Retrieves all aircraft for a defined radius around a defined coordinate from Virtual Radar Server http json request. Parses the list for flags 'Interested', 'Mil', and custom Icao identifier. Sends an SMS notification when conditions are met.
python 3 environment configparser: pip install configparser
Create config.ini file with the following:
[VRS]
url = http:https://adsbexchange.com/VirtualRadar/AircraftList.json?lat=0.00&lng=0.00&fDstL=0&fDstU=30
#flags may be Interested or Mil separated by comma
flags = Interested, Mil
[TIMING]
# Notification is to be sent on the first instance of the airplane entering
# the radius. The plane id enters a cooldown period before notification will
# be sent again.
timeout = 7200
# How often data will be refreshed
refresh_time = 240
[MAIL]
server=smtp.gmail.com
port=465
auth=*********
[email protected]
[email protected]
Create watchlist.csv and blacklist.csv files.
Run email_notify.py in terminal passing args:
python email_notify.py