This project demonstrates a low-cost, innovative system that has the ability to pull meteorological data, including wind and temperature, from aircraft equipped with Mode S Enhanced Surveillance (EHS) transponders in real-time. This standalone system presents several advantages over current aircraft data collection methods such as low latency on the order of seconds and the compatibility with 90% of commercial aircraft, as well as smaller aircraft to significantly increase the number of observations both horizontally across the CONUS domain and vertically through the atmosphere.
