Investigate ADS-B Applications – Incorporation in A-SMGCS

Investigate ADS-B Applications – Incorporation in A-SMGCS

47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Arusha, Tanzania, 10-14 March 2008 WP No. 87 Investigate ADS-B Applications – Incorporation in A-SMGCS Presented by TOC Summary Automatic Dependant Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) has emerged as an affordable surveillance technology that is fast finding its … Continued
Surveillance – Study Issues Associated with Incorrect Flight Identification

Surveillance – Study Issues Associated with Incorrect Flight Identification

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. 83 Surveillance – Study Issues Associated with Incorrect Flight Identification Presented by TOC Summary Mode S transponders broadcast the aircraft’s Flight ID. There are important issues with this … Continued
AAS 1.14 SPACE-BASED AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE – BROADCAST

AAS 1.14 SPACE-BASED AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE – BROADCAST

Aireon LLC proposes to use satellites to relay Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADSB) data from suitably equipped aircraft to Air Traffic Service Units (ATSUs) and provide surveillance coverage in what the consortium calls ‘near real-time’ across 100% of the … Continued
Development of Policy on Mode S

Development of Policy on Mode S

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. 92 Development of Policy on Mode S Aim Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) is currently the principle radar surveillance tool for Air Traffic control. Plans for the development and upgrading of … Continued
Rating for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Control

Rating for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Control

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 150 Rating for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Control Introduction IFATCA ADS Provisional Policy Page 3213 para.1.2. states: “Where an ADS-ATC service is introduced ATC staff shall receive comprehensive … Continued
Produce a Definition of Controller Tools

Produce a Definition of Controller Tools

43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Hong Kong, China (SAR), 22-26 March 2004 WP No. 89 Produce a Definition of Controller Tools Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1.  As modern ATC systems have evolved, system functionalities have expanded from the traditional paper based or … Continued
Investigate ADS-B Applications – Single Emergency Code Management

Investigate ADS-B Applications – Single Emergency Code Management

47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Arusha, Tanzania, 10-14 March 2008 WP No. 89 Investigate ADS-B Applications – Single Emergency Code Management Presented by TOC Summary For the 2007/08 Work program, TOC was tasked with investigating single emergency code management with ADS-B. It … Continued
Radio Mandatory Zones / Transponder Mandatory Zones

Radio Mandatory Zones / Transponder Mandatory Zones

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 88 Radio Mandatory Zones / Transponder Mandatory Zones Presented by TOC   IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working paper was … Continued
AAS 1.19 OPERATIONAL USE OF DOWN-LINK AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS (DAPS)

AAS 1.19 OPERATIONAL USE OF DOWN-LINK AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS (DAPS)

Many parameters are available from Mode S, ADS-B UAT (Universal Access Transceiver) and ADS-B ES (Extended Squitter) i.e. (Mach number, indicated airspeed, vertical speed, heading etc.) There are no provisions about how or if there a need to check them … Continued
Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) General Issues

Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) General Issues

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 87 Automatic Dependant Surveillance (ADS) General Issues   ICAOs FANS committee addressed the problem of the shortage of capacity in the ATC system in a number of ways. One of … Continued