Eye Sky

Point your iPhone at the sky. When motion is detected, Eye Sky scans nearby ADS-B traffic and overlays flight information on the camera feed.

Features

• Fullscreen rear-camera feed with motion detection (pixel-diff, 500ms interval)
• ADS-B lookup via adsb.lol (15 NM radius)
• Flight info card anchored to the detected motion region
• 10-second fetch cooldown with on-screen countdown

Run locally

npm install
npm run dev

The dev server runs over HTTPS and listens on your local network. API requests are proxied through the dev server to avoid CORS (/api/adsb → api.adsb.lol). On your iPhone:

1. Connect to the same Wi‑Fi as your Mac
2. Open the https://192.168.x.x:5173 URL from the terminal — use the Wi‑Fi / Network address, not the Tailscale 100.x.x.x address (iOS often refuses those self-signed certificates)
3. In Safari: when warned about the certificate, tap Show Details → visit this website (or Advanced → Proceed in Chrome)
4. Tap Start — camera and GPS prompts appear when you tap that button

Manual coordinates on iPhone

The numeric keypad has no minus key. Enter positive numbers and tap W for west longitude or S for south latitude (defaults: N + W).

iPhone Chrome camera permissions

If Chrome never asks for camera access or the site is missing from the permissions list:

1. Use HTTPS, not HTTP — http://192.168.x.x will block the camera entirely (no prompt, no permissions entry)
2. Enable Chrome at the iOS level: Settings → Chrome → Camera → On
3. Reload the page after changing settings, then tap Start again (iOS requires a tap to show the prompt)
4. If you previously denied access: Settings → Chrome → Camera (or reset site data in Chrome settings)

Safari is also supported and often easier for first-time camera permission on iOS.

Build

npm run build
npm run preview

Usage

1. Enter your latitude and longitude, then tap Start
2. Allow camera access
3. Point at moving aircraft in the sky — motion triggers a scan
4. The overlay follows the motion region and hides after 5 seconds without motion