PlanePlotter

What is PlanePlotter?

PlanePlotter is a comprehensive software application that receives and decodes live digital position reports from aircraft and plots them on a chart. Users can see a radar-like display of all the aircraft around them that are broadcasting digital messages, including ACARS, ADS-B, and HFDL

Highlights

• Message display: PlanePlotter shows a table display of messages received and decoded from live aircraft transmissions
• Data saving: PlanePlotter archives all the digital data that it receives and decodes to a log file
• Chart display: PlanePlotter plots aircraft positions, altitudes, and times decoded from the message traffic that it receives, including embedded position reports, AMDAR reports, and ADS reports contained in ACARS messages, ADS-B position reports, and position reports on HF using PC-HFDL software. The plot can be superimposed on a suitable aeronautical chart or on satellite imagery
• Google Earth integration: If the user is receiving Mode-S ADS-B position reports, PlanePlotter can interface with Google Earth to display aircraft positions over the Google Earth base map, including a dynamic real-time view from the flight deck of a designated aircraft
• Direction finding: PlanePlotter can determine and display the direction of any transmission using a simple passive antenna switch, allowing for the localization of aircraft even if they are not equipped with ACARS or Mode-S/ADS-B.