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Status Gathering interest
Categories Flight Following Web
Created by David Williamson
Created on May 13, 2024

See fire and smoke conditions on the map when planning flights during fire season

Problem:

Operators flying in fire-affected regions cannot see active fire or smoke conditions inside Spidertracks and currently rely on external services during flight planning.

Desired outcome:

Pilots and dispatchers can view current fire and smoke conditions on the Spidertracks map alongside existing weather and terrain context.

Proposed change:

Add fire and smoke as selectable map layers in the web app, sourced from NASA FIRMS VIIRS hotspots via a proxy-cached overlay with hourly refresh. Layer is framed as situational-awareness only, not a tactical hazard product.

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