Primary Surveillance Radar

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:radar
gptkbp:cannotMeasure Altitude
gptkbp:compatibleWith Aircraft transponder
gptkbp:component Airport surveillance system
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Secondary_Surveillance_Radar
gptkbp:detects Weather phenomena
Aircraft position
gptkbp:developedBy 20th century
gptkbp:frequency gptkb:C_band
gptkb:L_band
S band
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Primary Surveillance Radar
gptkbp:measures gptkb:Azimuth
Range
gptkbp:operates Transmitting radio waves
gptkbp:provides Bearing information
Distance information
Non-cooperative surveillance
gptkbp:rangeLimit Typically up to 60 nautical miles
gptkbp:recipient Reflected signals
gptkbp:requires Line of sight
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Clutter
Interference
gptkbp:usedBy Military
Civil aviation authorities
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Air_traffic_control
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Automatic_Dependent_Surveillance-Broadcast_(ADS-B)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6