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Map Visualization Features

Pyfr24 provides powerful flight path visualization capabilities with customizable options.

Background Map Options

Choose from multiple background map providers:

  • CartoDB Positron (default): Clean, light gray basemap
  • OpenStreetMap: Detailed street and terrain data
  • Stamen Terrain: Beautiful terrain visualization
  • ESRI World TopoMap: Topographic mapping

Example usage: 

# Using different background maps
api.export_flight_data("39bebe6e", background='osm')    # OpenStreetMap
api.export_flight_data("39bebe6e", background='stamen') # Stamen Terrain
api.export_flight_data("39bebe6e", background='esri')   # ESRI World TopoMap
# Default is CartoDB Positron (light gray)

Map Orientation

Three orientation options to best display your flight path:

  • Horizontal (16:9): Default, ideal for east-west flights
  • Vertical (9:16): Better for north-south flights
  • Auto: Automatically selects based on flight path direction

Example usage: 

# Using different orientations
api.export_flight_data("39bebe6e", orientation='horizontal') # 16:9
api.export_flight_data("39bebe6e", orientation='vertical')   # 9:16
api.export_flight_data("39bebe6e", orientation='auto')      # Auto-detect

Visual Style

The flight path visualization includes:

  • Orange flight path line (#f18851) for high visibility
  • Clean, modern styling
  • High-quality output (300 DPI)
  • Automatic zoom level adjustment
  • Padding around the flight path for context
  • Equal aspect ratio for accurate distance representation

Additional Visualizations

Along with the map, the export includes:

Speed Chart

  • Ground speed over time
  • Clear time axis with formatted timestamps
  • Reference lines for common speed thresholds
  • Orange line color matching the map visualization

Altitude Chart

  • Altitude profile over time
  • Reference lines at key altitudes (ground, 10,000ft, 30,000ft)
  • Matching style with speed chart
  • Clear altitude scale in feet

Combining Options

You can combine different options for the perfect visualization:

output_dir = api.export_flight_data(
    "39bebe6e",
    background='osm',       # Use OpenStreetMap background
    orientation='vertical'  # 9:16 aspect ratio for north-south flights
)

Output Files

The visualization export creates:

  • map.png: Flight path visualization
  • speed.png: Speed profile chart
  • altitude.png: Altitude profile chart

All images are generated at 300 DPI for high-quality output.