From time to time people ask why they never see their radar credited for tracking a flight.
And the answer is (paraphrasing); It doesn't matter because the one feeder mentioned is just one of potentially dozens of feeders who see the aircraft at the same time. And rest assured that your feed is also very important even if you are not 'credited'. Even more so with MLAT which takes 3-4 feeders to resolve a position and they will never be individually credited. And to the end user of the site or the apps it is of no importance.
And there are other ways you can see the results of your data feed e.g. the Radarview and the individual statistics page as well as the new ranking list, all provide to feeders by Flightradar24. There is also the option of using third party software like Planeplotter and Virtual Rader Server.
I do agree, but nevertheless for some feeders the ultimate confirmation and satisfaction is to be able to see THEIR radar linked to flights on Flightradar24. If it doesn't occur even sporadically then some may lose interest and close down.
My pragmatic suggestion is this: When you hover the cursor over altitude in feet the equivalent altitude in meters is shown, so could you not enhance the radar info box so that when the user hovers over the radar name, a list of the other feeders seeing the aircraft is shown?
I acknowledge that this of very little importance to most users but it is the focal point of many feeders and the psychology behind being recognized for your effort should be taken seriously. Money is saved for every feeder box that stays connected.
And the answer is (paraphrasing); It doesn't matter because the one feeder mentioned is just one of potentially dozens of feeders who see the aircraft at the same time. And rest assured that your feed is also very important even if you are not 'credited'. Even more so with MLAT which takes 3-4 feeders to resolve a position and they will never be individually credited. And to the end user of the site or the apps it is of no importance.
And there are other ways you can see the results of your data feed e.g. the Radarview and the individual statistics page as well as the new ranking list, all provide to feeders by Flightradar24. There is also the option of using third party software like Planeplotter and Virtual Rader Server.
I do agree, but nevertheless for some feeders the ultimate confirmation and satisfaction is to be able to see THEIR radar linked to flights on Flightradar24. If it doesn't occur even sporadically then some may lose interest and close down.
My pragmatic suggestion is this: When you hover the cursor over altitude in feet the equivalent altitude in meters is shown, so could you not enhance the radar info box so that when the user hovers over the radar name, a list of the other feeders seeing the aircraft is shown?
I acknowledge that this of very little importance to most users but it is the focal point of many feeders and the psychology behind being recognized for your effort should be taken seriously. Money is saved for every feeder box that stays connected.
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