Click here to see the SAS code.
Click here to see the example.

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Creating a map similar to:
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/all-the-aircraft-that-have-mysteriously-vanished-since-1545495688
http://www.bloomberg.com/infographics/2014-03-13/vanishing-planes-mapped-since-1948.html

Using data from:
http://news.aviation-safety.net/2014/03/18/asn-records-over-80-aircraft-missing-since-1948/

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With all the recent news reports about the missing Flight 370, 
I started wondering how many other airplanes have disappeared
without a trace.

There was in interesting infographic on the Bloomberg website 
that sort of answered my question, but their map just had orange 
dots on it, with no hover-text or drilldowns to find out more 
info about each missing plane.

I found a great website maintained by the Aviation Safety Network (ASN)
that answered my question pretty well . their database lists all aircraft 
certified carry 14+ passengers (and corporate jets) that have disappeared 
without a trace since 1948. Their site has a map, but I didn.t find it 
all that useful or user-friendly.

So, of course, I decided to create my own using SAS. It.s similar to the 
Bloomberg map, but mine has hover-text for each missing airplane, and you 
can click each one to see the ASN page with all the details about that 
ill-fated flights.

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This blog got a bit of news coverage:

Here.s the article on WRAL (unfortunately/annoyingly, they.ve switched it so that you have to login to read the full article now):
http://wraltechwire.com/sas-software-tester-s-graphic-tracks-tragic-missing-aircraft-mysteries/13506010/

Here.s the follow-up interview video they did:
http://wraltechwire.com/business/tech_wire/venture/video/13517921/?ref_id=13506010#/vid13517921

NCSU Alumni newsletter mentioned it:
http://www.alumniblog.ncsu.edu/2014/03/28/alum-robert-allison-creates-maps-to-track-missing-airliners/

And the Triangle Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/03/sas-engineer-shows-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-is.html 

NBC News linked to my 2nd/followup map (where the mention .main focus of the search.):
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-jet/some-objects-found-search-area-not-related-jet-n66781





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