at.adsb.receiver.sighting
{
"$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
"defs": {
"main": {
"description": "A receiver's sighting of an aircraft transit through its coverage area.",
"key": "tid",
"record": {
"properties": {
"callsign": {
"description": "Flight callsign as broadcast (e.g. 'UAL123').",
"maxLength": 8,
"type": "string"
},
"createdAt": {
"format": "datetime",
"type": "string"
},
"firstSeen": {
"description": "When this receiver first detected the aircraft.",
"format": "datetime",
"type": "string"
},
"icaoHex": {
"description": "ICAO 24-bit aircraft address in hexadecimal (e.g. 'A1B2C3').",
"maxLength": 6,
"minLength": 6,
"type": "string"
},
"lastSeen": {
"description": "When this receiver last detected the aircraft.",
"format": "datetime",
"type": "string"
},
"maxRangeNm": {
"description": "Furthest distance to this aircraft during the sighting, in nautical miles.",
"maxLength": 20,
"type": "string"
},
"messageCount": {
"description": "Total messages received from this aircraft.",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"positionCount": {
"description": "Number of position reports received.",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"track": {
"accept": [
"application/json",
"application/zstd"
],
"description": "Position track as a JSON array of at.adsb.flight.defs#position objects, optionally compressed. This is the receiver's partial view of the flight.",
"maxSize": 2000000,
"type": "blob"
}
},
"required": [
"icaoHex",
"firstSeen",
"lastSeen",
"createdAt"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": "record"
}
},
"description": "A single receiver's sighting of an aircraft. Created when the aircraft leaves the receiver's coverage area. Feeder-authoritative — published immediately without waiting for the full flight to complete.",
"id": "at.adsb.receiver.sighting",
"lexicon": 1
}
Metadata
- DID
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did:plc:32thk4eifx4ou6mxevswgjhg - CID
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bafyreihgoc5ebgcrr7jcihfren6cul5uif6zggt3x54wxeahq3ivwy2wwe - Indexed At
- 2026-05-23 21:30 UTC
- AT-URI
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at://did:plc:32thk4eifx4ou6mxevswgjhg/com.atproto.lexicon.schema/at.adsb.receiver.sighting
Version History (7 versions)
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