ADS-B Overflight Analysis Toolbox

A custom ArcGIS Pro toolbox with multiple Python-based geoprocessing script tools to automate and simplify processing and analysis of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data for better understanding aircraft overflights of National Park Service (NPS) management units.

The repository documents and points users to a downloadable ArcGIS Pro toolbox with multiple embedded Python-based geoprocessing script tools. The Python scripts embedded in each tool inside the toolbox may also be accessed. These tools can be used to process raw ADS-B data files recorded on site by data loggers, create aircraft waypoint and flightline feature classes, and compute required flight-related attributes to support a variety of analyses. Additional tools help automate merging daily waypoint and flightline files, facilitate screening of flights meeting certain criteria that may be omitted from further analysis, and generate summary statistics and analytical outputs for use in aircraft overflight reporting.

This version includes an updated documentation in the README.md file, along with revised citation and license files.

ADS-B Overflight Analysis Toolbox

A custom ArcGIS Pro toolbox with multiple Python-based geoprocessing script tools to automate and simplify processing and analysis of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data for better understanding aircraft overflights of National Park Service (NPS) management units.

The repository documents and points users to a downloadable ArcGIS Pro toolbox with multiple embedded Python-based geoprocessing script tools. The Python scripts embedded in each tool inside the toolbox may also be accessed. These tools can be used to process raw ADS-B data files recorded on site by data loggers, create aircraft waypoint and flightline feature classes, and compute required flight-related attributes to support a variety of analyses. Additional tools help automate merging daily waypoint and flightline files, facilitate screening of flights meeting certain criteria that may be omitted from further analysis, and generate summary statistics and analytical outputs for use in aircraft overflight reporting.