Sky Trace

Sky Trace is an Android application built using Kotlin that allows users to track information about aircraft, including flight details, weather information, and more. The app integrates multiple APIs to gather and display data to the user.

Screenshots

Here are some screenshots of the application:

Technologies Used

• Kotlin: The primary programming language for developing the app.
• Mapbox SDK: Used for displaying maps and flight data.
• Aviation Edge API: Provides access to flight, aircraft, and airport information.
• OpenWeatherAPI: Used to display weather data.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Aviation Edge for providing free access to their API, which made this project possible.

Project Setup

Before running the project, you need to create a gradle.properties file in your project and add the following:

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
android.useAndroidX=true
kotlin.code.style=official
android.nonTransitiveRClass=true

MAPBOX_DOWNLOADS_TOKEN=TOKEN_KEY
AVIATION_EDGE_API_KEY=API_KEY
OPEN_WEATHER_MAP_API_KEY=API_KEY

Replace API_KEY and TOKEN_KEY with your actual API keys for Mapbox, Aviation Edge, and OpenWeatherMap.

Mapbox Setup

You also need to create a file named mapbox_access_token.xml in the res/values/ directory and add your Mapbox public access token:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
    <string name="mapbox_access_token" translatable="false" tools:ignore="UnusedResources">Your_Mapbox_Public_Access_Token</string>
</resources>

Replace Your_Mapbox_Public_Access_Token with your actual Mapbox public access token.

This token is required for the Mapbox SDK to access the map services in the application.

How to Run the Project

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Plavsic01/SkyTrace.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd SkyTrace

3. Create the gradle.properties file as described above.
4. Open the project in Android Studio and run it on an emulator or a physical device.