility of the presented data and the range of functions available on the websites were analyzed in detail. A number of functions included in data sets were compared to the examined websites. Additionally, the possibilities of expanding the analyzed websites and extending the scope of their functions were determined. The issue of using data from air traffic data websites for scientific research was also examined.</p>
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The subject of the article is the assessment and comparison of the functionality of websites presenting flight data and the current location of aircraft on the map. The following websites were assessed: Flightradar24 (flightradar24.com), RadarBox24 (radarbox24.com), Flightaware (flightaware.com) and Plane-finder (planefinder.com). The credibility of the presented data and the range of functions available on the websites were analyzed in detail. A number of functions included in data sets were compared to the examined websites. Additionally, the possibilities of expanding the analyzed websites and extending the scope of their functions were determined. The issue of using data from air traffic data websites for scientific research was also examined.

An analysis of the functionality of selected websites presenting data on air traffic

Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies

Polish Cartographical Review

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The subject of the article is the assessment and comparison of the functionality of websites presenting flight data and the current location of aircraft on the...

An analysis of the functionality of selected websites presenting data on air traffic

Published Online: Apr 06, 2021

Page range: 162 - 175

Received: Jan 20, 2021

Accepted: Feb 28, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2020-0014

Keywords
functionality, websites, air traffic, flights, Warsaw Chopin Airport

© 2020 Katarzyna Krawczyńska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An analysis of the functionality of selected websites presenting data on air traffic

Published Online: Apr 06, 2021

Page range: 162 - 175

Received: Jan 20, 2021

Accepted: Feb 28, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2020-0014

Keywordsfunctionality, websites, air traffic, flights, Warsaw Chopin Airport

© 2020 Katarzyna Krawczyńska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
functionality, websites, air traffic, flights, Warsaw Chopin Airport