Track aircraft in real-time with a Raspberry Pi using FlightAware Pro #PiDay #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi
Michael Klements writes on The DIY Life blog about using a Raspberry Pi 4 to track aircraft in real-time with FlightAware Pro.
First things first, let’s talk about the FlightAware Pro USB stick. This little device is a dedicated ADS-B, or Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, receiver that simply plugs into a free USB port on your Pi.
ADS-B is a technology that enables aircraft to determine their position via satellite and then broadcast it. This information can be received by ground stations, like the one we’re going to be building, and this enables aircraft to be tracked. Using an antenna with the FlightAware USB stick, you can track aircraft up to 400km or 250 miles away.
By creating your own tracker, which is called a PiAware tracker, you’re contributing to FlightAware’s network of over 30,000 ground stations, enhancing the accuracy of global flight tracking.
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