create_daily_microtonics release

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/community_submission.yaml

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
       value: |
-        Submit **one object** or an **array of objects** that matches the community submission schema.
-
+        Submit **one object** or an **array of objects** that matches the community submission [schema](https://github.com/PlaneQuery/OpenAirframes/blob/main/schemas/community_submission.v1.schema.json). Reuse existing tags from the schema when possible.
+        
         **Rules (enforced on review/automation):**
         - Each object must include **at least one** of:
           - `registration_number`
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ body:
         ```json
         {
             "registration_number": "N12345",
-            "tags": {"owner": "John Doe"},
+            "tags": {"owner": "John Doe", "photo": "https://example.com/photo.jpg"},
             "start_date": "2025-01-01"
         }
         ```

.github/workflows/openairframes-daily-release.yaml

@@ -261,6 +261,58 @@ jobs:
           path: data/openairframes/openairframes_community_*.csv
           retention-days: 1
 
+  build-adsbexchange-json:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.14"
+
+      - name: Run ADS-B Exchange JSON release script
+        run: |
+          python -m src.contributions.create_daily_adsbexchange_release ${{ inputs.date && format('--date {0}', inputs.date) || '' }}
+          ls -lah data/openairframes
+
+      - name: Upload ADS-B Exchange JSON artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: adsbexchange-json
+          path: data/openairframes/basic-ac-db_*.json.gz
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  build-mictronics-db:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.14"
+
+      - name: Run Mictronics DB release script
+        run: |
+          python -m src.contributions.create_daily_microtonics_release ${{ inputs.date && format('--date {0}', inputs.date) || '' }}
+          ls -lah data/openairframes
+
+      - name: Upload Mictronics DB artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mictronics-db
+          path: data/openairframes/mictronics-db_*.zip
+          retention-days: 1
+
   create-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build-faa, adsb-reduce, build-community]
@@ -291,6 +343,18 @@ jobs:
           name: community-release
           path: artifacts/community
 
+      - name: Download ADS-B Exchange JSON artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: adsbexchange-json
+          path: artifacts/adsbexchange
+
+      - name: Download Mictronics DB artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mictronics-db
+          path: artifacts/mictronics
+
       - name: Debug artifact structure
         run: |
           echo "=== Full artifacts tree ==="
@@ -301,6 +365,10 @@ jobs:
           find artifacts/adsb -type f 2>/dev/null || echo "No files found in artifacts/adsb"
           echo "=== Community artifacts ==="
           find artifacts/community -type f 2>/dev/null || echo "No files found in artifacts/community"
+          echo "=== ADS-B Exchange JSON artifacts ==="
+          find artifacts/adsbexchange -type f 2>/dev/null || echo "No files found in artifacts/adsbexchange"
+          echo "=== Mictronics DB artifacts ==="
+          find artifacts/mictronics -type f 2>/dev/null || echo "No files found in artifacts/mictronics"
 
       - name: Prepare release metadata
         id: meta
@@ -320,6 +388,8 @@ jobs:
           CSV_FILE_ADSB=$(find artifacts/adsb -name "openairframes_adsb_*.csv" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
           CSV_FILE_COMMUNITY=$(find artifacts/community -name "openairframes_community_*.csv" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
           ZIP_FILE=$(find artifacts/faa -name "ReleasableAircraft_*.zip" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          JSON_FILE_ADSBX=$(find artifacts/adsbexchange -name "basic-ac-db_*.json.gz" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          ZIP_FILE_MICTRONICS=$(find artifacts/mictronics -name "mictronics-db_*.zip" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
           
           # Validate required files exist
           MISSING_FILES=""
@@ -332,12 +402,20 @@ jobs:
           if [ -z "$ZIP_FILE" ] || [ ! -f "$ZIP_FILE" ]; then
             MISSING_FILES="$MISSING_FILES FAA_ZIP"
           fi
+          if [ -z "$JSON_FILE_ADSBX" ] || [ ! -f "$JSON_FILE_ADSBX" ]; then
+            MISSING_FILES="$MISSING_FILES ADSBX_JSON"
+          fi
+          if [ -z "$ZIP_FILE_MICTRONICS" ] || [ ! -f "$ZIP_FILE_MICTRONICS" ]; then
+            MISSING_FILES="$MISSING_FILES MICTRONICS_ZIP"
+          fi
           
           if [ -n "$MISSING_FILES" ]; then
             echo "ERROR: Missing required release files:$MISSING_FILES"
             echo "FAA CSV: $CSV_FILE_FAA"
             echo "ADSB CSV: $CSV_FILE_ADSB"
             echo "ZIP: $ZIP_FILE"
+            echo "ADSBX JSON: $JSON_FILE_ADSBX"
+            echo "MICTRONICS ZIP: $ZIP_FILE_MICTRONICS"
             exit 1
           fi
           
@@ -346,6 +424,8 @@ jobs:
           CSV_BASENAME_ADSB=$(basename "$CSV_FILE_ADSB")
           CSV_BASENAME_COMMUNITY=$(basename "$CSV_FILE_COMMUNITY" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
           ZIP_BASENAME=$(basename "$ZIP_FILE")
+          JSON_BASENAME_ADSBX=$(basename "$JSON_FILE_ADSBX")
+          ZIP_BASENAME_MICTRONICS=$(basename "$ZIP_FILE_MICTRONICS")
           
           echo "date=$DATE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -357,6 +437,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "csv_basename_community=$CSV_BASENAME_COMMUNITY" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "zip_file=$ZIP_FILE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "zip_basename=$ZIP_BASENAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "json_file_adsbx=$JSON_FILE_ADSBX" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "json_basename_adsbx=$JSON_BASENAME_ADSBX" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "zip_file_mictronics=$ZIP_FILE_MICTRONICS" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "zip_basename_mictronics=$ZIP_BASENAME_MICTRONICS" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "name=OpenAirframes snapshot ($DATE)${BRANCH_SUFFIX}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           
           echo "Found files:"
@@ -364,6 +448,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "  ADSB CSV: $CSV_FILE_ADSB"
           echo "  Community CSV: $CSV_FILE_COMMUNITY"
           echo "  ZIP: $ZIP_FILE"
+          echo "  ADSBX JSON: $JSON_FILE_ADSBX"
+          echo "  MICTRONICS ZIP: $ZIP_FILE_MICTRONICS"
 
       - name: Delete existing release if exists
         run: |
@@ -386,10 +472,14 @@ jobs:
             - ${{ steps.meta.outputs.csv_basename_adsb }}
             - ${{ steps.meta.outputs.csv_basename_community }}
             - ${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_basename }}
+            - ${{ steps.meta.outputs.json_basename_adsbx }}
+            - ${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_basename_mictronics }}
           files: |
             ${{ steps.meta.outputs.csv_file_faa }}
             ${{ steps.meta.outputs.csv_file_adsb }}
             ${{ steps.meta.outputs.csv_file_community }}
             ${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_file }}
+            ${{ steps.meta.outputs.json_file_adsbx }}
+            ${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_file_mictronics }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/update-community-prs.yaml

@@ -48,29 +48,52 @@ jobs:
             git fetch origin "$branch_name"
             git checkout "$branch_name"
             
-            # Merge main into PR branch
             git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
             git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
             
-            if git merge origin/main -m "Merge main to update schema"; then
-              # Regenerate schema for this PR's submission (adds any new tags)
-              python -m src.contributions.regenerate_pr_schema || true
-              
-              # If there are changes, commit and push
-              if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain schemas/)" ]; then
-                git add schemas/
-                git commit -m "Update schema with new tags"
-                git push origin "$branch_name"
-                echo "  Updated PR #$pr_number with schema changes"
-              else
-                git push origin "$branch_name"
-                echo "  Merged main into PR #$pr_number"
+            # Get the community submission file(s) and schema from this branch
+            community_files=$(git diff --name-only origin/main...HEAD -- 'community/' 'schemas/')
+            
+            if [ -z "$community_files" ]; then
+              echo "  No community/schema files found in PR #$pr_number, skipping"
+              git checkout main
+              continue
+            fi
+            
+            echo "  Files to preserve: $community_files"
+            
+            # Save the community files content
+            mkdir -p /tmp/pr_files
+            for file in $community_files; do
+              if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+                mkdir -p "/tmp/pr_files/$(dirname "$file")"
+                cp "$file" "/tmp/pr_files/$file"
               fi
+            done
+            
+            # Reset branch to main (clean slate)
+            git reset --hard origin/main
+            
+            # Restore the community files
+            for file in $community_files; do
+              if [ -f "/tmp/pr_files/$file" ]; then
+                mkdir -p "$(dirname "$file")"
+                cp "/tmp/pr_files/$file" "$file"
+              fi
+            done
+            rm -rf /tmp/pr_files
+            
+            # Regenerate schema with current main + this submission's tags
+            python -m src.contributions.regenerate_pr_schema || true
+            
+            # Stage and commit all changes
+            git add community/ schemas/
+            if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+              git commit -m "Community submission (rebased on main)"
+              git push --force origin "$branch_name"
+              echo "  Rebased PR #$pr_number onto main"
             else
-              echo "  Merge conflict in PR #$pr_number, adding comment"
-              gh pr comment "$pr_number" --body $'⚠️ **Merge Conflict**\n\nAnother community submission was merged and this PR has conflicts.\n\nA maintainer may need to:\n1. Close this PR\n2. Remove the `approved` label from the original issue\n3. Re-add the `approved` label to regenerate the PR'
-              git merge --abort
-              fi
+              echo "  No changes needed for PR #$pr_number"
             fi
             
             git checkout main

README.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ A daily release is created at **06:00 UTC** and includes:
   All [FAA registration data](https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download) from 2023-08-16 to present (~260 MB)
 
 - **openairframes_adsb.csv**  
-  Airframe information derived from ADS-B messages on the [ADSB.lol](https://www.adsb.lol/) network, from 2026-02-12 to present. The airframe information originates from [mictronics aircraft database](https://www.mictronics.de/aircraft-database/) (~5 MB).
+  Airframe information derived from ADS-B messages on the [ADSB.lol](https://www.adsb.lol/) network, from 2026-02-12 to present (will be from 2024-01-01 soon). The airframe information originates from [mictronics aircraft database](https://www.mictronics.de/aircraft-database/) (~5 MB).
 
 - **ReleasableAircraft_{date}.zip**  
   A daily snapshot of the FAA database, which updates at **05:30 UTC**
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ Please try to follow the submission formatting guidelines. If you are struggling
 
 ## For Developers
 All code, compute (GitHub Actions), and storage (releases) are in this GitHub repository Improvements are welcome. Potential features include:
-- Web UI
+- Web UI for data
+- Web UI for contributors
 - Additional export formats in the daily release
 - Data fusion from multiple sources in the daily release
 - Automated airframe data connectors, including (but not limited to) civil aviation authorities and airline APIs

src/contributions/create_daily_adsbexchange_release.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Download ADS-B Exchange basic-ac-db.json.gz.
+
+Usage:
+    python -m src.contributions.create_daily_adsbexchange_release [--date YYYY-MM-DD]
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import shutil
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+
+URL = "https://downloads.adsbexchange.com/downloads/basic-ac-db.json.gz"
+OUT_ROOT = Path("data/openairframes")
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Create daily ADS-B Exchange JSON release")
+    parser.add_argument("--date", type=str, help="Date to process (YYYY-MM-DD format, default: today UTC)")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    date_str = args.date or datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    OUT_ROOT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    gz_path = OUT_ROOT / f"basic-ac-db_{date_str}.json.gz"
+
+    print(f"Downloading {URL}...")
+    req = Request(URL, headers={"User-Agent": "openairframes-downloader/1.0"}, method="GET")
+    with urlopen(req, timeout=300) as r, gz_path.open("wb") as f:
+        shutil.copyfileobj(r, f)
+
+    print(f"Wrote: {gz_path}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

src/contributions/create_daily_microtonics_release.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Download Mictronics aircraft database zip.
+
+Usage:
+    python -m src.contributions.create_daily_microtonics_release [--date YYYY-MM-DD]
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import shutil
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+
+URL = "https://www.mictronics.de/aircraft-database/indexedDB_old.php"
+OUT_ROOT = Path("data/openairframes")
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Create daily Mictronics database release")
+    parser.add_argument("--date", type=str, help="Date to process (YYYY-MM-DD format, default: today UTC)")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    date_str = args.date or datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    OUT_ROOT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    zip_path = OUT_ROOT / f"mictronics-db_{date_str}.zip"
+
+    print(f"Downloading {URL}...")
+    req = Request(URL, headers={"User-Agent": "openairframes-downloader/1.0"}, method="GET")
+    with urlopen(req, timeout=300) as r, zip_path.open("wb") as f:
+        shutil.copyfileobj(r, f)
+
+    print(f"Wrote: {zip_path}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()