Operator Guide
Connect Your Systems
Get live data on the map—aircraft, ships, drones, cameras, and more
Every data source—built-in feed or plugin—is configured in one place: the Configuration tree. Connect a source and its data appears live on the map as entities, ready to inspect, correlate, and share.
Never added a source before? The Getting Started quick start puts live demo data on the map in 60 seconds.
How Every Source Works
All sources follow one pattern:
- Press
Ctrl+K(or⌘+Kon macOS) and select Configuration. The tree groups sources by category—Feeds, Network, Vehicles, Cameras, Plugins—and the sidebar search filters it. - Select the source and click Add, then pick the connection type—each shows a short description of what it does—and fill in the settings.
- Click Apply Configuration. Changes take effect live: a Config applied toast confirms the source picked them up, and it shows an Active badge.
Add as many instances of a source as you need—several AIS receivers, multiple ADS-B pollers over different regions.
Sources delivered by plugins are even simpler: they're pre-listed under Plugins—just flip Enabled on.
What Are You Integrating?
| I want… | Source | Where | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | ADS-B | Feeds | ADS-B |
| Ships & vessels | AIS (NMEA) | Feeds | AIS |
| Radar tracks | ASTERIX CAT 062 | Feeds | ASTERIX |
| Satellites | SpaceTrack | Feeds | SpaceTrack |
| Drones & unmanned vehicles | MAVLink | Vehicles | MAVLink |
| RC telemetry | EdgeTX | Vehicles | EdgeTX |
| The TAK picture (ATAK, WinTAK) | TAK | Network | ATAK / TAK |
| Mesh radio positions | Meshtastic | Network | Meshtastic |
| Camera feeds & PTZ control | Reolink / Axis | Cameras | Cameras |
| Weather & air quality | Open-Meteo | Plugins | Plugins |
| Lightning strikes | Blitzortung | Plugins | Plugins |
| Emergency warnings (Germany) | NINA | Plugins | Plugins |
| Aircraft enrichment (photos, registration) | HexDB, ADS-B DB | Plugins | Plugins |
Verify It's Flowing
- The source's row shows an Active badge (green). Failed or Conflict (red) means something needs attention—check its settings.
- Select the source and open its Metrics tab for live throughput—ADS-B, for example, shows aircraft tracked and entities pushed.
- Entities land on the map and in the entity list within seconds of applying.