ADS-B Collector

Overview

Collects ADS-B transponder data from aircraft operating within the Baltic bounding box (53–62°N, 18–32°E). Each record contains callsign, position, altitude, speed, and heading.

Schedule

Every 15 minutes via Dagu.

Data source

ADS-B Exchange — crowdsourced ADS-B receiver network providing real-time aircraft positions.

Processing

1. Query ADS-B Exchange API for aircraft within the Baltic bounding box
2. Record callsign, ICAO hex, latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, heading, squawk
3. Compute per-country counts using regional bounding boxes
4. Submit to ingest API

Methodology

See Air Activity Monitoring for how this data is analyzed.