Data Status
Live build / version info for each layer this server hosts.
Server
Shard ·
335b4cb03640Build ·
244f2b2Built ·
2026-09-02T05:53:43ZData Layers
| Layer | Version | Source | Format | Refresh | Last Modified (UTC) | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone Basemap | world-260622 | OpenStreetMap · 2026-06-15 | PMTiles (vector) | periodic rebuild | 2026-06-22T06:47:53+00:00 | 84.3 GB |
| Cities, Countries & Coastlines (Natural Earth) | places-v2 | Natural Earth 1:10m (public domain) · populated places w/ population, country outlines + labels | GeoJSON | static · NE releases | 2026-08-26T02:44:31+00:00 | — |
| Time Zones | tzdb-2026c | timezone-boundary-builder 2026c · OpenStreetMap (ODbL) | quantized index (JS, 29 KB gz) | static · tzdb releases | — | — |
| Airports (worldwide) | world-260807 | OurAirports (public domain) + FAA NASR fuel | PMTiles | periodic rebuild | 2026-08-07T19:13:17+00:00 | 114.2 MB |
| Public Lands (PAD-US) | v1 · baked 2026-05-09 | USGS PAD-US 4.1 · 437k polygons | PMTiles | manual (PAD-US releases ~annually) | 2026-05-09T13:19:16+00:00 | 263.2 MB |
| FRIA Zones | 260709 | FAA ArcGIS | PMTiles (vector) | tiles/build_fria.sh | 2026-07-09T20:00:41+00:00 | 4.6 MB |
| VFR Sectional Mosaic | v7 | FAA VFR Raster Charts · 2026-07-09 edition | MosaicJSON + COG | 56-day FAA cycle | 2026-08-02T16:18:06+00:00 | 20.8 KB |
| UAS Facility Map (LAANC) | 260801 | FAA UASFM · 2026-08-01 | PMTiles | build_uas.sh | 2026-08-01T05:19:16+00:00 | 602.3 MB |
| Class Airspace | 260801 | FAA NASR · 2026-08-01 | PMTiles | 28-day NASR cycle | 2026-08-01T05:56:02+00:00 | 855.9 MB |
| Obstacles (DOF) | 260801 | FAA Digital Obstacle File · 2026-08-01 | PMTiles | 28-day DOF cycle | 2026-08-01T05:19:04+00:00 | 163.5 MB |
| Terminal Procedures (d-TPP) | 2609 | FAA d-TPP · approach plates / SIDs / STARs / airport diagrams (US) | JSON index → FAA PDFs | 28-day FAA cycle · build_dtpp.py | 2026-09-07T09:02:49+00:00 | — |
Weather Layers
| Layer | Version | Source | Format | Refresh | Last Modified (UTC) | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIRMETs / SIGMETs (worldwide) | v1 | AviationWeather.gov · US AIRMET/SIGMET + international SIGMET | GeoJSON (live) | 5 min | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones — tracks, cones & share cards | v1 | JTWC warnings (all Pacific/Indian/S-Hem basins) · NHC advisories (Atlantic) · TC SIGMETs | GeoJSON (live) · /api/storms · og cards | feed 15 min · advisories 6-hourly · cards 30 min (storm-og job) | 2026-09-10T18:32:01+00:00 | 365 B |
| METARs (worldwide) | v1 | AviationWeather.gov · worldwide stations (any ICAO) | JSON (live) | 5 min | — | — |
| TAFs (worldwide) | v1 | AviationWeather.gov · terminal forecast, any ICAO | JSON (live) | 10 min | — | — |
| Winds Aloft | v1 | Open-Meteo | JSON (live) | 10 min | — | — |
| Wind Field (animated, worldwide) | GFS 2026-09-10 06z | NOAA GFS 0.25° wind · 5 altitude decks (surface–700 mb) × 18 h hourly forecast | RG PNG (u/v) + JSON header, per deck × hour | 6-hourly GFS cycle · build_windfield.py | 2026-09-10T16:10:09+00:00 | 1.0 MB |
| Wind Field — high-zoom US (HRRR 3 km) | HRRR 2026-09-10 16z | NOAA HRRR 3 km CONUS · 10 m + 80 m AGL × 18 h hourly forecast (swaps in past z~5.5) | RG PNG (u/v) + JSON header, per deck × hour | hourly HRRR cycle · build_windfield_hrrr.py | 2026-09-10T17:47:54+00:00 | 1.2 MB |
| Weather Radar (worldwide) | v1 | Iowa State Mesonet NEXRAD (US) · RainViewer (global) | raster (live) | 5 min | — | — |
Upstream Sources
- FAA AeroNav — VFR sectionals (raster)
- FAA UASFM / LAANC — UAS facility maps + airspace authorization grids
- FAA NASR — class airspace, airports
- OurAirports — worldwide airport database (the /airport pages)
- FAA Digital Obstacle File — obstacles
- FAA FRIA Registry — Remote ID exempt zones (via FAA ArcGIS)
- AviationWeather.gov (NWS/AWC) — METARs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs
- Open-Meteo — winds-aloft forecast
- NOAA Open Data (AWS) — GFS 0.25° global + HRRR 3 km CONUS wind models (the animated field + forecast scrub)
- Iowa State Mesonet — NEXRAD weather radar (NOAA NWS)
- USGS 3DEP — digital elevation models (parks, rivers)
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 — public lands by managing agency
- US Census TIGER — state boundaries (rivers pages)
- OpenStreetMap — drone basemap (custom OSM vector tiles, no commercial POIs)
- timezone-boundary-builder — time-zone boundaries (OpenStreetMap, ODbL) — local sunrise/sunset at the point you're looking at
- Google Noto Fonts — map label glyphs (multi-script, self-hosted)
Tools
- Whitebox Tools — flow accumulation, Strahler stream order
- titiler — dynamic raster tiling from COGs
- tippecanoe — vector tile generation (obstacles, airspace)
- Planetiler — OSM → vector tiles, custom drone schema (the basemap)
- tz-lookup — coordinate → IANA zone in 29 KB (DST rules come from the browser's own Intl)
- PMTiles — single-file tile archive, served by HTTP range (no tile server)
- build_pbf_glyphs — SDF label glyph generation (Noto pack)
- MapLibre GL JS / Native — browser + iOS rendering
- Cloudflare — DNS, edge caching / CDN, bot filtering (WAF)