Overview
Airspace Link, Inc. now offers vector tiles! You have your choice between our pre-styled endpoint or the raw tile endpoint. Our tiles will work with any map libary that can consume MVT format vector tiles.
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These API endpoints have a separate URL domain from our other API endpoints: https://tiles.airspacelink.com
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When people say "vector tiles", they almost always mean tiles in a data format called Mapbox Vector Tiles or MVT. The Mapbox Vector Tile Specification defines this file format. Mapbox also offers a guide with visuals explaining how the format works.
At a high level, MVT tiles provide an efficient binary encoding for map features. Features have geometries (which can be points, lines, or polygons, similar to GeoJSON) and may also have attributes (key-value pairs, where keys are strings and values are strings, ints, floats, or booleans). MVT provides a compact binary encoding of this data, based on the Protobuf binary serialization format.
The pre-styled endpoint returns JSON definition language for the visualization of vector tile layers. We use style definitions specified by MapLibre. You may also reference our style as a starting point and override where you see fit.
API Key
Our vector tile services are secured by API keys. Each key is a uinique alphanumeric string that associates to your billing account.
Please Contact us to obtain your API key.
Available Vector Tile Sets
FAA
Update frequency: 24 hours
Style name: faa-dark
Example URL: https://tiles.airspacelink.com/styles/faa-dark/style.json?key={key}
Tile service: faa
Example URL: https://tile.airspacelink.com/tile/service=faa/faa/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt?key={key}
Example overlaid on a dark basemap:
Included layer categories:
| Category |
|---|
| Airports |
| Controlled Airspace Boundary (UASFM Grids) |
| Washington DC FRZ |
| Special Use Airspace (SUA) |
| Part 93 Special Air Traffic Area |
| Military Training Routes (MTR) |
| Full Time National Security UAS Flight Restrictions (NSUFR) |
| Part Time National Security UAS Flight Restrictions (NSUFR) |
| Notice to Air Missions (NOTAMs) |
| FAA UAS Recreational Sites |
| Stadium (3 Nautical Mile Radius) |
| FAA Recognized Identification Areas (FRIA) |
| FAA Obstacles |
Insights
Update frequency: yearly/quarterly depending on changes to source
Style name: insights-dark
Example URL: https://tiles.airspacelink.com/styles/insights-dark/style.json?key={key}
Tile service: insignts
Example URL: https://tile.airspacelink.com/tile/service=insights/insights/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt?key={key}
Example overlaid on a dark basemap:
Included layer categories:
| Category |
|---|
| Daytime Population Density |
| Stadiums |
| Childcare Facilities |
| Educational Facilities |
| National Parks |
| Local Parks |
| Electrical Transmission Lines |
| Electrical Facilities |
| Railroad Tracks |
| Balloon, Glide, Ultralight Ports |
| Helipads |
| Wind Turbines |
| FCC Towers |
| Military Installations |
| Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |
| Correctional Faciclities |
| Fire Stations |
| Hospitals |
| Veterans Health Facilities |
| Police Stations |
| Justice Buildings |
| Government Buildings |
| Capitol Buildings |
TFR (Coming Soon)
Update frequency: 10 minutes
Style names: tfr-border & tfr-fill
Example URL: https://tiles.airspacelink.com/styles/tfr-border/style.json?key={key}
Tile service: tfr
Example URL: https://tile.airspacelink.com/tile/service=tfr/tfr/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt?key={key}
Example overlaid on a dark basemap:
Included Layers:
| Layer |
|---|
| Temporary Flight Restrictions |
Public Advisories (Coming Soon)
Update frequency: continually updated as they are edited
Style name: advisory
Example URL: https://tiles.airspacelink.com/styles/advisory/style.json?key={key}
Tile service: advisory
Example URL: https://tile.airspacelink.com/tile/service=advisory/advisory/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt?key={key}
Example overlaid on a dark basemap:
Included layers:
| Layer |
|---|
| Advisories |
Learn More
Please contact us to learn more about our vector tiles.