ADS-B (aka Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast) is an air traffic surveillance technology that enables aircraft to be accurately tracked by air traffic controllers and other pilots without the ...

With more than 200 billion ADS-B and Mode S messages collected so far, the OpenSky Network exhibits the largest air traffic surveillance dataset of its kind in the world. This flight tracker allows ...

People in New Jersey are freaking (!) out (!) about sightings of what they say appear to be “giant drones” flying around at ...

He’s published a video showing off a portable ADS-B receiver which could be used by drone pilots to check for any aircraft in the vicinity and perhaps more importantly allow the drone community ...

The cornerstone technology for the FAA's NextGen program for U.S. airspace surveillance and control is ADS-B. The ADS-B aircraft equipment automatically provides a precise position report that is ...

Developed as a viable low-cost alternative to conventional radar, space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) can monitor and control aircraft with greater precision and in areas of ...

Abstract: As a core technology of the new generation air traffic management (ATM) system, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) becomes increasingly ... characteristics of ADS-B data ...

Challenge one: avoid adding cost to aircraft. Instead of using expensive satcom or adding dedicated gear, Aireon listen to ADS-B equipment already installed as part of international air traffic ...

To help reduce confusion, several apps, including Flightradar24, Plane Finder, and FlightAware, allow users to identify aircraft in real time.

The technology behind these apps relies on Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B, a system that transmits an aircraft's position and other flight details. Full coverage:Everything ...