Wed, Jun 30, 2010
Three Busiest Airports in London Using Sensis Technology
NATS air traffic controllers at London Stansted Airport have
begun using a high-accuracy surveillance system to monitor the
movement of aircraft and vehicles on the airport's runways,
taxiways and stand areas to increase the safety and efficiency of
the airport's surface.
The Sensis multilateration uses multiple low-maintenance,
non-rotating sensors to triangulate aircraft and vehicle locations
based on transponder signals to provide air traffic controllers
with precise aircraft position and identification information
regardless of weather conditions. With a higher update rate and
greater positional accuracy than traditional radar, Sensis
multilateration provides effective surveillance for increased
safety, capacity and efficiency of airspace. With its advanced
processing techniques, a Sensis multilateration system uses the
minimal number of sensors for a less complex, lower lifecycle cost
solution. Additionally, each multilateration sensor deployed by
Sensis supports Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
(ADS-B).
"Controllers at Stansted now have the same surveillance
capabilities as Heathrow and Gatwick to effectively and safely
manage surface traffic in all weather," said Alistair Clark, NATS
program manager. "Additionally, using the same surveillance
platform across three key airports is cost-effective for NATS as it
simplifies training and maintenance."
"NATS has shown great confidence in Sensis and its technologies
as we're now providing surveillance for three critical airports
that handle over 124 million passengers per year," said John
Jarrell, vice president and general manager of Sensis Air Traffic
Systems. "Sensis multilateration can be easily expanded to
accommodate future airport growth, which recently occurred at
London Heathrow as the existing Sensis system was augmented with
additional sensors to ensure coverage surrounding the new Terminal
5."
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