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Global_airline_routes (Map Service)


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Current Version: 10.81

Service Description:
This layer visualizes over 60,000 commercial flight paths. The data was obtained from openflights.org, and was last updated in June 2014. 

The site states, "The third-party that OpenFlights uses for route data ceased providing updates in June 2014. The current data is of historical value only. As of June 2014, the OpenFlights/Airline Route Mapper Route Database contains 67,663 routes between 3,321 airports on 548 airlines spanning the globe. Creating and maintaining this database has required and continues to require an immense amount of work. We need your support to keep this database up-to-date."

To donate, visit the site and click the PayPal link.

Routes were created using the XY-to-line tool in ArcGIS Pro, inspired by Kenneth Field's work, and following a modified methodology from Michael Markieta (www.spatialanalysis.ca/2011/global-connectivity-mapping-out-flight-routes).

Some cleanup was required in the original data, including adding missing location data for several airports and some missing IATA codes. Before performing the point to line conversion, the key to preserving attributes in the original data is a combination of the INDEX and MATCH functions in Microsoft Excel. 

Example function: =INDEX(Airlines!$B$2:$B$6200,MATCH(Routes!$A2,Airlines!$D$2:Airlines!$D$6200,0))

                                                


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This layer visualizes over 60,000 commercial flight paths. The data was obtained from openflights.org, and was last updated in June 2014. 

The site states, "The third-party that OpenFlights uses for route data ceased providing updates in June 2014. The current data is of historical value only. As of June 2014, the OpenFlights/Airline Route Mapper Route Database contains 67,663 routes between 3,321 airports on 548 airlines spanning the globe. Creating and maintaining this database has required and continues to require an immense amount of work. We need your support to keep this database up-to-date."

To donate, visit the site and click the PayPal link.

Routes were created using the XY-to-line tool in ArcGIS Pro, inspired by Kenneth Field's work, and following a modified methodology from Michael Markieta (www.spatialanalysis.ca/2011/global-connectivity-mapping-out-flight-routes).

Some cleanup was required in the original data, including adding missing location data for several airports and some missing IATA codes. Before performing the point to line conversion, the key to preserving attributes in the original data is a combination of the INDEX and MATCH functions in Microsoft Excel. 

Example function: =INDEX(Airlines!$B$2:$B$6200,MATCH(Routes!$A2,Airlines!$D$2:Airlines!$D$6200,0))

                                                


Copyright Text: openflights.org

Spatial Reference:
102100

Single Fused Map Cache: true

Capabilities: Map,TilesOnly,Tilemap

Tile Info:
Initial Extent:
Full Extent:
Min Scale: 5.91657527591555E8
Max Scale: 1.8489297737236E7

Min LOD: 0
Max LOD: 5

Units: esriMeters

Supported Image Format Types: PNG

Export Tiles Allowed: false
Max Export Tiles Count: 100000

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