Live aircraft map
View real-time aircraft, airport weather, airspace overlays, feeder scopes, and aircraft details on the tracking map.
Open mapOpen aircraft data network
Feed aircraft data that can make aviation cleaner, safer, and easier to study.
GlobalAirData brings together community ADS-B receivers to support live tracking, coverage research, fuel-burn modeling, climate-impact studies, and better visibility into how aircraft move through the national airspace system.
ADS-B
MLAT ready
Research
Why it matters
Better coverage creates better aviation research.
Every receiver improves the picture. More coverage helps researchers study traffic flows, altitude profiles, route efficiency, aircraft utilization, and the operational patterns that drive fuel consumption and climate impact. Your feeder turns a small antenna into a useful public-interest data source.
Add a receiver
Install GlobalAirData on an existing PiAware/readsb receiver or flash a fresh GlobalAirData feeder image.
Install guideResearch-grade signal context
Receiver metadata, coverage, signal health, MLAT readiness, and aircraft histories help make the data more useful.
Research FAQCommunity powered
Use the feeder you already have, or build one from scratch.
If you already run a Raspberry Pi ADS-B feeder, the GlobalAirData overlay installer adds our agent without replacing your current feeder stack. If you are starting fresh, the lightweight Pi image includes the decoder, agent, local setup page, update system, and claim workflow.
Compare install paths1Install the agent or flash the Pi image.
2Open the local setup page and claim the feeder.
3Confirm antenna, location, gain, and receiver details.
4Watch your feeder contribute aircraft data and health telemetry.
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