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Use of ADS-B information for glider tracking?
A friend sent me this link, which implies the ability to tap into the
ADS-B data stream for tracking ADS-B Transponder equipped gliders. Anyone have any information about the ability to do this in the U.S.? http://www.glidertracking.com/ TA |
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Use of ADS-B information for glider tracking?
On Feb 4, 6:36*am, Frank Paynter wrote:
A friend sent me this link, which implies the ability to tap into the ADS-B data stream for tracking ADS-B Transponder equipped gliders. Anyone have any information about the ability to do this in the U.S.? http://www.glidertracking.com/ TA I don't think there is anything on that site that implies they are talking about ADS-B ground infrastructure data (e.g. the ITT/FAA GBT stuff in the USA) vs. just receiving ADS-B over the air. But who knows what exactly they are doing in this case. Eventually in the USA there will be access to the ITT/FAA data but there are lots of places in the USA where the coverage for the GBT ground stations is not going to be great for our needs and who knows what the access will cost. The site appears mostly aspirational stuff at the moment, no detail on what their ground infrastructure for tracking at NK 20011 contest will uses but more encouraging people now to connect their GPS to their Mode S 1090ES data-out. All good to see somebody driving early trials of ADS-B based tracking. Stick an ADS-B receiver antenna somewhere you have good reception and you should be able to see gliders line of sight for a fairly long distance. Complicated in the USA by the silly dual link layer complexity. And if you want to see both on the ground from a fixed or mobile receiver you will need both a UAT and 1090ES receiver. Given PowerFLARM's 1090ES data-in receiver I hope the glider community just standardizes on 1090ES data-out for those gliders who want to equip with ADS-B data-out. There are multiple existing services that receive over-the-air 1090ES ADS-B data and consolidate the view from the separate ground receivers, e.g. http://www.flightradar24.com. As more airliners and fast jets etc. equip with 1090ES data-out setting up FlightRadar24 receivers around some of our busy glider locations where we have lots of airline and fast jet traffic might be a good idea to promote traffic awareness and transponder use. The issue in the USA is the FAA and requirements needed to install ADS- B data-out are more complex than this European site is talking about, including the current requirement for a STC for installation (for certified aircraft). I are hoping to help both Williams Soaring and Soaring NV set up a PowerFLARM as a ground receiver and play with simple local area tracking - both for FLARM and maybe 1090ES data (no significant 1090ES data-out in gliders yet but seeing other traffic will be interesting). Darryl |
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