SkySong Devlog #3

whats new

firstly i finally created a backend that allows for the flight data of a specific area to be called. currently it has zero implementation into the website with it only pulling londons bounding box of flights :p. i used nodejs for the backend and it now hosts the static files such as the maputnik files and the index.html. i have developed a new ui that loosely recreates a garmin gnc 255. it shows the user pop ups to give a nicer feeling than built in browser prompts for errors. so far many buttons are NOT working as i plan to develop more panels later on that they will effect :3
list of new features:

• new garmin display
• better alert system
• vol, tempo and genre change (unused however)
• movable unit
• working buttons for search and clear
• working flights API
• hosted through nodejs

whats next!!??

upcoming features:

• im yet to implement the plane data to be shown on the map so that needs implementing
• heatmap or temperature of areas shown
• music functionality (DUHHHHH!!)
• settings tab for controlling various factors
• weather being shown on the map which will affect the music too
• and mobile compatibility but its the last of my worries

anyways thanks for reading this devlog as there is many more to come thanks!! :D
ps skysong url is now out!!!

SkySong Devlog #2 :3

whats new

Since the last devlog i have now migrated the map functions to maplibre with maputnik to generate the styles and 3D aspects of the map such as the buildings. All new features:

• 3D building and bridges
• Maplibre now being used
• The user can now create their own bounding box with shift and click
• Terrain is now shown and can be turned on and off

the struggles

When creating with maplibre it was a struggle to find some good free APIs for the map and terrain data that didnt limit my capabilities throughout testing and release. Another struggle is my research for free live aircraft data that i can next add to my map.

whats next?

Upcoming features:

• Live plan data mapped
• Plane info available for each one
• Backend for certain functions instead of being local
• Weather shown on the map
• The musical abilities

thanks for reading!! :3

SkySong Devlog #1 😼😼

the concept

So the concept is that the planes in a specific area generate a music composition based off of several different factors:

• flight speed
• vertical speed
• altitude
• time of day
• callsign prefix

done so far

So far ive created the map functions on a basic openstreetmap that allows for the user to search for specific areas and then zoom into the area. It then creates a bounding box based off of coordinates that will serve as the location for the flights to be scanned for and affect the music. So far if a location doesnt have a bounding box precreated on OSM it will create a rectangle with the centre being the location inputted.

what i plan to do

I plan to:

• migrate to maplibre
• use maputnik for a custom design on the map with terrain and buildings shown
• implement flight data to the map
• add the musical abilities of aircrafts
• allow for custom drawing of objects
• and many more!

i hope this project ends up going well and thanks for reading my first devlog! :3