Radio communications and ATC
AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS)
ADS
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Meaning of AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS)
BROADCAST (ADS‐B)- A surveillance system in which an aircraft or vehicle to be detected is fitted with cooperative equipment in the form of a data link transmitter.
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BROADCAST (ADS‐B)- A surveillance system in which an aircraft or vehicle to be detected is fitted with cooperative equipment in the form of a data link transmitter. The aircraft or vehicle periodically broadcasts its GNSS-derived position and other required information such as identity and velocity, which is then received by a ground-based or space-based receiver for processing and display at an air traffic control facility, as well as by suitably equipped aircraft.