Garmin GDL 88 Series Pilots Guide - Page 42

FIS-B Flight Information Services-Broadcast. FIS-B is a graphic weather display capable of displaying graphical weather information on UAT equipped installations. FIS-B is available free to any operator with the ability to receive and display the data that is broadcast on the Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) or the 978 MHz link. Ground Clutter GPS A form of radar signal interference that occurs when fixed objects close to the transmitter-such as buildings, trees, or terrain (hills, ocean swells and waves)-obstruct a radar beam and produce echoes. Global Positioning System. A space-based Navigation system providing accurate position, velocity and time information. HAT HSDB Height Above Terrain Garmin's proprietary High Speed Data Bus (Ethernet). ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization. PABI Pressure Altitude Broadcast Inhibit. SBAS Satellite-Based Augmentation System. STC Supplemental Type Certificate SURF Surface Situation Awareness. An ADS-B In application that provides the ADS-B and external traffic system targets on a display to be used by the flight crew for situational awareness. TA TAS TCAD TCAS 7-2 Traffic Advisory. Traffic Advisory System. Traffic Collision Avoidance Device. Traffic Collision Avoidance System. An aircraft collision avoidance system designed to reduce the incidence of midair collisions between aircraft. It monitors the airspace around an aircraft for other aircraft equipped with a corresponding active transponder, independent of air traffic control, and warns pilots of the presence of other transponder-equipped aircraft which may present a threat of mid-air collision. Garmin GDL 84/88 ADS-B Transceiver Pilot's Guide 190-01122-03 Rev. E