AIRPORT SURFACE DETECTION EQUIPMENT (ASDE)

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Term:	AIRPORT SURFACE DETECTION EQUIPMENT (ASDE)
Meaning:	Surveillance equipment specifically designed to detect aircraft, vehicular traffic, and other objects, on the surface of an airport, and to present theimage on a tower display. Used to augment visual observation by tower personnel of aircraft and/or vehicular movements on runways and taxiways. There are three ASDE systems deployed in the NAS: ASDE-3- a Surface Movement Radar. ASDE-X- a system that uses an X-band Surface Movement Radar, multilateration, and ADS-B. Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC)- A system that uses Surface Movement Radar, multilateration, and ADS-B.
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