Safety
ADS-B Data Tapped for Turbulence Tips
Researchers are devising ways to tap ADS-B information to refine turbulence-detection algorithms.

Although many aircraft operators complain that the advent of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out mandates do nothing to improve flight operations, that might soon change. Apart from the benefit of better surveillance compared with radar, the ADS-B signal broadcast from participating aircraft contains data that could help forecasters spot turbulence earlier, allowing them to share that information with other aircraft.