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SafeSky API Guide

The SafeSky API is accessible via a standard REST API, ensuring easy integration with your applications. Follow these steps to get started:

1. Obtain an API Key

Visit SafeSky and subscribe to the plan that suits your needs.

2. Make API Requests

Use the provided endpoints with the necessary parameters in your requests. All responses are delivered in JSON format.

3. Authentication

Authentication is automatically managed when requests are made with your API key.
Important: Keep your API key confidential and implement all standard security measures to protect it.

Endpoints Overview

1. Get Nearby Aircraft

Endpoint: GET /uav
Description:
Retrieve a list of airborne aircraft within a specific radius and altitude range from the given latitude and longitude. By default, the search radius is 10,000 meters, with a maximum of 20,000 meters.

Query Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description Default
latitude double Yes Latitude in decimal degrees (4 decimal precision). N/A
longitude double Yes Longitude in decimal degrees (4 decimal precision). N/A
altitude_min int No Filter all aircraft below the given altitude in meters. Zero means 'unused'. 0
altitude_max int No Filter all aircraft above the given altitude in meters. Zero means 'unused'. 0
radius int No Radius in meters from the reference point (maximum: 20,000 meters). 10,000

Response:

  • 200 OK: Returns a list of nearby aircraft.
  • 400 BAD REQUEST: Invalid parameters or failed authentication.

Example Request:

GET /uav?latitude=48.8588&longitude=2.2943&altitude_min=1000&altitude_max=3000&radius=15000

Example Response:

[
  {
    "id": "ABC123",
    "latitude": 48.859,
    "longitude": 2.293,
    "altitude": 1500,
    "status": "AIRBORNE"
  },
  {
    "id": "DEF456",
    "latitude": 48.860,
    "longitude": 2.295,
    "altitude": 2000,
    "status": "AIRBORNE"
  }
]

2. Publish UAV and Get Nearby Aircraft

Endpoint: POST /uav
Description:
Publish the UAV’s position, altitude, and flight status to the SafeSky platform while retrieving nearby traffic data within the specified radius. By default, the search radius is 10,000 meters, with a maximum of 20,000 meters.

Request Body:

Field Type Required Description
id string Yes Unique identifier for the UAV.
latitude double Yes Latitude in decimal degrees (4 decimal precision).
longitude double Yes Longitude in decimal degrees (4 decimal precision).
altitude int Yes Altitude of the UAV in meters.
groundSpeed int Yes Ground speed of the UAV in meters per second.
course int Yes Direction of travel in degrees clockwise relative to true north.
status string Yes Current status of the UAV (INACTIVE, AIRBORNE, GROUNDED).

Query Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description Default
altitude_min int No Filter all aircraft below the given altitude in meters. Zero means 'unused'. 0
altitude_max int No Filter all aircraft above the given altitude in meters. Zero means 'unused'. 0
radius int No Radius in meters from the reference point (maximum: 20,000 meters). 10,000

Response:

  • 201 CREATED: UAV published successfully; returns a list of nearby aircraft.
  • 400 BAD REQUEST: Invalid parameters or failed authentication.

Example Request:

POST /uav?altitude_min=1000&altitude_max=3000&radius=15000
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": "UAV123",
  "latitude": 48.8588,
  "longitude": 2.2943,
  "altitude": 1200,
  "groundSpeed": 30,
  "course": 180,
  "status": "AIRBORNE"
}

Example Response:

[
  {
    "id": "XYZ789",
    "latitude": 48.859,
    "longitude": 2.293,
    "altitude": 1500,
    "status": "AIRBORNE"
  }
]

Support

For assistance or further inquiries, please contact us at support@safesky.app or visit our website.

Disclaimer

SafeSky is a non-certified eConspicuity platform that collects and shares information provided by a voluntary and unstructured community of pilots and ground stations. Therefore, no data accuracy, comprehensiveness, nor permanent transmission can be guaranteed while using the API.

The main purpose of the software is to remind and support everybody’s personal duty to ‘See, Be Seen and Avoid’ when flying, i.e., to look out at all times.

Hence, SafeSky can in no way be held liable for any event happening during the flight.

While SafeSky provides significantly more flight traffic information than a single system or no system at all, it will not show everything. Visibility can be affected by factors like pilots not using a detection device, limited ground station coverage, poor internet, or poor GPS quality.

Before using this API, you must have read and agreed to the Terms And Conditions.

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