dotJS 2017: Getting Data From The Sky

Commercial airplanes continuously transmit data packages via radio while flying. The protocol is unencrypted and is what allows public flight tracking websites to operate. In this talk you'll learn how a cheap $10 USB DVB-T/FM radio dongle off Amazon can be hacked to receive these signals live and directly in JavaScript.

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1. Thomas Watson @wa7son github.com/watson
2. @wa7son @wa7son
3. Getting Data From The Sky @wa7son
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8. ADS-B @wa7son Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast
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10. @wa7son 8 bit control 24 bit A/C address 24 bit parity Mode S Acquisition Squitter
11. @wa7son 8 bit control 24 bit A/C address 24 bit parity 56 bit ADS message Mode S Extended Squitter (1090 MHz)
12. Pulse-Position Modulation @wa7son
13. Pulse-Position Modulation @wa7son
14. Pulse-Position Modulation @wa7son
15. Access Granted @wa7son
16. @wa7son RTL2832U chip
17. Demo @wa7son
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19. Resources github.com / watson / rtl-sdr github.com / watson / mode-s-decoder (github.com / watson / planespotter) greatscottgadgets.com / sdr @wa7son @wa7son
20. @wa7son github.com/watson Merci