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Card 028 of 9992026-09-09 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-09

AlertAU, the emergency map that watches the sky too

alertau.com Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A browser-based Australian map for incidents, warnings, fire danger, weather stations, satellite hotspots, and aircraft activity.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-09 issue.

Field notes

The interface combines regional emergency feeds with optional aviation and weather layers rather than limiting itself to a single incident type. It exposes a 70% hotspot-confidence floor, groups satellite detections into three age bands, and lets users create watch areas and notifications. Aircraft coverage can merge adsb.lol and adsb.fi with a local PiAware, tar1090, or dump1090 receiver; the page explains that local HTTPS pages may be blocked from reaching a plain-HTTP receiver.

Observed signals

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use
HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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Landing page observed 2026-09-09. The live site may have changed.