# tinygs/tinyGS

📡 Open Ground Station Network  🛰

Repository: https://github.com/tinygs/tinyGS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tinygs
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-19T15:11:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 46, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2470, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 148, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1436, forks 242 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.554924+00:00)

## What it is
TinyGS is an open-source firmware for ESP32-based LoRa ground stations that form a distributed network to receive transmissions from LoRa satellites, weather probes, and other flying objects. Received packets are aggregated and displayed in real time on the TinyGS community website.

## Use cases
- build a cheap LoRa satellite ground station with an ESP32 board
- receive weather balloon and probe telemetry over LoRa
- join a community network of distributed ground stations
- track and decode packets from LoRa satellites
- remotely configure and update a ground station over the web

## When to choose
- you own a supported ESP32 + SX126x/SX127x LoRa board and want to receive satellite or probe signals
- you want your received packets shared on a public community data website
- you want easy flashing via a web installer and OTA updates

## When to avoid
- you need general-purpose satellite tracking without LoRa modulation
- you require licensed-band or high-power professional ground station equipment
- your radio hardware is not ESP32-based or uses unsupported radio modules

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: iot, networking, embedded
- domain: iot, hardware, networking
- platform: embedded, iot
- tags: lora, ground-station, esp32, satellite-reception, sx126x, sx127x, citizen-science, radio, satellite-communications

## Member repositories
- tinygs/tinyGS (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.554924+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:49.138209+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tinygs/tinyGS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.554924+00:00, sha eba82005d525)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.