ADSBItalia connects independent receivers around the world to collect ADS-B data, calculate MLAT positions and provide a shared real-time view of air traffic.
Every feeder extends coverage and makes the network more continuous, accurate and resilient. Founded in Italy, ADSBItalia is now an international project open to stations and aviation enthusiasts worldwide.
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Every antenna sees only part of the sky, shaped by its location, radio horizon and surroundings. Connecting independent stations brings those areas together into wider, more continuous coverage.
The ADSBItalia map does not represent a single receiver. It is the result of coordinated contributions from feeders across different countries, each adding quality and resilience to the network.
ADS-B provides aircraft identity, position and flight information transmitted directly by the aircraft. MLAT adds network-calculated positions when several synchronized stations receive the same Mode S signal.
By combining both technologies, ADSBItalia provides a more complete view of traffic and turns every station from a local antenna into an active part of a shared system.
Every receiver remains under its owner’s control and continues to operate normally. ADSBItalia receives a compatible copy of its data, combines it with other contributions and updates the network in near real time, without requiring open router ports.
You can join the network with the ADSBItalia script or by adding ADSBItalia directly to your Ultrafeeder/Docker configuration.
In both cases you do not need to replace your main installation: your decoder keeps working normally and ADSBItalia only receives a copy of the feed.
No port forwarding is required: the feeder sends data out to ADSBItalia. With the classic installation, the script checks the local Beast port; with Ultrafeeder, you just add ADSBItalia as an outbound feeder.
No. ADS-B is enough to join the network. MLAT is optional, but it requires correct feeder position and altitude.
No. The goal is to integrate your current setup, not replace it. You can keep using readsb, dump1090, Ultrafeeder or other compatible systems.
Yes. ADSBItalia was founded in Italy, but the network is global and welcomes feeders from anywhere in the world. Every newly covered area can make the network more useful and complete.
For information, technical support, new ADS-B/MLAT feeder stations, Ultrafeeder configurations or collaborations, use the official ADSBItalia contact page.
We reply as soon as possible and are happy to consider new feeders, technical suggestions and collaborations to improve coverage, stability and network quality.