Airports to Upgrade Tracking Systems

Rannoch Corp., Alexandria, Va., will upgrade aircraft tracking, identification and billing systems at airports managed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Rannoch will deploy its Multisensor Surveillance System (MSS) network of flight tracking sensors around JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Teterboro Airports. MSS is based on eXtended ADS (ADS-X), which enables highly accurate tracking of aircraft by combining a variety of techniques, including Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and multilateration. The ADS-X approach enables the port authority to field an aircraft tracking system compatible with FAA’s next-generation tracking systems. Rannoch also will apply its AirScene airport management system to automate the authority’s aircraft billing system. Both projects will use the same MSS sensor infrastructure and AirScene data feeds while serving different business purposes. More