Dataero ADS-B Network
Help us see every aircraft over Europe.
Dataero operates a live flight tracking network powered by community-run ADS-B receivers. Set up a feeder, extend our coverage — and get free access to our full radar data in return.
What is ADS-B?
Every modern aircraft is already broadcasting. Most of those signals go unheard.
ADS-B — Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast — is a technology built into the vast majority of aircraft flying today. Every few seconds, a transponder broadcasts the aircraft’s identity, position, altitude, speed, and heading as a radio signal that anyone with the right receiver can pick up.
Unlike radar, which requires expensive ground infrastructure, ADS-B is entirely passive on the receiving end. A small, affordable antenna and a low-power computer are all it takes to receive and decode these signals from aircraft within roughly 200–300 kilometres. The data is live, precise, and available in real time.
The challenge is coverage. A single receiver can only hear what is in range. Over densely populated areas, multiple overlapping receivers fill the gaps. But over regional Europe — rural areas, mountain valleys, coastlines, the airspace above smaller aerodromes — coverage is patchy at best. Every new feeder added to the network is another set of ears where none existed before.
Why contribute?
Your feeder does more than you might think.
When you connect a receiver to the Dataero network, the data it captures flows directly into the systems used by airport operators and aviation authorities across Europe. A regional aerodrome that had no real-time picture of inbound traffic before your feeder went online now does.
That matters for safety, for operational planning, and for the kind of national aviation oversight that Dataero is building. Every feeder in the network is a genuine contribution to European aviation infrastructure — not just a hobbyist project, but a piece of something larger.
The coverage gap above our aerodrome closed the day a local enthusiast 40 kilometres away switched on his receiver.
In return for your contribution, Dataero gives you free, unrestricted access to the full radar dataset — every aircraft, every track, every position update across the entire network. The same data that powers our commercial platform, available to you at no cost.
What you get as a feeder
Full radar access
Live and historical flight data across the entire Dataero network — not just your local coverage area.
Personal API key
Programmatic access to the full dataset. Build your own tools, dashboards, or applications on top of the network.
Community & support
Access to the Dataero feeder community and technical support for setup and troubleshooting.
Getting started
Three steps to your first live track.
01
Create a free account
Visit radar.dataero.eu and register. It takes about a minute. Your account gives you immediate access to the live radar and your personal API key.
02
Get your API key
Once registered, head to your profile page to generate your personal API key. You will need this to authenticate your feeder and connect it to the network.
03
Set up your receiver
Follow the step-by-step instructions in our feeder setup guide to connect your ADS-B receiver to the network. Most setups are complete in under an hour.
Already a feeder?
The live radar is waiting for you.
Log in to radar.dataero.eu to see your feeder’s contribution to the network in real time, explore the full European traffic picture, and access your API data.