Getting the README up-to-date.

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The bot takes a screenshot of the aircraft as it currently appears on
the ADS-B Exchange's "Global Radar View" web page.
This code currently powers the following bots:
This code currently powers [13
bots](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1263724487435890688), including the
following bots:
* [@SkyCirclesLA](https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesLA), which covers
the Los Angeles metro area.
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Francisco Bay area.
* [@SkyCirclesDC](https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesDC), for the
Washington D.C. area.
* [@SkyCirclesR2508](https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesR2508), for the
R-2508 airspace complex over Edwards Air Force Base.
* [@SkyCirclesNTTR](https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesNTTR), for the
Nevada Test and Training Range (including Groom Lake/ Area 51).
## Technologies used
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The bot will consider an aircraft to be "circling" if:
1. In the past 25 minutes, the sum of the aircraft's bearing changes
is more than 1440 degrees. Port turns cancel out starboard turns
and vice versa--there needs to be a net change of at least 1440
degrees in one direction.
(while in the air; not on the ground) is more than 1440 degrees.
Port turns cancel out starboard turns and vice versa--there needs
to be a net change of at least 1440 degrees in one direction.
2. The centroid of the last 3 minutes worth of positions must be more
than 2.5 km away from all known airports.
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basestation-sqb: clean-basestation.sqb
```
Create an initial history database:
`echo '{}' > advisory-circular.db`
Make sure you have at least Node version 10.0.0 installed, and then
install the node dependencies:
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* **Do not run the script with a large radius, or adsbexchange.com will
ban your IP.**
* **Do not run the script more often than once every 10 seconds, or
* **Do not run the script more often than once every 15 seconds, or
adsbexchange.com will ban your IP.**