Program Description
Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)
Provides highly accurate satellite based surveillance information to
air traffic automation and properly equipped aircraft cockpit displays
Key Capabilities
- Provides surveillance where radar cannot be deployed
- Provides precise location information of aircraft
- Provides more frequent position update-rates than radar
- Provides in-cockpit traffic and weather information
Benefits
- Improves pilots' safety
- Reduces the risk of runway incursions
- Provides greater coverage, including remote areas without radar coverage
- Allows aircraft to fly more directly from Point A to Point B, saving time and money while reducing fuel burn