Air traffic proximity detection

A system for tracking remote aircraft, comprising:

• a radio receiver configured to capture, at a local aircraft, a received signal transmitted by a remote aircraft;
• a controller configured to:
• parse the received signal to determine location data and velocity data indicating location and velocity of the remote aircraft;
• determine a relative position of the remote aircraft as a function of a position of the local aircraft;
• and
• assign the remote aircraft to a proximity zone as a function of 1) a distance between the local aircraft and the remote aircraft, 2) velocity of the local aircraft, and 3) velocity of the remote aircraft;
• and
• a display configured to display, at the local aircraft, 1) a representation of the remote aircraft positioned relative to the location and velocity of the local aircraft, and 2) a representation of the proximity zone encompassing the representation of the remote aircraft.

A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• parse a received signal at a local aircraft, transmitted by a remote aircraft, to determine location data and velocity data indicating location and velocity of the remote aircraft;
• determine a relative position of the remote aircraft as a function of a position of the local aircraft;
• assign the remote aircraft to a proximity zone as a function of 1) a distance between the local aircraft and the remote aircraft, 2) velocity of the local aircraft, and 3) velocity of the remote aircraft;
• and
• display, at the local aircraft, 1) a representation of the remote aircraft positioned relative to the location and velocity of the local aircraft, and 2) a representation of the proximity zone encompassing the representation of the remote aircraft.