Space Apps Challenge 2017

Pink Eagle | Pilots Plus

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The Challenge | Pilots Plus

Provide private aircraft pilots and passengers with an easy-to-use tool that gives information about the land underneath their flight plans.

Traveler Eye

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Traveller Eye is an innovative platform that provides travellers a memorable flight journey. Our tool is developed by Pink Eagles Team, upon 2017 Space Apps Challenge #EarthAndUs category listed challenges, to elevate in-flight experience.

Pink Eagle

Traveler Eye Web-based Platform Dummy Demo: www.travellereye.co

Traveler Eye Web-based Platform Initial webpage: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By9XYePssWsMTWZpM...

How it works

An app-based moving map up-to the minute streaming information of the world below a flight route. Traveler’s route and current location are constantly updated, and triggers related information from our database. A web-based version of Traveler Eye was also developed to be installed on existing in-flight entertainment portals.

World below route information includes: geography, nature, current weather, local time, language, country, flag, currency, capital, food, music, famous places and people, and historical facts. It also allows the traveler to favorite and share a favorite part on social media accounts as well as sending full journey details via email.

Why we need it

  • Facilitate generation Y and generation Z needs and interests
  • Go hand in hand with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) goal of promoting sustainable and universally accessible tourism
  • Maximize economic, social and cultural benefits for the local communities

What technology were used

  • PHP and Javascript programing languages
  • Webflow platform
  • iMovie
  • Balsamiq Mockups 3

Where do we stand

The team has developed a demonstration of Traveler Eye app and webpage.

What is next

  • Technical development: a real-time app and web based, user type customized content (passengers and aircrew), age customized content (kids and adults), window view snapshot feature, save locations on personal google maps account.
  • Production development: publish a public app as beta version to attract customers and commercial flights industry.

What resources were utilized:

World Tourism Organization (UN-WTO) website

Fly Over Country app

FlightAware

The Flight Paths Tracker: How to Monitor and Analyse Air Traffic Above Individual Locations

NASA APIs

Challenges faced:

Time constraint: coding required more time to connect the real-time location with the database that we built on the spot.

Existing flight tracking tools: accommodating most features of existing flight tracking platforms in addition to our unique features.

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SpaceApps is a NASA incubator innovation program.