MagicMirror Module that displays the closest flight to a given point on Earth. Output distance can be in NM, KM, or SM. Altitude can be displayed in feet or meters.
Run the following commands:
git clone https://github.com/rc7/MMM-ClosestFlight into your ~/MagicMirror/modules directory.
npm install inside your ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-ClosestFlight directory.
The module finds the nearest aircraft by comparing aircraft Lat/Long against the lat/long that you provide (typically wherever you have installed your mirror). To get the lat/long of your location:
- Open google maps. Find the location of your mirror.
- Right click. The latitude and longitude will be displayed.
- Copy those into the appropriate fields (myLatitude and myLongitude) in the
config.js. Only 4 decimal places of precision are necessary (ex: XX.XXXX).
You will also need to provide your own bounding-box coordinates in the form of minimum latitude/longitude and maximum latitude/longitude. The bounding-box is a geographical area surrounding the location of your mirror. The module works by comparing locations of all aircraft inside of the bounding-box to the mirror location. You can make the bounding-box as big or as small as you'd like. If you are in a remote area with little nearby air traffic, you probably want a bigger box. Conversely, if you are nearby a large airport, a smaller box will work just fine. Use the same steps with Google Maps to get the coordinates for your bounding-box, and copy them into config.js in the boxLatitudeMin, boxLatitudeMax, boxLongitudeMin, and boxLongitudeMax fields as appropriate.
module: "MMM-ClosestFlight",
position: "top_left",
config: {
myLatitude: 35.2295, // Latitude of MagicMirror
myLongitude: -80.8431, // Longitude of MagicMirror
distanceUnits: "NM", // 'NM' for nautical miles, 'SM' for statute miles
altitudeUnits: "FT", // 'FT' for feet or 'M' for meters
boxLatitudeMin: 34.8020, // minimum latitude of the bounding box
boxLongitudeMin: -82.4282, // minimum longitude of the bounding box
boxLatitudeMax: 36.2900, // maximum latitude of the bounding box
boxLongitudeMax: 78.1815 // maximum longtitude of the bounding box
maxWidth: "250px",
animationSpeed: 3000, // Fade in/out speed on update
initialLoadDelay: 4250,
retryDelay: 2500,
updateInterval: 20000 // How often to update
}
},