Skies-adsb 2.0 – my 3D plane-tracking web app
Hello, I'd like to share a 3D plane tracking web app that I developed called: skies-adsb. Living near KMIA (a very busy airport), I spend a lot of time plane spotting and thought it would be cool to track planes in 3D. In October 2021, I built a prototype 3D ADS-B flight tracker called skies-adsb using p5.js. In April 2022, I released version 1.0 of skies-adsb, rewritten in Three.js. However, this release still relied on manual editing of GeoJSON layers. By late 2024, I had learned enough about GIS and GeoPandas to automate map creation using custom GeoJSON layers. During the Christmas…
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Skies-adsb is a 3D web application for tracking aircraft in real-time using ADS-B data. Built with Three.js, it displays planes in three-dimensional space above interactive maps. The application is designed for aviation enthusiasts and plane spotters. Version 2.0 automates map creation from geographic data sources, simplifying setup and configuration while rendering multiple map layers for enhanced spatial awareness.
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Hello, I'd like to share a 3D plane tracking web app that I developed called: skies-adsb. Living near KMIA (a very busy airport), I spend a lot of time plane spotting and thought it would be cool to track planes in 3D. In October 2021, I built a prototype 3D ADS-B flight tracker called skies-adsb using p5.js. In April 2022, I released version 1.0 of skies-adsb, rewritten in Three.js. However, this release still relied on manual editing of GeoJSON layers. By late 2024, I had learned enough about GIS and GeoPandas to automate map creation using custom GeoJSON layers. During the Christmas holiday, I developed a script to generate these layers from Natural Earth, FAA, and OpenStreetMap data using GeoPandas, then refactored skies-adsb to render multiple GeoJSON layers. Today, version 2.0 of skies-adsb is available! This release simplifies installation, automates GeoJSON map creation, and features a new rendering engine. skies-adsb is compatible with all major WebGL-enabled mobile and desktop browsers. To run skies-adsb you will need an RTL-SDR receiver and a Linux workstation or Raspberry Pi, or you can connect to an existing RTL-SDR ADS-B installation. Working on this app has brought me a lot of joy and I also learned a lot about aviation, weather, GIS, and Three.js along the way. I use it daily, typically leaving it running in the background like a digital aquarium. I hope you enjoy it too. Please check out skies-adsb by following the links below: Source Code: https://github.com/llopisdon/skies-adsb Video of skies-adsb: https://youtu.be/HnY1vFUBXS0
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