Show HN: archive.aero, a FAA sectional Time Machine, 1930 to today

Category: web-framework

Tags: historical-maps, geospatial, tiles, aviation, cloudflare, static-site

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

archive.aero is a time machine for U.S. FAA sectional aeronautical charts, letting users scrub through nearly a century of georeferenced, mosaicked, and tiled historical charts. It combines a Python/GDAL processing pipeline, a custom Go GeoTIFF-to-PMTiles converter, edge storage with Cloudflare Workers, and a vanilla JS frontend to deliver a seamless, fast browsing experience.

Target audience: aviation enthusiasts, historians, geospatial developers, cartography researchers

Repository: https://archive.aero/ · JavaScript · MIT

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