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Getting started

Getting Started

The SafeSky API is accessible via a standard REST API, enabling seamless integration with your applications. To start using the API:

  1. Get an API Key:
    Visit SafeSky and subscribe to the desired plan.

  2. Make API Calls:
    Use the endpoints provided, including the appropriate parameters in your requests. All responses are returned in JSON format.

  3. Authentication:
    Authentication is automatically managed when making requests with your API key.
    Important: Never disclose your API key and take all necessary 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
lat double Yes Latitude in decimal degrees (4 decimal precision). N/A
lng double Yes Longitude in decimal degrees (4 decimal precision). N/A
alt_min int No Filter all aircraft below the given altitude in meters. Zero means 'unused'. 0
alt_max int No Filter all aircraft above the given altitude in meters. Zero means 'unused'. 0
rad 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:

[
     {
        "latitude": 48.86584,
        "longitude": 2.63723,
        "beacon_type": "JET",
        "call_sign": "IBE06CK",
        "transponder_type": "ADS-B",
        "last_update": 1733412793,
        "altitude": 10554,
        "vertical_rate": 2,
        "accuracy": 0,
        "altitude_accuracy": 0,
        "course": 205,
        "ground_speed": 237,
        "turn_rate": 0.0,
        "status": "AIRBORNE",
        "id": "3423C3"
    },
    {
        "latitude": 48.95459,
        "longitude": 2.44153,
        "beacon_type": "JET",
        "call_sign": "NJE419F",
        "transponder_type": "ADS-B",
        "last_update": 1733412793,
        "altitude": 0,
        "vertical_rate": 0,
        "accuracy": 0,
        "altitude_accuracy": 0,
        "course": 292,
        "ground_speed": 0,
        "turn_rate": 0.0,
        "status": "GROUNDED",
        "id": "494105"
    },
    {
        "latitude": 48.97128,
        "longitude": 2.56328,
        "beacon_type": "JET",
        "call_sign": "PTN32P",
        "transponder_type": "ADS-B",
        "last_update": 1733412792,
        "altitude": 526,
        "vertical_rate": -4,
        "accuracy": 0,
        "altitude_accuracy": 0,
        "course": 266,
        "ground_speed": 72,
        "turn_rate": 0.16,
        "status": "AIRBORNE",
        "id": "3CE997"
    }
]

2. Publish UAV and Get Nearby Aircraft

Endpoint: POST /uav
Description:
Publishes one or many UAV position to the SafeSky platform. Optionally, it's returning a list of nearby aircraft for each UAV position within a radius of 10000 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
alt_min int No Filter all aircraft below the given altitude in meters. Zero means 'unused'. 0
alt_max int No Filter all aircraft above the given altitude in meters. Zero means 'unused'. 0
return_nearby_traffic boolean No Return information about aircraft traffic within proximity of the UAV positions. false
return_grounded_traffic boolean No Include grounded beacons if show_nearby_traffic = true. false
rad int No Radius distance in meters from all UAV reference point if show_nearby_traffic = true (maximum: 20000 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",
        "status": "AIRBORNE",
        "altitude": 180,
        "course": 250,
        "ground_speed": 24,
        "latitude": 50.69378,
        "longitude": 4.39201,
        "call_sign": "FlyingFrog"
    }
]

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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