Use a Raspberry Pi and a cheap dongle to track aeroplanes

London-based Sopwith has taken a DVB-T dongle, plugged it into his Raspberry Pi and used software packages and scripts he has written himself to create an aeroplane tracker that plots onto a map. Read how to do it by viewing this PDF or read an introduction to the project on his blog. It’s a great tutorial and, as he says, it’s a great way to get your kids learning with the Pi.

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