Sensis Corporation Awarded MDS Phase II Contract at Zurich and Geneva Int'l AirportsDEWITT, NY – August 7, 2002 – Sensis Corporation has been awarded a contract to provide it’s Multistatic Dependent Surveillance (MDS) system for Phase II of the Swiss SAMAX Project, Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (ASMGCS) program for Zurich and Geneva airports. The successful evaluation of Phase I of this project which provided a test system for advanced surface surveillance for Zurich Airport, lead to the contract award of Phase II which will cover Geneva Airport and the extension of Zurich Airport.
The Sensis system utilizes multilateration and automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B) data to locate and track all transponder equipped aircraft and vehicles. The ruggedness and size of the MDS units allows for reduced installation times. Sensis Corporation installed the Zurich MDS test system in less than two months. Marc Viggiano, President of Sensis’ of Air Traffic Systems, was extremely pleased by the efficiency and speed of the installation and testing. “It is unprecedented that a multilateration system of this size can be installed on such a tight schedule”.
“The MDS test system at Zurich Airport was installed in the northern area of the airport with 6 sensors and a reference transponder” stated Heinz Schmid, program manager for SAMAX. “We have had very good results so far and were able to integrate the data into the Park Air NOVA 9000 system. The Swiss APRON and TWR controllers look forward to getting the live system. It is expected to be operational at the end of 2003.”
The Sensis MDS system locates and identifies targets by utilizing small sensors on the ground that listen for transponder signals and triangulate them to determine the position of the signal's source. The transponder signals are also encoded with aircraft data which the sensors decode and provide to air traffic controllers. Traditional transponders typically provide aircraft identification and altitude information. Advanced Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) transponders also broadcast latitude, longitude, velocity and heading information - as determined by the on-board avionics and the Global Navigation Satellite System.
Sensis Corporation provides sensors and information technology to the world's militaries, civil aviation authorities, airports and airlines. The company designs, manufactures and installs multilateration/ADS-B ground stations for air and surface surveillance, and sensor data interface equipment for integrating new and legacy surveillance and automation systems. Sensis equipment is deployed around the world, including more than 100 multilateration/ADS-B sensors and 800 data interface devices in 25 countries on five continents.
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