flight-vessel-tracking

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Track aircraft and ships from public ADS-B and AIS feeds. Use when tracking a flight or tail number, following a vessel or IMO/MMSI, investigating aircraft or ship ownership, or analyzing movement patterns of a plane or boat.

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Sourceuseosint/osint-skills

Added on2026-08-02

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add useosint/osint-skills flight-vessel-tracking

SKILL.md Content

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Flight & Vessel Tracking

Aircraft broadcast ADS-B and ships broadcast AIS — public signals aggregated by free trackers. Great for movement patterns and ownership.

Aircraft

Trackers — ADS-B Exchange (unfiltered, doesn't hide private jets), Flightradar24, FlightAware.
Selectors — registration/tail number (
```
N…
```
,
```
G-…
```
), ICAO 24-bit hex, callsign, flight number.
Ownership — national registries (FAA N-Number Registry, and equivalents) map a tail number to a registered owner or holding company →
```
corporate-registries
```
.
Patterns — historical tracks reveal home base, frequent routes, and correlations (who flies where, when). Blocked registrations still often show on ADS-B Exchange by hex.

Vessels

Trackers — MarineTraffic, VesselFinder, and community AIS aggregators.
Selectors — vessel name, IMO number (permanent hull ID), MMSI (radio ID), callsign.
Ownership — IMO/registry databases, Equasis, and flag-state registers give registered owner, operator, and flag →
```
company-osint
```
.
Patterns — port calls, loitering, and AIS gaps (a ship going dark) are investigative signals for sanctions and smuggling work.

Method

Resolve any selector to the permanent ID (ICAO hex / IMO).
Pull current position and historical track.
Map the registered owner via the appropriate registry.
Analyze the pattern of movement against the objective; note data gaps.