Mon, Sep 12, 2011
New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Gains New GPS
Technology To Help Direct Air Traffic
Software that enables the use of GPS technology has been
delivered to the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON),
which is responsible for air traffic in the nation's second busiest
airspace. The ADS-B enabling software enhancements, developed by
Lockheed Martin, were delivered via the FAA's Common Automated
Radar Terminal System (ARTS) program, which helps air traffic
controllers safely separate departing and arriving aircraft. Common
ARTS combines surveillance reports from multiple sensors, including
traditional radars and ADS-B, into a single system track per
aircraft. The resulting system track gives air traffic controllers
improved aircraft position, velocity estimates and overall better
picture of the airspace.
TRACON File Photo
"The New York TRACON alone handled more than 1.8 million
operations in 2010, supporting airports such as John F. Kennedy
International, Newark Liberty International, and LaGuardia," said
Sandy Samuel, vice president of Lockheed Martin's IS&GS-Civil
Transportation Solutions business. "This move from a ground-based
to a satellite-based system will help ensure the capacity,
efficiency and safety that the American flying public needs and
deserves. Lockheed Martin is proud to support the FAA as they lead
this transformation of our airspace."
Common ARTS has been supporting ADS-B operations in Louisville,
KY, since November 2009, where a large number of United Parcel
Service (UPS) aircraft are equipped with ADS-B avionics. In
addition to Louisville, Lockheed Martin has also successfully
installed ADS-B enabling software in FAA systems in Alaska and the
Gulf of Mexico. The FAA has committed to achieve ADS-B operations
for air traffic services across the National Airspace System (NAS)
by 2013 as part of its NextGen plan.
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