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TYPE NAME/LINK USING DEVICES
AIR TRAFFIC ADS-B Exchange adsbexchange.com ADS-B Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR
AIR TRAFFIC Airframes app.airframes.io ACARS Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR
AIR TRAFFIC FlightAware flightaware.com ADS-B Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR *
AIR TRAFFIC Flightradar24 flightradar24.com ADS-B Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR *
AIR TRAFFIC OGN (Open Glider Network) glidernet.org FLARM, OGN Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR
AIR TRAFFIC OpenSky opensky-network.org ADS-B Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR *
AIR TRAFFIC Plane Finder planefinder.net ADS-B Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR *
AIR TRAFFIC RadarVirtuel radarvirtuel.com
A
DS-B, FLARM, ATC, ACARS
Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR *
AIR TRAFFIC Thebaldgeek thebaldgeek.github.io ACARS, etc. Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR
LIGHTNING Blitzortung (blitzortung.org/en/live_lightning_maps.
php); feeds LightningMaps lightningmaps.org
N/A Proprietary lightning
detection devices
MARINE TRAFFIC AISHub aishub.net AIS Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR
MARINE TRAFFIC Pocket Mariner pocketmariner.com AIS Supplied proprietary,
Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR **
MARINE TRAFFIC Marine Traî‚”ic marinetraî‚”ic.com AIS Supplied proprietary,
Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR **
MARINE TRAFFIC Ship Finder shipfinder.co AIS Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR **
MARINE TRAFFIC VesselFinder vesselfinder.com AIS Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR **
RADIATION, AIR
QUALITY
SafeCast safecast.org Sensors Proprietary
RADIO Broadcastify broadcastify.com/listen Radio feeds (police/
EMS/etc.)
PC + radio
RADIO OpenMHz openmhz.com Radio feeds (police, fire)
(U.S.)
PC + RTL-SDR
SATELLITES R2server r2server.ru APT, LRPT, FSK, etc. Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR
SATELLITES SatNOGS network.satnogs.org VHF/UHF, mixed Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR
SATELLITES TinyGS tinygs.com LoRa LoRa capable ESP32
SDR RX-TX rx-tx.info/map-sdr-points AM/FM/CW/LSB/USB/
etc.
RTL-SDR w/ WebSDR,
OpenWebRX, or KiwiSDR
SEISMIC ACTIVITY RaspberryShake raspberryshake.org ADS-B Proprietary
TRAIN TRAFFIC
(U.S.)
ATCSMon (groups.io/g/ATCSMonitor); feeds
TrainMon5 trainmon5.com/About.aspx
ATCS, ARES, etc. Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR
WEATHER Weather Underground wunderground.com/pws/
overview
N/A Commercial weather
stations + bridge
WEATHER
BALLOONS
SQ6KXY Radiosonde Tracker radiosondy.info Various (RS41, etc.) Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR
WEATHER
BALLOONS
SondeHub sondehub.org Various (RS41, etc.) Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR;
LoRa capable ESP32
DIY DATA EXCHANGES
* These also supply proprietary receivers to plug gaps in coverage.
** Also accepts NMEA-0183 messages via UDP socket that is relatively simple to set up from generic software.
Ship Finder / shipfinder.co, Google Maps
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