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ads-b

Node package to decode ADS-B messages

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There are a number of messages that can be emitted from an aircraft, this library currently supports the following:

TypeCode Description Status
1-4 Identification
5-8 Surface Position
9-18 Airborne Position BARO
19 Airborne Velocities
20-22 Airborne Position GNSS
28 Aircraft Status
29 Target State & Status
31 Operation Status

Message Example

The library takes input like 8D4840D6202CC371C32CE0576098 and, if successfull, will return the decoded message as:

{
  ca: 5,
  data: {
    callsign: 'KLM1023_'
  },
  df: 17,
  icao: '4840D6',
  messageType: 'AircraftIdentifier',
  pi: '576098',
  tc: 4
}

Install

npm i ads-b

Usage

JavaScript

const decoders = require('ads-b');

const adsb = new decoders.ADSBVersion2Decoder();
const message = adsb.decode('8D4840D6202CC371C32CE0576098');
console.log(message);

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