Table 1: Field names and descriptions of CSV, waypoint feature class, or flightline feature class outputs produced by Tools 1-3 in the ADS-B Overflight Analysis Toolbox. Tools 4-6 summarize data in existing fields and do not produce new attributes.

Field Name

 

Tool #1

Tool #2

Tool #3

CSV

Point

Line

Point

Line

TIME

Python datetime object in UTC

 

 

 

 

 

ICAO_address

broadcast aircraft ICAO code

 

 

 

 

 

lat

latitude (degrees)

 

 

 

 

 

lon

longitude (degrees)

 

 

 

 

 

altitude

altitude, meters above mean sea level

 

 

 

 

 

heading

degrees

 

 

 

 

 

hor_velocity

meters/sec

 

 

 

 

 

ver_velocity

meters/sec

 

 

 

 

 

flight_id

unique flight code

 

 

 

 

 

alt_msl

altitude, feet above mean sea level

 

 

 

 

 

alt_agl

altitude, feet above ground level

 

 

 

 

 

N-NUMBER

aircraft tail number

 

 

 

 

 

TYPE AIRCRAFT

code for general aircraft type

 

 

 

 

 

TYPE ENGINE

code for general engine type

 

 

 

 

 

TYPE REGISTRANT

code for registrant category

 

 

 

 

 

NAME

aircraft registrant’s name

 

 

 

 

 

MFR MDL CODE

code for aircraft manufacturer and model

 

 

 

 

 

MODEL

name of aircraft model and series

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Year flight occurred

 

 

 

 

 

Length Miles

Length of flightline in miles

 

 

 

 

 

Sinuosity

calculated sinuosity (min = 0, max = 1)