High-Level Project Summary
The International Space Station (ISS) is the major structure constructed by humans in space. Since its launch in 2011 into orbit, ISS has published many trackers, but they are closed-source or have limited features and capabilities. We developed an open-source web application that tracks the space station. The new features provide full 3D depictions of the earth, space station, and orbit. The application is available for Web desktop, mobile, and VR UX. This new feature will provide access to benefit areas such as education (schools, universities), software development, researchers (physicists, astronomers, and others), and general users.Site available: http://68.183.26.243/dartsaurs/.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
We developed a web application that allows users real-time tracking of the International Space Station (ISS) in full 3D. The features available on the website include live broadcasts direct from the ISS of the exact location where the ISS is passing, an interactive 3D model of the ISS, and depictions of the globe. When selected, the image will open a 3D model for interaction. The application is available open-source for web desktop, mobile, and VR UX, expanding the access to benefit areas such as education (schools, universities), software development, researchers (physicists, astronomers...), and general users. The tools used were: Programming language: Python; Framework: Django; Django REST Framework; TLE API; HTML5, CSS3 e JS Ecma6; Astropy; SGP4; PHP Version 5.
Space Agency Data
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Days API (APOD): For showing picture of the day as the background of our main page.
NASA TLE API: For retrieving the current location of the ISS (https://wheretheiss.at/w/developer)
NASA Spot the Station API: Used for exploring the next sighting opportunity of the ISS.
Referencia modelo 3D: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/gltf_embed/2378
Hackathon Journey
The hackathon journey was a magnificent experience for the entire team. we met new people, made new friends and increased our network this weekend. The development of an important tool that inspires human to make a better world. The hackathon made us think and realize together and complete the challenge brilliantly beyond the expectations. Certainly, we transform ourselves, our thinking and our dreams to infinity and beyond.
References
Programming language: Python; Framework: Django (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/); Django REST Framework (https://www.django-rest-framework.org/); TLE API (https://tle.ivanstanojevic.me/#/docs); HTML5, CSS3 e JS Ecma6; astropy (docs: https://docs.astropy.org/en/stable/time/index.html); SGP4 https://pypi.org/project/sgp4/; PHP Version 5.
Nasa Live Stream - Earth From Space : Live Views from the ISS. YouTube, 2021. Disponível em: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86YLFOog4GM&list=TLGGzsVH_4JPZqYwMzEwMjAyMg>. Acesso em: 02/10/2022;
ISS Live Stream 2 Cams | Tracker | Live Telemetry 09.29.2022. YouTube, 2022. Disponível em: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgPJROnl2L8&list=TLGGQZ1WDl6hsWowMzEwMjAyMg&t=3485s>. Acesso em: 02/10/2022;
LIVE JAMES WEBB Telescope Live Track L2 Insertion Update. YouTube, 2022. Disponível em: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoIG4gPpQPE&list=TLGGaOZjoN9JMIcwMzEwMjAyMg>. Acesso em: : 02/10/2022;
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/gltf_embed/2378;
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Days API (APOD): For showing picture of the day as the background of our main page;
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NASA TLE API: For retrieving the current location of the ISS;
NASA Spot the Station API: Used for exploring the next sighting opportunity of the ISS;
Front - Website Templates (https://nicepage.com/website-templates).
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