Radio receiver
An ADS-B receiver gathers broadcasts from aircraft within reception range.
$ cd ~/projects/air-traffic
Air Traffic Tracking
ActiveADS-B receiver, live aircraft tracking, public map, and flight data collection from local radio traffic.
01 / THE PROJECT
Overview
An ADS-B receiving and tracking project that turns locally received aircraft broadcasts into a live map and collected flight data.
- Status
- Active
- Focus
- Aviation, Self-Hosting, Hardware, Networking
- Context
- airtraffic.runslinux.com
02 / WHAT'S INVOLVED
Components & tools
Data processing
readsb and Linux support the receiver data workflow.
Aircraft map
The public map displays the tracking information.
Flight data
Collected local traffic data is part of the project alongside the live view.
03 / BUILD NOTES
Notes from the build
- Coverage depends on aircraft broadcasts and local reception.
- The project combines radio hardware, software, and networking.
04 / EXPLORE