LINCOT reports a Linux edge node's position to the Team Awareness Kit (TAK) ecosystem as Cursor on Target (CoT). It is built on PyTAK and supports live GNSS via gpsd/gpspipe or a configured static coordinate.
python3 -m pip install lincotDebian package (includes systemd unit):
wget https://github.com/snstac/pytak/releases/latest/download/pytak_latest_all.deb
sudo apt install -f ./pytak_latest_all.deb
wget https://github.com/snstac/lincot/releases/latest/download/python3-lincot_latest_all.deb
sudo apt install -f ./python3-lincot_latest_all.debconfig.ini:
[lincot]
COT_URL = udp://239.2.3.1:6969Run:
lincot -c config.iniFixed position (no GPS):
[lincot]
COT_URL = udp://239.2.3.1:6969
STATIC_LAT = 45.0
STATIC_LON = -122.0- Identity: callsign defaults to hostname; CoT UID defaults to
/etc/machine-id - Position: gpsd (
gpspipe --json) or static lat/lon - CoT detail: remarks with Cockpit/SSH/TAK connect info;
<link>to Cockpit URL - PyTAK transports: UDP multicast, TCP, TLS, data packages, and more
- Cockpit UI: optional cockpit-lincot plugin for
/etc/default/lincot
Full documentation at lincot.rtfd.io including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
Different sensor, same workflow — pick the gateway for your application; most have a matching Cockpit plugin for browser-based management:
| Application | Gateway | Cockpit plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft via ADS-B (1090 MHz / 978 MHz UAT) | adsbcot | cockpit-adsbcot |
| Ships & vessels via AIS | aiscot | cockpit-aiscot, cockpit-aiscatcher |
| Drone / UAS Remote ID (counter-UAS) | dronecot | cockpit-dronecot |
| Own position via GPS/GNSS | lincot | cockpit-lincot, cockpit-gps |
| Radio direction finding (KrakenSDR) | kraktak | — |
| APRS amateur radio | aprscot | — |
| Weather stations | windtak | — |
| CoT routing / TAK Server bridging | charontak | — |
All gateways are built on PyTAK, speak Cursor on Target (CoT) to ATAK, WinTAK, iTAK, TAK Server, and Mesh SA, ship as signed Debian/RPM packages at snstac.github.io/packages, and come pre-installed on AryaOS, the situational-awareness OS for Raspberry Pi.
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