APIs & DATA

Start with the data.

Aircraft. Weather. Transport. Space. Sport. Air quality. Find a source, then work backwards to the thing you could build around it.

Flights Weather Transport Space Sport Environment Civic

AVIATIONOpenSky Network

Live and historical aircraft data

WEATHEROpen-Meteo

Forecast and historical weather data

No-key options↗

SPACENASA Open APIs

Astronomy, imagery and space datasets

SPACEJPL Solar System Dynamics

Small-body and solar-system data

TRANSPORTTfL Unified API

Lines, arrivals, disruptions and transport data

Anonymous + registered↗

ENVIRONMENTOpenAQ

Global air-quality observations

SPORTfootball-data.org

Competitions, teams, matches and tables

CIVICGOV.UK Bank Holidays

UK bank-holiday dates by nation

FROM DATA TO OBJECTAircraft positions → desk trackerWeather forecast → physical indicatorMatch data → live score displayAir quality → room or street monitor