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
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/dayMLAT 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 densityRaw 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 + positionsAccess
Historical datasets are available for university or institutional research. Send a request with a description of your project and institution.
Request access →Distributed data is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution required; derivatives under the same license. MLAT military data: verify applicability before public use.
FlyItalyADSB (flyitalyadsb.com) · ADS-B/MLAT data · License CC BY-SA 4.0
Infrastructure: Nesso Labs · nessolabs.it