flightsbr v0.2.0

• Major changes:
  • Update urls to new location where flights data is stored. This makes read_flights() work again.
  • New function read_airfares() to read data on air fares of domestic and international flights Closed #22.
• Minor changes:
  • The data downloaded in read_flights() and read_airport_movements() are now cached in temp dir. Closed #20.
  • All columns are now returned with class character. This fixes a bug in the read_airport_movements() function. Closed #20.

flightsbr v0.1.2

• Bug fixes:
  • Fixed bug that stopped flightsbr from downloading 2022 data.

flightsbr v0.1.1

• Bug fixes:
  • functions read_flights() and read_airport_movements() no longer have side effects on objects named month and year on the global environment. The split_date() support function was removed from the package. Closed #17.
  • read_ functions now try to download for a 2nd time if the 1st attempt failed. This will help overcome a small issue with the instability of ANAC data links. Closed #18.
  • Using a simpler / slightly faster version of latlon_to_numeric() with suppressed warnings.
  • Update package citation, adding OSF preprint DOI.

flightsbr v0.1.0

• Major changes:
  • New function read_aircrafts() to read data on all aircrafts registered in the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry (Registro Aeronáutico Brasileiro - RAB) Closed #14.
  • New function read_airports() to read data on all public and private airports. Closed #4 and Closed #9.
  • New function latest_flights_date() to check the date of the latest flight data available. Closed #16.
  • New function read_airport_movements() to download data on airport movements. Closed #15.
  • Function read_flights() now takes date input in the format yyyymm or yyyy. When the date input is a 4-digit number, the function now downloads data of all months in that year. Closed #1.
  • Function read_flights() now automatically detects and checks the latest flights data available. Closed #13.
  • new internal support functions:
    • split_date(): Split a date from yyyymmm to year yyyy and month mm
    • check_date(): Check whether date input is acceptable
    • generate_all_months(): Generate all months with yyyymm format in a year
    • latlon_to_numeric(): Convert spatial coordinates of airports to lat lon
    • get_flights_url(): Put together the url of flight data files
    • get_flight_dates_available(): Retrieve from ANAC website all dates available for flights data
    • download_flights_data(): Download and read ANAC flight data
    • get_airport_movements_url(): Put together the url of airport movement data files
    • get_airport_movement_dates_available(): Retrieve all dates available for airport movements data
    • download_airport_movement_data(): Download and read ANAC airport movement data
  • Three separate vignettes. A general intro to the package, and more detailed vignettes on read_flights and read_airports().
• Minor changes:
  • new parameter select in read_flights(), allowing the user to specify the columns that should be read.
  • new tests of read_flights(). Coverage of 95.24%. Closed #5.
  • New checks on date input. Closed #2.
  • Functions now should fail gracefully in case of problems with internet connection. Closed #7.

flightsbr v0.0.1

• Launch of flightsbr v0.0.1 on CRAN https://cran.r-project.org/package=flightsbr