SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
Integrating ADS-B
Receivers into an Industrial Environment
ADS-B (Automatic Dependant Surveillance-B), a new ‘radar’ surveillance technology, has become popular by public flight tracking network apps that can display air traffic on everybody's smartphone. Making flight positions, altitudes and many other data visible on a Geographical Information System (GIS) is an interesting application for industrial fleet operators, too. Knowing where helicopters and aircraft on support missions are positioned can be crucial for safe and economical operations.
ECONOMICAL SOLUTIONS Similar to the vessel information system (AIS) flights equipped with an ADS-B capable transponder ‘squitter’ their position, altitude, speed and track, but also up to 55 other flight data to ground stations. But traditionally receiving ADS-B signals has been a domain of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and its receiving equipment and installation had to go through a strict certification process to comply with the various international and local regulations of aviation safety and security. In the past the resulting costs made the commissioning of ADS-B systems little appealing to non-ATC applications.
This has changed with the availability of ADS-B equipment that is solely used for surveillance and information purposes, but not to exercise ‘control’ of flights – it can be offered less expensive avoiding aviation certification costs. Manufactured from mostly COTS components Planevision Systems ADS-B receivers are still certified to the required industrial standards (CE, FCC, VDE).
INTEGRATION INTO INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
Planevision Systems has developed its PlaneTRack series of ADS-B receivers and accessories to perfectly fit into standard 19" racks. A network connection transmits flight data to the operator’s central data room, where they can be overlaid to a GIS. Often in the past this integration has been a painful task as aviation and industrial data formats seldom fit together.
Now, with a wide variety of data formats available integration has become an easy task. For example the popular JSON format can be loaded in almost any GIS without additional interface programming and flights will appear on the control room overview map within a short time.
OPTIONAL INTERFACE
To monitor the proper operation of the equipment the PlaneTRack series also offers an optional SNMP interface to connect to a typical industrial environment and network management system. Another option that supports dual power supply systems with an uninterruptible switching technique rounds up Planevision Systems assistance for industial integration of ADS-B receivers.
Planevision Systems
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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