Data / Archive

Historical archive

FlyItalyADSB maintains a continuous archive of ADS-B data collected by the network. The archive includes density heatmaps, state history of tracks, and the raw Mode-S data used for meteorological research.

Archive contents

Globe history

Heatmaps and state history

Daily files in compressed JSON format (.gz). Each file contains traffic density per geographic cell and last known positions of aircraft. Generated by readsb every 30 minutes, kept in rolling archive.

~20 GB total · growing ~100 MB/day
MLAT CSV

MLAT triangulation results

CSV files with multilateration server output: timestamp, ICAO hex, lat, lon, altitude, ground speed. Includes military and Mode-S-only aircraft without ADS-B.

variable · depends on network density
Mode-S raw

Raw Mode-S messages

Mode-S BDS50/BDS60 dataset used by the weather-32 project: True Air Speed, Magnetic Heading, IAS, Mach number. Structured in PostgreSQL, exportable on request.

PostgreSQL · measurements + positions

Access

Access for researchers

Historical datasets are available for university or institutional research. Send a request with a description of your project and institution.

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License

Distributed data is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution required; derivatives under the same license. MLAT military data: verify applicability before public use.

How to cite
FlyItalyADSB (flyitalyadsb.com) · ADS-B/MLAT data · License CC BY-SA 4.0
Infrastructure: Nesso Labs · nessolabs.it