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);