The Flight Operations and Tracking Dashboard is a comprehensive tool designed to streamline the management and monitoring of flight data in real-time. The application is built using a combination of PostgreSQL, C#, Entity Framework, and React to ensure seamless functionality and user experience.

In the backend of the Flight Tracker project, Entity Framework is used as the Object-Relational Mapper (ORM) to handle communication between the .NET API and the SQL Server (or PostgreSQL) database. It enables efficient querying, inserting, and updating of flight data by mapping C# objects (such as FlightRecord_ef) to relational database tables. The backend includes logic to prevent duplicate entries by checking for existing records based on the icao24 field before inserting new data, ensuring data integrity and consistency throughout the application.

In the Flight Tracker project, React Simple Maps is used to render interactive and responsive maps within the React frontend. It allows flight data to be visualized geographically, enabling users to see flight paths and aircraft positions on a world map. The library simplifies the integration of map projections and geographic data, making it easy to display dynamic flight information with custom markers and tooltips, enhancing the dashboard's usability and visual clarity.

In the Flight Tracker project, PostgreSQL is used as the relational database to store and manage structured flight data efficiently. Its reliability, scalability, and strong support for complex queries make it well-suited for handling large volumes of real-time aviation data.

The OpenSky API serves as the primary data source, providing live flight information such as aircraft positions, flight identifiers, and timestamps. This data is fetched by the backend and processed for storage in the PostgreSQL database, enabling accurate and up-to-date tracking of flights within the application.