Raspberry Pi ADS-B Receiver: Build a Live Flight Tracker

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Published on May 30, 2015 4:05:51 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WD_dgjCBVc

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In this tutorial I will take you through the steps to build your very own Raspberry Pi ADS-B receiver. This is probably more commonly known as a flight tracker as it has the ability to track flights within a 100-300-mile radius.
Full Tutorial: https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-ads-b-receiver/

This setup does require an extra piece of equipment in order to work so I have listed all the required pieces of equipment below. Take extra note of the TV dongle.

Raspberry Pi
4 GB SD Card (8 GB+ Recommended) or Micro SD Card if you’re using a Raspberry Pi 2 or B+
Ethernet Cord or Wifi dongle
Power Adapter
Mini DVB-T Digital TV USB Dongle

The software we use in this Raspberry Pi ADS-B receiver tutorial is supplied by flightaware. It is really simple to install and allows you start collecting that data in no time at all.

Probably the most complicated part of this tutorial is linking your Pi to flightaware. Sometimes it will be really easy and pick up the ADS-B receiver in no time other times it will take a while or manually need to be done.

It is important to note that if you setup a flight tracker and supply the data to flightaware they will upgrade your account to enterprise. An enterprise account is worth $90 bucks a month so you will make you money back in no time if you’re looking at just getting that account upgrade.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial on building a live flight tracker with a Raspberry Pi. If you want to stay up to date make sure you subscribe!

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