World ATM Special edition/2015
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In the forefront of ADS-B implementation Isavia is the first European Air Navigation Service Provider to provide Air Traffic Control services to Air Transport aircraft, based on ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) data.
ADS-B Analysis and Recording Tool
Launch of the new ADS-B technology in the Reykjavik OACC
Improved flight efficiency and safety through deployment of new surveillance technology.
ADS-B is fast becoming a mandated method of surveillance and operators in the U.S. and Europe are required to support ADS-B Out before the year 2020. Due to the low cost of deployment ADS-B is being installed in many areas where the use of radar is impractical. Before starting to use ADS-B signals for ATC purposes an ANSP needs to verify and validate numerous ADS-B derived data.
Continuous Surveillance across the Atlantic Ocean Isavia now provides, using ADS-B and radar data from Iceland and Faroe Islands, a unified operational surveillance coverage in the South and East sectors of the Reykjavik Control Area. The implementation is an important milestone towards the establishment of an ADS-B based trans-Atlantic surveillance corridor “bridging” Europe and North America. The trans-Atlantic surveillance corridor will be completed through the activation of the ADS-B surveillance layer over Greenland, expected to be operational in 2015. The use of ADS-B will deliver efficiency and safety benefits to the almost hundred thousand flights a year in the area. The stations in Greenland will for the first time introduce surveillance service in Reykjavik CTA West sector and thereby start a new era in air traffic control by enabling aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean within continuous surveillance service. The ADS-B messages sent by the aircraft are received by a network of eight COMSOFT ground stations installed in Iceland and; in cooperation with Naviair, Tele-Greenland, and Faroe Telecom; four SAAB ground stations in Faroe Islands and ten in Greenland. The ADS-B data is fused with radar data, using ARTAS (ATM Surveillance Tracker and Server), which outputs tracked surveillance data to
The Tern ADS-B Analysis and Recording Tool is capable of recording synchronously from multiple ADS-B ground stations regardless of manufacturer type or ASTERIX category 21 version number. The system stores ADS-B data in a centrally located database, where it can be accessed from any computer or device on the network via web interface. The web-interface is designed to give access to a variety of ready-made reports and analysis. The central database is easily accessible for external systems through SQL interface, for example to support internal billing functions.
the Integrated Situation Display System (ISDS). The ISDS is developed by Tern Systems and used by the air traffic controllers in Isavia’s Area Control Centre in Reykjavik, correlates data from flight plans, ADS-C and surveillance. The new ADS-B based system provides the air traffic controllers with more accurate and more frequent position information from the aircraft.
The ADS-B Recording and Analysis Tool is able to deliver instant ADS-B analysis, e.g. visual confirmation of ADS-B tracks, detection of faulty ADS-B transponders, and reports on the quality of ADS-B data. Furthermore, the tool can be used to analyse ground stations coverage based on real data, locate surveillance gaps, and detect duplicate signals to assist with planning deployment and/or relocation of ground stations.
Isavia has cooperated closely with EUROCONTROL during the development and deployment of ADS-B. This co-operation included support in the areas of safety, standardisation, integration, and monitoring.
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Shortlisted for the IHS Jane’s Award for VoIP
Tern ATC Tower and Approach Systems in Indonesia
Best airport in Europe 2014
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Isavia IN THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND Isavia provides services in the air and on the ground. The company handles the operation and development of all airports in Iceland and its Air Navigation Services (ANS) manages air traffic in the Icelandic control area and airports. Isavia and its subsidiaries employ approximately 1000 employees.
ANS Division The company operates a highly modern Area Control Centre located at Reykjavik Airport in addition to communications infrastructure that provides continuous connectivity with aircraft over the high seas as well as on domestic routes over Iceland. Long-range communications are provided by Iceland Air Radio a division of Isavia ANS, which operates a system of HF and GP VHF facilities in addition to an AFTN/CIDIN switching node. Radar and ADS-B surveillance is available in an area extending from Scotland to Greenland across Iceland and the Fareo Islands.
In addition to these services Isavia’s ANS operates Control Towers and Approach Services, supports the CNS infrastructure on all airports in Iceland, provides AIS, flight procedure design and flight testing. International air traffic has been rapidly growing in the Isavia control area or by 7.7% in 2013 and 12.5% in 2014. Approximately 65% of this traffic are overflights in the Reykjavik FIR and in the part of Greenland FIR that is controlled from Reykjavik ACC. This service in both FIRs could be described as a ”functional airspace blocks”, serviced by Isavia under a government agreement between Iceland and Denmark. This decades old Air Traffic Services arrangement spans a 5.4 million square kilometres control area is recognised by its users for quality and cost-efficiency.
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Isavia and FREQUENTIS shortlisted for the IHS Janes´s ATC Awards 2015 Isavia and Frequentis have been shortlisted for the IHS Jane´s ATC Awards for setting the Europe’s largest air/ground VoIP system for ATM operational. The winners and shortlisted nominees for the Awards are recognised at the awards ceremony on 9 March, during the World ATM Congress in Madrid. With over 100 Voice over IP (VoIP) Air-Ground Radios planned to be connected, Isavia and Frequentis recently set the largest and most modern IP Voice Communication System (VCS) in Europe operational. The existing Frequentis VCS has been enhanced with ED-137 compliant VoIP functions by using an elaborate and safe upgrade procedure. Isavia now benefits from additional IP redundancy, resiliency and cost efficiency. With the large scale deployment of VoIP in Iceland, Isavia paves the way for ANSPs across the globe to meet the challenges ahead in modernizing their communication infrastructure.
Edited by: Isavia Marketing department Contact us: marketing@isavia.is
Isavia staff take an active part in the North Atlantic Systems Planning Group (NAT SPG), established in 1965 by the Council of ICAO as the first regional planning group. The NAT SPG, contributory groups, Isavia and other ANSPs have pioneered numerous safety, capacity and technology based service improvements such as: Regional safety monitoring, first region to implement RVSM and MNPS; response to Volcanic Ash (VOLCEX, VA Contingency Plan); common use of CPDLC etc. These successful service improvement programmes would not have been possible without participation of airspace users such as the IATA and IBAC.
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Modernization of the existing communication system Building on their long-term partnership Isavia and Frequentis have modernised the voice communication infrastructure for Reykjavik ACC. The communication equipment performed its first successful live Air-Ground VoIP Radio communication in 2010. This encouraged the partners to take the next step to keep Isavias facilities at the cutting edge of technology by extending the existing communication system with additional VoIP functionalities.
The latest technology developments The goal of the upgrade was to exploit the latest technilogical developments in order to use the enhanced redundancy and reliability of IP networks and to ensure compatibility with ATM standards, such as ED-137. Isavia also sought to reduce costs, particularly those incurred by leased telecom lines. ‘Additional safety benefits are realised with the upgrade of our VCS. Our highly reliable network is now fully prepared for the upcoming advantages of IP technology and related redundancy. Our controllers are very happy with the new system and adapted very quickly, so retraining costs were negligible’ says Hjalti Pálsson, Manager, Research and Development at Isavia.
tern systems Tern Systems is a subsidiary of Isavia and specializes in the development for Air Traffic Management (ATM). These include Surveillance and Flight Data Processing, Aeronautical Message Handling as well as ATC Training Solutions. The company is based in Iceland and its solutions are developed in close cooperation with air traffic controllers and experts from both Tern and Isavia, resulting in efficient and user-friendly systems for customers not necessarily demanding the mainstream equipment. As well as providing Isavia with ATM systems and support, Tern has systems running world wide, our latest one in Yoyakarta, Indonesia.
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the new atm workstation Designed by the users themselves
Features and benefits: • Fully compliant with ISO 11064 Part 4 (Layout and Dimensions of workstations).
Tern‘s ATM work stations are designed by Air Traffic Controllers, aiming for the best possible working conditions. The stations are built for people of diverse sizes, with human factors in mind. In all stages of the design phase we emphasized ergonomics, adaptability and economy.
• Ergonomic design gives users best possible working conditions. • Workstations can accommodate monitor(s) of variable sizes.
The AWS from Tern are to the highest ergonomic standards and the design allows for great flexibility to accommodate all your ATC needs in monitor sizes and equipment. Computers and other technical equipment are carefully located under the table-top for easy maintenance.
• Workstations offer variable solutions to Communication equipments.
Adjustable monitors
Hide away all cables and connections
• Easy access to technical equipment.
Morocco/Casablanca Tern ATC Tower and — Tern Systems Approach System TSIM — New Exercise Maintenance in Yogyakarta, Creation Tool Agreement with Indonesia ONDA for TSIM Tern Systems follows up a successful implementation of Tern Automation System (TAS) in Balikpapan and will soon deploy and deliver a new ATC automation system for the 8th biggest airport in Indonesia; Adisucipto International Airport in Yogyakarta. The system consists of 11 working positions in tower and approach configuration, recording and playback facilities, supervisory and technical support workstations. It comes equipped with a built-in AMAN (Arrival Manager), which is embedded into the operators‘ radar display. This brand new product in Tern Systems‘ product line gives the controller a much better overview of the upcoming traffic.
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In February 2015, Tern Systems reached an agreement with the Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA) for the support and maintenance of the TSIM ATC training facility at ONDA, for the next three years.
Tern Systems, in collaboration with Isavia, is currently working on the development of a new exercise creation tool for the TSIM ATC training simulator. The main objective is to provide Tern Systems customers with a tool that allows for quick and easy creation of exercises for tower, approach and en-route training.
In 2010 Tern Systems won a tender for the supply and installation of a 3D tower training environment and in 2011 the installation was fully completed. The environment contains of four 3D tower ATC training positions, among them a 180° curved projection screen for a tower and ground controllers, as well as four approach training positions.
The new exercise creation tool provides users with access to real flight data as well as to flights in existing exercises, to speed up the creation of scenarios that have training value. Also, the exercise creation tool provides a dynamic simulation of the exercise, allowing the user to time-slide through the exercise to validate training scenarios.
Isavia is a member of the Borealis Alliance Nine northern European Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) have formed the Borealis Alliance to improve efficiency, and reduce costs and environmental impact. The alliance includes the ANSPs of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and the UK. Together they provide air traffic services for 3.5m flights a year, across 12.5 million km2 of North European and North Atlantic airspace. Between them, they form Europe’s major transatlantic gateway. Borealis Alliance focus is on strategic business cooperation between the member ANSPs, seeking economies of scale and projects that can be achieved on a commercial basis, complementing the work of the northern European Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs) but without the need for regulatory or State involvement.
For more information go to www.borealis.aero
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The Holuhraun eruption has come to an end – Caldera watched closely The volcanic eruption in Holuhraun lasted for almost six months, beginning 31 August 2014 and came to an end 27 February 2015. Isavia has watched the eruption closely, keeping in mind the huge effect that the 2010 eruption in Eyjafjallajokull had on aviation. The eruption in Holuhraun is of a much greater scale than the one in Eyjafjallajokull, it is around eight times bigger than the Eyjafjallajokull eruption if the volume of volcanic material is converted to the equivalent of solid rock! The difference is of course that the 2010 eruption was sub-glacial, thus forming very fine ash which penetrated the air. We will keep monitoring the area around the Holuhraun and Bardarbunga Caldera closely as the magma chamber under the caldera still hasn’t been emptied. The Caldera is sub-glacial so there is still a risk of subglacial eruption with the following ash cloud affecting aviation.
Facts about the Holuhraun eruption: The lava that came up from the Holuhraun crater is around 40 meters at its thickest, but around 14 meters on average. The lava covers over 85 square meters of land, around the same as the Island of Manhattan. In volume the lava has reached 1.4 cubic kilometers.
Keflavik International Airport — best in Europe in 2014 Isavia runs all airports in Iceland, including Keflavík International Airport, which was chosen the best airport in Europe in 2014 in an extensive passenger service quality survey at all the world’s leading airports. The survey, which asks passengers about the quality of numerous service aspects, is carried out by Airports Council International (ACI) four times a year. Airports with the highest overall results of the year receive special recognition from the Council. This is the third time that Keflavík International Airport has received such recognition for outstanding results. The airport held the top position in Europe in 2009 and was the best airport in Europe with under two million passengers in 2011. In addition, the airport was inducted into the ACI Director General’s Roll of Excellence in 2014 for continuous success in service surveys from 2008. Bjorn Oli Hauksson, Managing Director of Isavia, says that he is extremely proud and pleased with the results: “Our staff, other operators and police, customs and immigration have yet again demonstrated the high level of service at Keflavík International, despite an enormous increase in the number of passengers. The performance is consistent and last year we were awarded for having been among the top five airports for a number of years. It is particularly pleasing to see that we have been able to maintain such high standards despite the pressures of the busiest year in the history of the airport.” “A few years ago, Keflavik Airport clearly set out to improve its performance and
build its reputation as a dynamic, qualitydriven, customer-focussed airport. Its strong performance yet again in this year’s ASQ results, coupled with robust traffic development shows just how well the team there are succeeding in their goal. I congratulate them on another excellent result” said Oliver Jankovec, Director General ACI Europe.
Isavia – an awarded airports operator and ANSP
For the last 6 years, Isavia has recieved numerous awards for its operations of Icelandic Airports and Air Navigation Services. These awards include: 2009: Keflavik Airport, best airport in Europe in ASQ survey (ACI) 2010: Isavia received the IATA Eagle Awards as the most improved ANSP 2011: Keflavik Airport, best airport in Europe in ASQ survey for airports with fewer than 2 million passengers (ACI)
Isavia focuses on providing the everincreasing stream of travellers with outstanding services at Keflavík International Airport. Expansion projects have been initiated to extend the south building of the terminal and enlarge the arrivals lounge on the ground floor of the north building. Changes to the shopping and catering areas in the departure lounge on the second floor are also underway. A new Master Plan for the airport area is being developed to establish policies for any future expansions.
2011: Isavia Air Traffic Controllers received an IFATCA recognition for Outstanding Professionalism. 2014: Keflavik Airport, inducted into the ACI Generals Directors‘ Roll of Excellence 2015: Keflavik Airport, best airport in Europe in 2014 ASQ survey (ACI)