Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Twenty-Two Airports Now Using Airport Surface Detection
Equipment
Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) is now operating
with Sensis Corporation's Airport Surface Detection Equipment,
Model X (ASDE-X), a runway incursion detection and alerting system.
KPHL is the 22nd airport to receive the technology under the FAA's
ASDE-X program that will reach 35 airports by 2011.
"At the recent International Runway Safety Summit, FAA
Administrator Randy Babbitt credited technology such as ASDE-X with
improving runway safety, as demonstrated by a 50 percent reduction
in serious runway incursions in the FAA's last fiscal year," said
John Jarrell, vice president and general manager of Sensis Air
Traffic Systems. "ASDE-X is also serving as the surveillance source
for the FAA's Runway Status Lights program that will address the
NTSB's recommendation for potential incursion warnings to be
delivered directly to the cockpit."
ASDE-X combines surface movement radar, multilateration and
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) to provide air
traffic controllers with highly accurate, real-time position and
identification information of all aircraft and vehicles on the
airport surface. By integrating multiple surveillance technologies,
the system delivers a comprehensive picture of ground operations,
increasing controller situational awareness and improving airport
safety in all weather conditions. The system also features advanced
runway conflict detection and alerting technology, Safety Logic,
which uses complex algorithms to alert controllers of potential
aircraft and/or vehicle incursions.
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