A similar project with an academic background is 'AirTraffic LIVE': http://radar.zhaw.ch/ http://radar.zhaw.ch/ It was created by students of a Swiss college

A similar project with an academic background is 'AirTraffic LIVE': http://radar.zhaw.ch/ http://radar.zhaw.ch/ It was created by students of a Swiss college of applied science in 2007. The test site is focus on Zurich International Airport but they have completed other projects based an their research. A spectacular example is a globe showing air traffic world wide created for a science museum: http://radar.zhaw.ch/worldwide.html http://radar.zhaw.ch/worldwide.html There is also a Google Earth extension for private use: http://www.idp.zhaw.ch/de/engineering/idp/forschung/transport-and-traffic-engineering/real-time-air-traffic-in-3d.html http://www.idp.zhaw.ch/de/engineering/idp/forschung/transpor...