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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Era ADS-B at Dublin Airport

By Ramon Lopez

Era says its MSS ADS-B and multilateration surveillance solution for the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has been successfully installed at the Dublin Airport and is now in full operational use. The solution uses strategically placed sensors to provide extended coverage of runways, taxiways and aprons, improved automation of aircraft identification and enhanced surveillance in all weather conditions.  With the cost and limitations of traditional radar, the IAA determined that multilateration would provide the best surveillance, as it would seamlessly support its advanced-movement guidance and control system (A-SMGCS), as well as allow for the flexibility of future airport growth.  The deployment in Dublin follows several recent successful Era installations, including systems in Jamaica, Indonesia, Germany, Malaysia and China.