About skies-adsb

skies-adsb transforms your browser into a real-time 3D air traffic display. Using unfiltered ADS-B data from an RTL-SDR receiver, explore your local air traffic, surrounding airspace, and geography with custom 3D maps you can tailor to your needs.

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skies-adsb

✈️ Current Version: 2.4.3 🚁

Screenshot

Image of the skies-adsb app running in a browser showing air traffic around KMIA in Miami, FL

Introduction

skies-adsb transforms your browser into a real-time 3D air traffic display. Using ADS-B data from an RTL-SDR receiver, you can explore local air traffic, surrounding airspace, and geography with customizable 3D maps.

Built with:

JavaScript
HTML5
CSS
Python 3
WebGL (Three.js)

Runs on all major modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari).

Features

Real-time aircraft tracking and rendering using unfiltered ADS-B data
Deployable on a Raspberry Pi on your local network
Compatible with existing ADS-B installations on separate hosts
Enhanced flight data via FlightAware AeroAPI v4
Aircraft photos and additional information via Planespotters.net
Custom map layers powered by Natural Earth Data, FAA Aeronautical Data Delivery Service, and OpenStreetMap
Touch-friendly mobile web interface
Install as PWA on mobile or desktop

Gif Recording

Recording of the skies-adsb app running in a browser demonstrating the use of the onscreen controls

Custom Map Layers

Examples of custom map layers: Miami International (KMIA), LaGuardia (KLGA), and Mexico City International (MMMX) airports

Build and Installation

skies-adsb requires a build process prior to deployment and cannot be run directly from source code.

For complete build and installation instructions, see INSTALL.md.

NOTE: Version 2.x Release

There were breaking changes from 1.x to 2.x. You will need to reinstall the app if you were running the 1.x version.

Please see the CHANGELOG.md for details.

Contributing

Development

For development setup and guidelines, see DEVELOPMENT.md.

Issues

Use the issue tracker to:

Report bugs
Request features (Please no requests for Docker containers--see below)
Suggest improvements

Please include relevant details and steps to reproduce when submitting issues.

Docker

Thank you for your interest in Docker. While I appreciate the interest in Docker containers, my development efforts are currently focused on core functionality. For a Docker container compatible with the SDR Enthusiasts project, check out:

https://github.com/kx1t/docker-skies-adsb

see:

https://github.com/machineinteractive/skies-adsb/issues/6

Community Screenshots

Please share screenshots of your skies-adsb installation in action! To submit a screenshot please open an issue, attach a screenshot, and label it:

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Support This Project

Thanks

I would like to give special thanks to the following people who gave me valuable feedback and helped me debug the app:

Andre Thais CFI

Frank E. Hernandez

I would also like to thank the authors and creators of the datasets, hardware, libraries, tools, and tutorials used to create this project. None of this would have been possible without their creations.