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Re:I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes... by b33j0r on Saturday January 22, 2022 @06:40PM (#30042009)
I should clarify that I’m mostly guessing on your bill of materials. There are only a few obvious choices for this project.
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Re:I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes... by robotastic on Saturday January 22, 2022 @07:01PM (#30042178)
I posted a bit more on what I am using on the About page: http://skybot.cam/about

I got all the camera gear on ebay, which was lucky.

I figure since it is all based on ADS-B data, there isn't anything too crazy about making it public. I am also still trying to figure out if it is actually useful for anything... besides getting unlimited plane photos!

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Re:I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes... by notahacker on Saturday January 22, 2022 @07:17PM (#30042287)
> I figure since it is all based on ADS-B data, there isn't anything too crazy about making it public.

The only non-public information you're making available is the approximate location of your house!

It's a very high end approach to planespotting though. People used to just tick off serial numbers in books :D

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Re:I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes... by b33j0r on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:25PM (#30042733)
I’m doing tensorflow on an nvidia jetson. Indeed, slowly. Thanks for sharing those details on your project!
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