New collision warning system now in use at Zurich and Geneva
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Geneva, 15 June 2010. Skyguide and Flughafen Zürich AG are adopting a new ground
collision warning system for Zurich Airport. The new system, which came into
operation on 31 May and whose stabilisation phase of nearly two weeks has just
ended up successfully, is already in use at Geneva Airport, where it was
introduced last December. Skyguide and the operators of Zurich and Geneva
airports are among the first in Europe to adopt a system of this kind for their
airport operations.
The new Runway Incursion Monitoring and Conflict Alert System (RIMCAS) supports
air traffic controllers in their monitoring and management of the movements of
aircraft and vehicles on the airport's runway and taxiway network. RIMCAS is fed
by the data it needs from various sources such as radar and sensors. The system
then uses these data to constantly calculate the positions of all the aircraft
and vehicles on or near the airport's runways and taxiways. In doing so, it also
identifies any possible movement conflicts as they emerge, and alerts the tower
controllers to these by issuing audio and visual signals. "Our new warning
system gives us an additional safety net to support our tower controllers in
their work," explains Urs Ryf, Head of Operations at skyguide.
A long development phase
Developing a ground collision warning system is a complex and extensive affair.
Unlike in the air, such systems must contend with various possible sources of
interference on the ground, such as surrounding buildings or the natural
topography, any of which can distort the aircraft and vehicle positioning data
obtained. These sources of interference can also trigger false alarms. So to
ensure its reliability, the new RIMCAS facility was subjected to extensive
development and exhaustive testing before it was put into operation.
Similar system already in use to protect traffic in the air
A similar collision warning system (known as Short-Term Conflict Alert or STCA)
has been in operation at skyguide's Zurich and Geneva control centres for
several years now to alert controllers as early as possible to any emerging
critical situations in the air. The use of such systems on the ground, however,
is a new development. "In introducing the latest-generation RIMCAS, which gives
us an overall view of all arrivals and departures and all movements on and
immediately around our runways, skyguide and Zurich and Geneva airports are
leading the way in Europe," Urs Ryf adds.
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Skyguide is responsible for providing air navigation services within Swiss
airspace and in the airspace of certain adjoining regions in neighbouring
countries. The company guides the civil and military aircraft entrusted to its
care - around 3 150 flights a day or 1.15 million a year - through some of the
busiest and most complex airspace in Europe. Skyguide is a non-profit limited
company which has its head office in Geneva. The majority of its shares are held
by the Swiss Confederation. The company generated annual operating revenue of
over CHF 362 million for 2009 and employs some 1 400 people at 14 locations in
Switzerland. Skyguide is also a member, together with its sister organisations
in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, of the FABEC
initiative to create a common functional airspace block that will bring greater
efficiency to Central Europe's air traffic management services and activities.
The media release can be downloaded from the following link:
[HUG#1423795]
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Datum: 15.06.2010 - 13:00 Uhr
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