About ADSBiq
Built by Sky Power Services LLC
What We Do
vdlIQ is a cooperative aircraft-data network with these core objectives:
- Decode VDL2 — what aircraft are saying. The 136 MHz datalink carries OOOI times, position reports, weather and intent that few hobbyists decode. This is our priority, and it feeds the larger mission below. ADS-B is the bonus second dongle.
- Real-time signal meter for antenna tuning. Every feeder gets live RSSI stats, coverage radar, and 7-day performance trends — the tools you need to optimize your VDL2 and ADS-B receivers and maximize range.
- Filling coverage gaps worldwide. Our goal is to place receivers in locations that lack VDL2 and ADS-B coverage — remote regions, oceanic approaches, developing countries — to build the most complete picture of global air traffic possible as the network grows.
Currently tracking 6448 aircraft across 369 active feeders worldwide.
Our Spirit
ADSBiq is 100% cooperative and additive. We are not here to compete with existing networks. Our feeder script runs alongside adsb.fi, FlightRadar24, FlightAware, and any other aggregator without conflict. We believe more coverage benefits everyone — hobbyists, researchers, and the aviation community at large.
The Bigger Mission
ADSBiq is one piece of a larger effort: modeling how aircraft actually operate, at global scale. This is exactly why VDL2 is our priority — its datalink reports are the raw signal. By combining real-time VDL2 datalink and ADS-B surveillance with public airframe records, operational data, and environmental context, we aim to build tools that improve safety, efficiency, and transparency across commercial aviation.
Built on open source
vdlIQ stands on the shoulders of the open-source ADS-B community. The decoding, live map, and multilateration that power this site are written and maintained by volunteers, and we're grateful to them:
- readsb — the ADS-B / Mode‑S decoder, by wiedehopf (in the dump1090 lineage of Salvatore Sanfilippo, Oliver Jowett, FlightAware and Mictronics).
- tar1090 — the live aircraft map you're looking at, by wiedehopf.
- mlat-client & mlat-server — multilateration for aircraft without GPS, by Oliver Jowett (mutability) and wiedehopf.
- Ultrafeeder and adsb.im — the feeder images that make joining a one-click affair, by the SDR-Enthusiasts and dirkhh.
- dumpvdl2 & acars_router — VDL2 / ACARS decoding, by Tomasz Lemiech and the airframes.io community.
Basemaps and imagery © Esri, OpenStreetMap, AirNav RadarBox and their contributors. vdlIQ's own feeder script and open data are MIT‑licensed and public on GitHub.
Contact
Questions, partnerships, or feedback: [email protected]