ADS-B
Proper noun
Meaning
ADS-B
(aviation) Initialism of Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast. (automated broadcast of aircraft location information from satellite navigation systems to air traffic control networks)
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Examples
ADS-B comes in two flavors: ADS-B Out and ADS-B In.
“The last ADS-B target was received at 1,200 feet approximately 400 feet southwest of the accident site,” the NTSB said.
Change the first from 10000 to 18000, as 18,000 feet is the altitude at which all air traffic is required to have ADS-B.
FlightAware leverages data from air traffic control systems in over 55 countries, from FlightAware's network of over 12,000 ADS-B ground stations in over 160 countries, Aireon space-based ADS-B and using global datalink.
In this guide, we will make an ADS-B receiver using a Raspberry Pi with a software-defined radio (SDR) dongle, which we can use to track aircraft anywhere in real time.
That's essentially what aircraft equipped with ADS-B Out transmitters do.