ISMAEL - Reliable Eyes for Air Traffic Controllers at Airports

Against the background of aggravated capacity constraints at airports due to increasing air traffic, airports are in need of innovative systems enabling air traffic controllers to improve situational awareness of the position of vehicles and aircraft moving around the airport, even under reduced visibility conditions. While this demand is addressed by the development and introduction of advanced surface movement guidance and control systems (A-SMGCS), technologies currently applied to A-SMGCS feature some weak points regarding coverage, interference and climate conditions. ISMAEL targets these weak points by developing an innovative detection solution based on magnetic sensing technology. Thus, ISMAEL represents a valuable and cost-efficient complementary contribution to existing and planned A-SMGCS at small and large airports