PureTrack FAQ

While PureTrack shows ADSB traffic like FlightRadar24, we also show data from other sources including SPOT, InReach, Cellular trackers, FLARM and OGN or even with an app on your phone such the official PureTrack iPhone app.
Unlike FlightRadar24 and other flight tracking services, PureTrack is not limited to aircraft. You can share and track your vehicle, boat or even yourself on the map!

PureTrack uses two systems for ADSB data: ADSBHub and Flight Radar 24.

ADSBHub provides world wide data with fast updates (every few seconds), but it doesn't have the coverage of FlightRadar 24. You can see if there's an ADSB Hub receiver in your area at https://www.adsbhub.org/coverage.php

FlightRadar 24 coverage is available in select locations, with 20 second intervals. Contact us if you're interested in adding your region. Currently supported regions include:

• New Zealand
• Eastern Australia
• Minden USA

You can help by adding your own ADSBHub receiver! Learn More . It's easy if especially if you've already got an ADSB receiver set up.

All OGN traffic is displayed on PureTrack. So it's a great alternative OGN traffic viewer. PureTrack also combines OGN data with ADSB and cellular tracking data onto the same map, along with your SPOT or Inreach tracker.

The last received position from any source is shown. When viewing a track, you'll see all location data from all sources. By hovering over the height chart, you can see what source each individual point came from.

Currently we only keep all tracking data for a maximum of 48 hours, and then it is deleted. This may change in the future. The ability to save your tracking data for longer will be coming soon to PureTrack Pro users.

ADSB and OGN data can't be deleted. For tracking data from other sources, contact us and we'll see what we can do. All data is currently deleted after 48 hours, but this may change in the future.

Currently all data on PureTrack is open to the public. Tracking data from the OGN network or ADSB is considered public, and can be captured by anyone.
Be aware all other tracking data (e.g. SPOT, InReach or cellular) submitted to PureTrack will be made available to the public.
Unless you put your name on your tracking target, you can't be identified from the tracking data, with the exception of Aircraft identication through government database

Each item on the map is given a random colour, so you can easily keep track of which object is which, even when they move around on the map.

PureTrack.io website is Tim’s latest project, that is a more advanced version of the GNZ tracking system, but designed for the rest of the world. And for other types of aircraft, not just gliders.

Not all the data from the GNZ system is going onto PureTrack yet, so NZ glider pilots should stick with gliding.net.nz/tracking. That will remain the GNZ system to use indefinitely.

Currently what is NOT going into PureTrack.io, and only to gliding.net.nz/tracking:

Particle trackers.

Things that will work with PureTrack:

• SPOT and InReach through the US service can also set up their devices in PureTrack if they want to.
• The WildTrack iPhone app.
• Cell phone apps like BTraced and Overland set to send data to gliding.net.nz will also send data to PureTrack
• SPOT and InReach through TrackeMe.
• MT600s. All MT600s in GNZ also go to PureTrack.io
• FLARM tracking will appear on both sites (including apps that use flarm tracking like SeeYou Navigator).
• All ADSB data from ADSBHub is going to PureTrack. Gliders and some tow planes are also sent to gliding.net.nz/tracking

Eventually we will make sure all data from GNZ site will also go to PureTrack and vice versa, but in the meantime stick to gliding.net.nz/tracking