.TH skyview-data 1 "January 2025" "SkyView Database Manager" .SH NAME skyview-data \- SkyView aviation database management utility .SH SYNOPSIS .B skyview-data [\fIOPTIONS\fR] \fICOMMAND\fR [\fIARGS\fR...] .SH DESCRIPTION .B skyview-data manages the SkyView aviation database, allowing users to import airline and airport data from various external sources while maintaining license compliance. The tool automatically creates and migrates the database schema, downloads data from public and licensed sources, and provides status monitoring for the aviation database used by SkyView for callsign enhancement. .SH OPTIONS .TP .BR \-db " \fIPATH\fR" Database file path (auto-detected if empty) .TP .BR \-v ", " \-\-verbose Verbose output .TP .BR \-\-force Force operation without prompts .TP .BR \-\-version Show version information .SH COMMANDS .TP .B init Initialize empty database with schema .TP .B list List available data sources with license information .TP .B status Show current database status and statistics .TP .B update [\fISOURCE\fR...] Update data from specified sources, or all safe sources if none specified .TP .B import \fISOURCE\fR Import data from a specific source with license acceptance .TP .B clear \fISOURCE\fR Remove all data from the specified source .TP .B reset Clear all data and reset database (destructive) .SH DATA SOURCES .SS Safe Sources (Public Domain) These sources are automatically included in .B update operations: .TP .B ourairports Public domain airport database from OurAirports.com .TP .B faa-registry US aircraft registration database (FAA, public domain) .SS License-Required Sources These sources require explicit license acceptance: .TP .B openflights Comprehensive airline and airport database (AGPL-3.0 license) .SH EXAMPLES .TP Initialize database and import safe data: .EX skyview-data init skyview-data update .EE .TP Import OpenFlights data with license acceptance: .EX skyview-data import openflights .EE .TP Check database status: .EX skyview-data status .EE .TP Set up automatic updates via systemd timer: .EX systemctl enable skyview-database-update.timer systemctl start skyview-database-update.timer .EE .SH CRON AUTOMATION For automated updates, .B skyview-data update is designed to work seamlessly with cron: .EX # Update weekly on Sunday at 3 AM 0 3 * * 0 /usr/bin/skyview-data update .EE The command automatically: .RS .IP \(bu 2 Creates the database if it doesn't exist .IP \(bu 2 Updates only safe (public domain) sources .IP \(bu 2 Provides proper exit codes for monitoring .IP \(bu 2 Logs to standard output with timestamps .RE .SH SYSTEMD INTEGRATION The Debian package includes systemd timer integration: .EX # Enable automatic weekly updates systemctl enable skyview-database-update.timer systemctl start skyview-database-update.timer # Check timer status systemctl status skyview-database-update.timer # View update logs journalctl -u skyview-database-update.service .EE .SH FILES .TP .I /var/lib/skyview/skyview.db System-wide database location .TP .I ~/.local/share/skyview/skyview.db User-specific database location .TP .I /var/log/skyview/ Log directory for database operations .SH EXIT STATUS .TP .B 0 Success .TP .B 1 General error or command failure .TP .B 2 Invalid arguments or usage .SH SECURITY All external data downloads use HTTPS. No sensitive information is transmitted. The tool processes only publicly available aviation data. License-required sources require explicit user acceptance before import. .SH LICENSE COMPLIANCE .B skyview-data maintains strict license separation: .RS .IP \(bu 2 SkyView binary contains no external data (MIT license maintained) .IP \(bu 2 Each data source tracks its license and user acceptance .IP \(bu 2 Users choose which sources to import based on license compatibility .IP \(bu 2 Automatic updates only include public domain sources .RE .SH SEE ALSO .BR skyview (1), .BR systemctl (1), .BR crontab (5) .SH AUTHOR SkyView is developed as an open-source ADS-B aircraft tracking system. .SH REPORTING BUGS Report bugs and issues at the project repository.