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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<\/a>\u00a0or read an introduction to the project\u00a0on his blog<\/a>. It’s a great tutorial and, as he says, it’s a great way to get your kids learning with the Pi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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…<\/p>\n

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