SkyWatcher

Phosphor-green radar vibes, powered by Lockyer Labs.

✨ Introduction

SkyWatcher was born out of wanting to know what aircraft was heading over low so I could get outside in time to see it!
Its a Windows desktop radar tool for live plane spotting direct from your very own ADS-B feed.

It connects to your PiAware setup (dump1090 JSON feed), alerts you when an aircraft is inbound at low altitude,
and logs unique aircraft in a collector’s logbook style.

Designed to be simple, fast, and fun — just install, configure your feed, and look up!

🚀 Features

🎯 Live radar view with phosphor-green styling
📡 Alerts for aircraft heading toward your location
📒 Logbook of unique aircraft you’ve spotted
🟢 Optimized for PiAware / dump1090 JSON feed
💾 Data can be exported as CSVs for easy keeping or further processing if required

🔮 Future Plans

Support for other feed formats (Plane Finder, FR24, etc.) if people are interested.
Currently I am limited to testing on PiAware with FlightAware, but will happily look to help support other JSON formats if I can get them.

🛠️ Getting Started

Download the ZIP from Releases, unzip anywhere writable (or your Desktop)
Double-click SkyWatcher.exe. App data is stored in %LocalAppData%\Lockyer Labs\SkyAware Watcher. No admin rights required.
Configure your PiAware IP in settings (the same IP as you’d use for your local FlightAware map).
Add your longitude and latitude.
Start watching the skies 🚀

📂 Project Notes

Built in C# / WPF
Uses local writable data storage (logs)
No spam/ads and none of your data leaves your computer
Complementary data (like aircraft images, manufacturer info) is pulled from the internet

📜 License

This work is licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The source code is not open source.
Modification, decompilation, or reverse engineering is not permitted.
Redistribution for commercial purposes, resale, or inclusion in other projects is prohibited.

💚 Credits

2E0LCX - Big thanks for the help with testing.
hexdb.io - Thanks for the great API that supplies data that isn't present on the ADSB signal.

LockyerLabs/SkyWatcher-Release