Do you want to build your own ADS-B flight tracking receiver?
A FlightAware é uma empresa de aviação digital e opera a maior plataforma de dados e rastreamento de voos do mundo. Com conectividade global para todos os segmentos da aviação, a FlightAware fornece a mais de 10,000 operadores de aeronaves e provedores de serviços, bem como mais de 12,000,000 passageiros, suas soluções globais de rastreamento de voos, tecnologia preditiva, análise e ferramentas de tomada de decisão.
ADS-B receivers are electronic devices that listen for radio signals from ADS-B aircraft transponders and decodes them to determine aircraft positions. FlightAware has created an open source software solution called PiAware to make aircraft data accessible to everyone. PiAware uses low-power hardware like a Raspberry Pi, a Pro Stick (an inexpensive USB adapter), and an antenna to receive signals from aircraft. Together, the software and hardware decipher and display the 1090MHz ADS-B data in SkyAware, FlightAware’s web-based map interface that allows users to view aircraft positions on a local network. The receiver also sends the data to FlightAware to provide free flight-tracking on flightaware.com.
Easy-to-follow instructions are available that detail the process of purchasing, assembling, and setting up of a PiAware ADS-B receiver. It takes about 2 hours to set up a receiver and track flights in real-time (hardware costs around USD100/EUR80).
If you already have a Raspberry Pi, it takes less than 5 minutes to install the PiAware software on it and start sharing live ADS-B with FlightAware.