ADSB Support in PureTrack

Link your Aircraft to your ADSB

PureTrack automatically imports aircraft details from government, and other sources, once a day. Check our Aircraft Database to see if your aircraft is already included.

If your aircraft isn't included for some reason, for example if it's very new, you can add a new aircraft to the database manually.

Improve ADSB Receiver Coverage

You can help! Build your own ADSB Receiver to add ADSB coverage to PureTrack.

We use three networks to receive ADSB data

• airplanes.live, worldwide with a 20 second interval
• ADSB Hub, worldwide with a 3-5 second interval
• adsb.lol, worldwide with a 1 minute interval

Current Coverage

airplanes.live fetch data worldwide, every 20 seconds. Their reciever network can be viewed at map.airplanes.live/index.html

See the worldwide ADSB receiver coverage for ADSBHub at www.adsbhub.org/coverage.php

For adsb.lol fetch data worldwide, every minute. Their reciever network can be viewed at mlat.adsb.lol/syncmap/

Recommended hardware

• AirNav ADSB Antenna: https://amzn.to/3Rr4cti
  OR
  Tenmory Antenna: https://amzn.to/4exXZ83
• Radio USB receiver: RTL-SDR v3 (not v4, which doesn't work with everything yet)
• A Raspberry Pi with USB port. A Raspberry Pi v4 works great, with lots of ports. But any Pi will work with a decent power supply and USB ports. 2GB RAM works fine. More ram is better if you want to feed to many services simultaneously.
  Amazon Raspberry Pi 4
• Raspberry Pi 4 USB-C Power Supply https://amzn.to/47BaQ6T
• Raspberry Pi Case https://amzn.to/3MYAqJv
• 16GB MicroSD card for Pi https://amzn.to/3XRkTS0
• You'll also need somewhere to install the Pi where you have both power and ethernet. Wifi is also possible. You'll also need access to the roof to install the antenna.

For New Zealand companies, we can setup and supply all parts pre-configured for you. See more on our store

Recommended software setup:

1. ADSB.im Raspberry Pi image. This package allows you to install one SD card and use a simple browser to activate the services you wish to use.
2. We recommend feeding airplanes.live, and optionally adsbhub and adsb.lol as a backup service.

FAQ

Why can I see aircraft on Flight Radar 24 but not PureTrack?

Each ADSB tracking system has their own network of receivers. We use airplanes.live, ADSB.lol and ADSBHub which have their own receivers, there might not be one near the aircraft you want to track.

Why not use Flight Radar 24 data?

Flight Radar 24, and other commercial services like FlightAware charge a LOT of money for access to their data, which is just not feasable for worldwide coverage.

Can I feed multiple services?

Absolutely, using adsb.im software it's easy to select multiple services to feed to. The only downside of multiple is it will increase the bandwidth used, and increase processing power and temperatures. On an older Raspberry Pi 3 we recommend 3-4 services max.