ADS-B

ADS-B stands for Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast

You can find some excellent descriptions of the system here:

ADS-B Technologies

ADS-B For Dummies

ADS-B on Wikipedia

There are several professional ADS-B receivers on the market for use by pilots and commercial enterprises, too many to list here. This article will try to cover amateur-level ADS-B reception, decoding, and plotting/viewing solutions.

PC-based Decoding and Sharing Software

ADSB# (Free)

RTL1090 (Free)

PlanePlotter (Paid)

Hardware Decoders

Mode-S Beast

microADSB

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