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[http://www.virtualradarserver.co.uk/ Virtual Radar Server] allows you to host your own, web based, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_dependent_surveillance-broadcast ADS-B] plotter. It will provide a webpage showing the location of, and information on, aircraft that are transmitting ADS-B messages. These messages, of course, have to be received. Luckily this can be accomplished cheaply and easily. Check out some of the following links.
*https://www.adsbreceiver.net/*https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-ads-b-receiver/*https://swling.com/blog/2017/03/making-a-flightaware-ads-b-feeder-with-a-raspberry-pi-3-and-rtl-sdr-dongle/*https://uavionix.com/products/pingstation/
In my case I needed to be able to run the entire thing offline and had access to a pretty expensive [https://uavionix.com/products/pingstation/ uAvionix pingStation]. So in this article, we'll be using Virtual Radar Server, a pingStation, a Debian 9 server, and a local [https://www.openstreetmap.org Open Street Map] tile server.