# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Virtual Radar App
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605
**Category:** Apps
**Tags:** app, homey-pro
**Created:** [June 20, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605 "2019-06-20T09:26:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/u/Sharkys)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/1 "2019-06-20T09:26:07Z")
> **[Virtual Radar | Homey](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.gruijter.virtualradar/Virtual-Radar/)**
>
> Turn Homey into an airspace radar and tracker based on ADS-B tracker info
This app (originally developed by @Gruijter and author of whole concept - THANK YOU ! 👍) turns your Homey into an aircraft radar and tracker and you have basically two options :
a) Rely on ADS-B providers without having your own data feeder
b) Rely on ADS-B providers having your own data feeder
At this moment, two provides are supported :
- Open Sky Network - both options a] and b]
- ADS-B Exchange - paid subscription (starting at 10$/month)
You can add two device types :
- **radar** - eg. you are interested what is in the sky above you
- **tracker** - eg. you would like to track particular flight only
For the 1st option, [https://opensky-network.org/](https://opensky-network.org/), might be possibly the best solution.
- [OpenSky REST API — The OpenSky Network API 1.4.0 documentation](https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html)
- OpenSky registered users get 4000 API credits per day. For higher request loads please contact OpenSky.
- Active contributing OpenSky users get a total of 8000 API credits per day. An active user is a user which has an ADS-B receiver that is at least 30% online (measured over the current month).
**ADS-B feeder is not for you ?**
Don’t be afraid to build one, it’s easy and cheap :
- find some RPI3 or CM4 (I took one from HP23 because I upgraded due to the ram constraints years ago)
- have SdCard
- get right DVB-T module with antenna (eg. QS9010 ADS-B USB RTL-SDR 1090MHz - ensure that the chipset support 1090MHz for regions like EU (in US they use 978 MHz). Recommendation - choose one with magnetic stand for antenna
(Nice article with some info : [ADS-B Part 2 - Hardware | Bohumír Zámečník](https://bohumirzamecnik.cz/blog/2016/adsb-part-2-hardware/) )
- follow feeder installation guides
- I started with PIAWARE - [PiAware - build your own ADS-B ground station for integration with FlightAware - FlightAware](https://www.flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/build) - reward you with **ENTERPRISE** license
- added OpenSky [https://opensky-network.org/community/projects/30-dump1090-feeder](https://opensky-network.org/community/projects/30-dump1090-feeder) - on top of it - reward you with 8000 credits / day
- added FlightRadar24 on top of it - they reward you with **business** subscription plan ( [https://www.flightradar24.com/share-your-data](https://www.flightradar24.com/share-your-data) )
Now I’m feeding OpenSky, FlightAware and FlightRadar with the same setup.
Each of them has it’s specifics, different interfaces, statistics, advantages and disadvantages etc.
This is for example from OpenSky :
[https://opensky-network.org/receiver-profile?s=-1408205003](https://opensky-network.org/receiver-profile?s=-1408205003)
Some local PIAWARE stats :
Currently only those two providers will be supported, in case of any error (eg. I don’t have ADS-B Exchange paid subscription), please provide me with debug logs, otherwise I can’t help you.
_ **Note for OpenSKY users created mid-March 2025** _
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### Author:  [@Emil\_Lichtenberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Emil_Lichtenberg)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/2 "2019-06-20T09:49:22Z")
Hi Gruijter,
We’re 6 Homey users here from Denmark who really would love that you continue this great app even though if this would be in a reduced form.
Eventually we might go the ADSB reciever path but for now the free source would be fantastic 🙂
Again thanks for your good work 👍
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### Author:  [@Niels\_K](https://community.homey.app/u/Niels_K)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/3 "2019-06-20T10:23:47Z")
Hi Robin, didn’t even know this app existed, but will check it out! I wouldn’t want a push message myself, but would definitely like to log air traffic over my house.
Would it be possible to maybe use the data from [flightradar24.com](http://flightradar24.com)?
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2019, 11:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/4 "2019-06-20T11:03:48Z")
I have just send them a message requesting a developer account. If I do get that, I will definitely look into integrating [flightradar24.com](http://flightradar24.com). But it seems to be a subscribed service, and I’m not sure if they offer an API for me to work with, or only allow data access using their own app…
> **[Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24](https://www.flightradar24.com/premium/)**
>
> The world’s most popular flight tracker. Track planes in real-time on our flight tracker map and get up-to-date flight status & airport information.
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### Author:  [@Rob](https://community.homey.app/u/Rob)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/5 "2019-06-20T13:11:11Z")
Very nice app so YES!
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/6 "2019-06-20T14:20:26Z")
I think you mean yes continue (or yes, please stop?) 😜
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### Author:  [@Rob](https://community.homey.app/u/Rob)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2019, 6:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/7 "2019-06-22T06:20:17Z")
😀 YES continue
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/8 "2019-06-22T18:38:03Z")
I have the radar working again. I need to test it some more. I’m now working on the tracker. I hope I can finish a working version end of the weekend. (Unless the weather is too good 🌞🕶)
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/9 "2019-06-23T11:04:53Z")
I finished the new app (sort of). It is probably quite buggy at the moment, and the new documentation isn’t done yet, but it should be workable.
Delete your existing radar/tracking devices, and add new ones!
Wait for the appstore release or get it now on Github: [https://github.com/gruijter/com.gruijter.virtualradar](https://github.com/gruijter/com.gruijter.virtualradar)
Please give me feedback if you like it, or if there can be improvements and on bugs found.
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### Author:  [@Victor](https://community.homey.app/u/Victor)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/10 "2019-06-23T11:24:40Z")
this would be great the data from rpi to Homey but is this possible?
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/11 "2019-06-23T11:37:38Z")
Can you explain a bit more what you mean? @Victor
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### Author:  [@Rob](https://community.homey.app/u/Rob)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/12 "2019-06-23T20:07:08Z")
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@Victor](https://community.homey.app/u/Victor)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2019, 5:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/13 "2019-06-24T05:33:28Z")
i also use rpi and dongle as described here [https://www.pd3rfr.nl/experimenten/raspberry-pi/vliegtuigen-volgen-met-ads-b-op-de-raspberrypi](https://www.pd3rfr.nl/experimenten/raspberry-pi/vliegtuigen-volgen-met-ads-b-op-de-raspberrypi). it would be wonderful if this data could also be processed via homey or maybe even better data from this [http://www.scannernet.nl/luchtvaart/militaire-luchtvaart](http://www.scannernet.nl/luchtvaart/militaire-luchtvaart). thanks for the app and the time you have put into it
Grt’s
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/14 "2019-06-24T14:37:24Z")
Ah, ok! This would be possible now if you feed the rpi receiver data to ADSB-Exchange and/or OpenSky.
I might add FlightAware in a next release of the Homey app. The data on scannernet.nl seems to be coming from flightradar24. I have already sent them a request to get access for Homey, but their response is that they only have paid subscriptions ☹
By the way: I’m doing a multi-feed with all 3 services from my own rpi receiver. I use the setup from this site: [https://www.adsbreceiver.net/](https://www.adsbreceiver.net/)
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### Author:  [@Emil\_Lichtenberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Emil_Lichtenberg)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/15 "2019-06-25T14:39:20Z")
Anyone else having problems with tags not working? (opensky)
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/16 "2019-06-25T14:54:49Z")
Thats part of the documentation i need to add 🙂 opensky only updates a small number of tags…
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### Author:  [@Emil\_Lichtenberg](https://community.homey.app/u/Emil_Lichtenberg)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/17 "2019-06-25T17:55:14Z")
Ahh sorry, thought tags were source depending 🙂
That said, no tags whatsoever works with opensky.
I can see dest./alt./speed/country via the device but not as tags via push…
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/18 "2019-06-25T18:15:39Z")
Oh, ok. Will have to check that then. Thx 4 the feedback!
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/19 "2019-06-29T15:14:41Z")
I made a new version 3.1.0
It has many (many!) fixes. @Emil_Lichtenberg The flow tags should work. Can you test please?
Also I’m really happy to say that I found some undocumented API calls at openSky. I had to reverse engineer some stuff to find that, but it works 🙂)
This means that I was able to extend the openSky info to include the from and to airport, and the operator. This info is not available for all aircraft, but it will be used when available.
It is available now on github, or wait a few days for Athom to approve it in the appstore.
Have fun and let me know if you like my work 😘
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### Author:  [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-virtual-radar-app/14605/20 "2019-07-07T12:22:53Z")
v 3.1.1 is pending approval by Athom. Just a small fix.
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