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Dump1090. Turns a cheap radio receiver into an aircraft tracker.

github.com/antirez/dump1090

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Updates

February 2026
  • Clarify high computation in preamble detection.
  • Add --ppm command line option for frequency correction.
  • Merge pull request #194 from thisisnotanorga/web-copy
  • gmap: saving the maps position to localstorage to now always move bac…
  • gmap: added ability to copy a plane's infos to clipboard when clickin…
January 2026
  • Merge pull request #191 from m3ftwz/gmap
  • Increase plane transition duration.
  • Fix typo in transition duration.
  • Restore previous interval and match the transition.
  • Remove unnecessary null checks.
  • Prevent crashes due to missing coords.
  • Ensure all properties are checked before computing track deltas.
  • Check null value for plane track.
  • Pin interactjs version.
  • Clear selection and info panel for idle planes.
  • Set marker click event with plane reference from the list.
  • Tune polling behavior to reduce overhead.
  • Check response success status.
  • Improve null checks on plane properties.
  • Remove unnecessary plurals.