ADS-B in Operations Hub

The DroneSense ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) integration significantly enhances situational awareness and airspace safety for drone operators. With this integration, DroneSense enables real-time monitoring of nearby aircraft equipped with ADS-B transponders by displaying their positions on the platform's interface. This feature is valuable for both operational planning and in-flight awareness, as it helps avoid potential conflicts in shared airspace.

The ADS-B Integration Settings can be edited and adjusted to meet the user's operational needs. Within DroneSense, the ADS-B integration settings can be found by navigating to DroneSense Operations Hub and clicking Settings (the gear icon) in the Mission Manager.

This will open the settings menu. Scroll to the bottom of the settings menu to access the ADS-B Settings:

Once the ADS-B integration has been enabled, the user can adjust the Maximum Altitude Filter in (ft MSL) or "feet above mean sea level," a unit used in aviation and mapping to measure altitude (Metric is also available for international customers based on account preferences.). When altitudes are given in feet MSL, they indicate the height of an object, such as an aircraft or drone, relative to the average sea level, not the ground level at a particular location.

Filtering aircraft based on feet above mean sea level will allow only relative aircraft to be displayed on the screen rather than those that would have no effect on Drone Operations, such as a commercial aircraft traveling at 30,000 feet MSL.

Additional Optional Settings

Show ADS-B AGL check box provides the reported above ground level altitude of the aircraft. 

Show ADS-B Velocity check box allows for the aircraft speed to be displayed.

Show ADS-B Identification check box allows for the aircraft's registration number to be displayed. 

Show ADS-B 2 Minute Flight Path check box will display a white and black dashed line in front of the aircraft. The line is calculated based on the aircraft's course and speed to provide its estimated position in 2 minutes. This provides excellent early warning that the aircraft will enter the drone operational area.

(Example: toggling the buttons will adjust the size of the information box as needed based on user preference.)