Vatsim Map

import requests
import json
import time
import cartopy.crs as ccrs
import cartopy
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from cartopy.io.img_tiles import GoogleTiles
from matplotlib import animation
import numpy as np

#SET AXES
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
ax=plt.axes(projection=ccrs.PlateCarree())

ax.set_ylim(48,61.5)
ax.set_xlim(-12.5, 3.3)

#ADD OSM BASEMAP
osm_tiles=GoogleTiles(style='satellite')
ax.add_image(osm_tiles,4)
ax.stock_img()
#ax.set_extent([-12.5, 3.3, 48, 61.55])
ax.add_feature(cartopy.feature.BORDERS)

#mplcursors.cursor(hover=True)

#PLOT TRACK
track, = ax.plot([], [], 'wo', markersize=2)

# RELOAD API EVERY 15"

def update (self):
    vapi = requests.get("https://data.vatsim.net/v3/vatsim-data.json")

    # LOAD DATA AS JSON
    data = vapi.text
    parse_json = json.loads(data)

    # LOAD PILOTS
    pilots = parse_json['pilots']
    no_pilots = len(pilots)


    # GET INFO FOR EACH AIRCRAFT
    x = 0
    callsigns, lat, lon, alt, head, gspeed = [], [], [], [], [], []

    while x < no_pilots:

        xcall = pilots[x]['callsign']
        xlat = pilots[x]['latitude']
        xlon = pilots[x]['longitude']
        xgspeed = pilots[x]['groundspeed']
        xalt = pilots[x]['altitude']
        xhead = pilots[x]['heading']

        callsigns.append(xcall)
        lat.append(xlat)
        lon.append(xlon)
        alt.append(xalt)
        head.append(xhead)
        gspeed.append(xgspeed)

        x += 1


    
    for i, txt in enumerate(callsigns):
        ax.annotate(txt, (lon[i], lat[i]))       
    

    track.set_data(lon,lat)
    return track, callsigns,

anim = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, update,interval=10000, blit=False)

plt.show()