Definition
COOPERATIVE SURVEILLANCE
Any surveillance system, such as secondary surveillance radar (SSR), wide-area multilateration (WAM), or ADS-B, that is dependent upon the presence of certain equipment onboard the aircraft or vehicle to be detected.
- See: AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST
- See: WIDE AREA MULTILATERATION
Source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).