The Saab Sensis A-SMGCS fuses surveillance data from Saab Sensis multilateration sensors, Surface Movement Radar (SMR) and VeeLo NextGen™ vehicle locators as well as an existing ASR-10 radar for the location and identification of all aircraft and vehicles operating on the airport's runways and taxiways. Further, the surveillance data is integrated with Saab Sensis' Safety Logic conflict detection and alerting algorithms to provide controllers with advanced visual and audible warning of potential runway incursion situations.
At Ben Gurion, the A-SMGCS interfaces with the airport's Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) system and integrates AGL safety alerts into Saab Sensis' Safety Logic for additional runway incursion prevention. The A-SMGCS interfaces with several Flight Planning Databases to provide controllers with vital flight information for more informed decision making. All information is displayed on Saab Sensis' Controller Working Positions and all events, including voice commands, are recorded for future playback.
"Ben Gurion's A-SMGCS is a very comprehensive solution that integrates a number of technologies, systems and data into a single, powerful controller tool," said Ken Kaminski , senior vice president and general manager of Saab Sensis. "The system is also ready to meet the future needs of Ben Gurion, such as airport expansion or a collaborative decision making solution, with extensible surveillance technologies and data distribution capabilities."
Saab Sensis A-SMGCS is in operation or being deployed to more than 40 of the busiest airports around the world, including Australia, Hong Kong, India and Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X) program.
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