I have always loved traveling for work and pleasure, and will openly admit it. I am an avgeek. Over the years I have watched as the apps for aviation have grown. One of the ones that I have often used is Flight Radar 24. The crazy thing about it is how they get their data. Planes broadcast their position, a receiver in a known location can pick up that broadcast and update their database. FR24 has receivers all over the world. I saw a post on twitter about offering to host one for them. Turns out they have more than ample coverage in my location, and don’t need me to host a receiver.
As I was checking out the request page, I found that you don’t have to have one of their receivers to participate. You can build your own! I looked at the parts list and realized that I had everything I needed from several started but not finished IoT projects.
Parts list:
- Raspberry Pi 1 model B revision 2 - any Pi will work
- DVB-T USB Stick
- USB cable to power the Pi
- USB Wall wart
- SD Card
- Ethernet Cable
Simply follow the directions on their page and in ~15 minutes you will be up and adding data. The best part is is that you get a free premium membership as long as you are participating!
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