OGN Glider Tracker

A Home Assistant custom integration that connects to the Open Glider Network live feed and tracks specific gliders you choose, showing each as a device_tracker entity on the map.

Features

• Live position updates streamed from OGN's APRS-IS feed (no polling).
• Add gliders by their 6-character FLARM/OGN device ID, or discover gliders currently flying near your Home Assistant instance and pick from a list.
• Friendly names and aircraft info are resolved automatically from the OGN Device Database (DDB) when available.
• Each tracked glider becomes unavailable if it hasn't reported a position within a configurable timeout (default 10 minutes).

Installation

HACS (recommended)

1. In Home Assistant, go to HACS → Integrations → ⋮ → Custom repositories.
2. Add https://github.com/Merlan1/ha-ogn as an Integration.
3. Install OGN Glider Tracker from HACS, then restart Home Assistant.

Manual

Copy custom_components/ogn_flarm into your Home Assistant config/custom_components/ directory and restart Home Assistant.

Setup

1. Go to Settings → Devices & Services → Add Integration and search for OGN Glider Tracker.
2. Complete the one-field setup (an identifier used to connect to the OGN feed — any short alphanumeric string works, no ham radio license needed).
3. Open the integration's Configure options to add gliders:
   • Add a glider by ID — enter its 6-character FLARM/OGN device ID.
   • Discover nearby gliders — listens to OGN traffic around your Home Assistant instance's configured location for a short window and lets you pick from what it saw.

Scope

v1 exposes device_tracker entities only (position, altitude, speed, course, climb rate as attributes). Dedicated sensor entities, HACS default store submission, and automated tests are not included yet.