ATC surveillance source

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000141",
  "term": "ATC surveillance source",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Used by ATC for establishing identification, control and separation using a target depicted on an air traffic control facility's video display that has met the relevant safety standards for operational use and received from one, or a combination, of the following surveillance sources:\n\na. Radar (See Radar.)\n\nb. ADS-B (See Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast.)\n\nc. WAM (See Wide area multilateration.)",
  "see_also": [
    "Interrogator",
    "Transponder",
    "Radar [ICAO]"
  ],
  "references": [
    "AIM",
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/atc-surveillance-source/"
}