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This page provides an attempt to document the many features available within the SondeHub Tracker.
We will endeavour to keep this page up-to-date, however some sections may become out-of-date. If you notice issues, please contact Mark at vk5qi<at>rfhead.net
- SondeHub's operating costs are currently funded through a grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications, along with regular contributions from our Patreon supporters.
- All of the data shown on SondeHub is contributed by hundreds of receiver stations all around the world! A huge thanks to these stations for freely contributing their data.
- The SondeHub Tracker map is based heavily on the HabHub Tracker, and we thank Rossen Georgiev for their excellent work! Our version of the tracker switches to using Leaflet instead of the Google Maps API, and including SondeHub database specific features.
- The Tawhiri flight-path prediction system used by SondeHub was developed by Cambridge University Space-Flight. We run our own instance of Tawhiri, utilising wind data gathered from the Global Forecast System S3 mirror.
The SondeHub Tracker provides live and historical view of the data contained within the SondeHub Radiosonde telemetry database. This data is openly available, and licensed under Creative Commons By-SA 2.0.
The following shows the basic functions of the SondeHub Tracker.
| Icon | Description | Icon | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Receiver Station |  |
Radiosonde (Landed) | |
 
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Receiver Station (Patreon Supporter) |  |
Radiosonde (Recently Recovered) | |
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Launch Site |  |
Radiosonde (Recovery Failed)) | |
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Radiosonde (Ascending) |  |
Chase Car | |
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Radiosonde (Descending) |
Note that multiple colours are used for radiosondes, landed payloads, and chase-cars.
Explain important settings.