ads-b

Node package to decode ADS-B messages

Status

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);