By using publicly available information, software, and some ingenuity, [Information Zulu] has created a live simulation of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for your simulated plane spotting pleasure.
Plane spotting is now possible for anyone with an Internet connection who need not be near a physical airport.
Many individuals around the world already operate Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers, which update the plane location telemetry data to various online services. Some subscription services such as FlightRadar24 charge users then to see 3D simulations of the plane in flight.
The solution though described in the linked article is achieving something similar using free and open source software which links to PSXseeconTraffic (free but copyrighted).
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It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s… A Live Air Traffic Plane Spotting Simulation#
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Plane spotting has been a hobby of aviation enthusiasts for generations. Hanging out by the airport, watching aircraft come and go, maybe even listening to Air Traffic Control on a scanner from you…
