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Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) – In

Aviation Glossary

Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast – In (ADS-B – In) – is the receipt, processing, and display of other aircraft’s ADS-B transmissions. ADS-B In is necessary to utilize airborne applications and refers to an aircraft’s ability to receive ADS-B information, such as ADS-B messages from other aircraft or Traffic Information Services-Broadcast (TIS-B), Automatic Dependent Surveillance – [...]

Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) – Out

Aviation Glossary

Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B Out) –  ADS-B Out refers to an aircraft broadcasting own-ship information such as the transmission of an aircraft’s position, altitude, velocity, and other information to other aircraft and ATC ground based surveillance systems.

ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast

Aviation Glossary

Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast ADS-B is a next generation surveillance technology incorporating both air and ground aspects that provide air traffic control (ATC) with a more accurate picture of the aircraft’s three-dimensional position in the en route, terminal, approach and surface environments. The aircraft provides the airborne portion in the form of a broadcast of [...]

FAA-Approved Data

Aviation Glossary

FAA-Approved Data – Data specifically approved by the FAA or FAA-delegated representatives, including any document referenced therein. These data may include design drawings, manuals, procedures, and specifications.