Kongsberg Digital Tower Know-how will present excessive decision optical sensors, software program and digital hub services for world’s largest deliberate Digital Aerodrome Air Visitors Companies program
Kongsberg Geospatial, supplier of real-time software program know-how for air visitors companies and protection purposes, supported by Kongsberg Protection and Aerospace and Avinor, introduced as we speak the award of a framework contract by NAV CANADA, to supply air visitors companies digital tower know-how for essentially the most bold digital aerodrome air visitors companies program on the earth to function in among the harshest surroundings circumstances on the planet. The multi-year program contract, when absolutely applied by NAV CANADA with Kongsberg Geospatial because the prime companion, will present the know-how to exchange chosen air visitors management (ATC) towers and flight service stations (FSS) throughout Canada with sensor information isolated into the deliberate digital hubs.
The NAV CANADA DAATS program is a multi-year implementation course of with a technique to re-imagine how NAV CANADA delivers air visitors companies, and the place it’ll ship companies from. The Digital air visitors service Tower and Hub Services to be applied by Kongsberg are key elements of NAV CANADA’s strategic path, as they’re the way forward for air visitors companies and are already being deployed around the globe. Digital Services use superior digital camera know-how at airports to supply an identical or enhanced native companies from digital hubs which can be location impartial from an airport. Security and effectivity are on the core of Digital Services, whereas additionally being adaptable, resilient, and ahead considering. The trendy digital hubs can be designed for flexibility, ease of upkeep, and enhanced contingency, whereas enhancing NAV CANADA’s worker expertise and driving widespread processes, procedures, know-how and coaching.
The Kongsberg Digital Towers system enhances security and situational consciousness for the air visitors service personnel, by prime quality sensor information, and deployed, well-proven know-how. Forefront electro-optical sensor know-how is core to the system – a direct spin-off from the world’s most advance army sensor know-how. The Electro-Optical Sensor Suite consists of a rotating platform housing a visible and infrared 360° digital camera and a pan-tilt platform housing a visible zoom digital camera, a set lens IR digital camera, a laser vary finder and sign lamp. The system has low bandwidth necessities, offering air visitors companies personnel with panoramic airport photos with excessive decision at very low price. Already deployed throughout 15 airports within the harsh circumstances of Norway by the Avinor NINOX program, this confirmed know-how is in each day use within the present largest digital tower hub facility on the earth in Bodo, Norway.
“Kongsberg Geospatial is proud to write down aviation historical past in Canada, alongside NAV CANADA. We are going to ship a digital ATC FSS towers resolution that’s state-of-the-art, and we look ahead to working with NAV CANADA and our companions to develop the subsequent technology of aviation security,” stated Jordan Freed, President of Kongsberg Geospatial. “We’ve been a know-how supplier to NAV CANADA for over 15 years and we welcome the chance to proceed to supply subsequent technology air visitors companies in Canada.”
“Digital services present a possibility to re-imagine how we ship service, and the place we ship it from, permitting NAV CANADA to reply successfully and effectively to modifications in airport visitors demand,” stated Raymond Bohn, President and CEO, NAV CANADA. “NAV CANADA will leverage the Kongsberg know-how to proceed to supply secure and environment friendly service ranges, rising resiliency in a method that can present further worth to our prospects and travelling Canadians.”
The preliminary digital facility inside DAATS has been introduced by NAV CANADA to serve the Kingston, Ontario Airport and can be used to refine and consider know-how and working procedures. This work will present a basis for the creation of a possible digital hub in Kingston that would supply air visitors companies to airports in different communities beginning in four- to six-years’ time. The DAATS program is one among NAV CANADA’s strategic path initiatives being applied to reinforce security, enhance companies to prospects and drive long run resiliency and sustainability.
About Kongsberg Geospatial:
Based mostly in Ottawa, Canada, Kongsberg Geospatial (https://kongsberggeospatial.com), developer of the TerraLens Geospatial SDK, creates precision real-time software program for air visitors management UAS and situational consciousness. The Firm’s merchandise are primarily deployed in air-traffic management, Command and Management, and air protection options. Over three a long time of delivering reliable efficiency beneath excessive circumstances, Kongsberg Geospatial has turn out to be the main geospatial know-how supplier for mission-critical purposes in Aerospace, Protection, and the quickly evolving Industrial UAV market. Over three a long time of offering reliable efficiency beneath excessive circumstances, Kongsberg Geospatial has turn out to be the main geospatial know-how supplier for mission-critical purposes the place lives are on the road. Kongsberg Geospatial is a subsidiary of Kongsberg Protection & Aerospace.
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About Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace:
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace delivers defence merchandise and techniques for command and management, surveillance, house, tactical communications, distant weapon station sand missiles. The corporate delivers world main Kongsberg Digital Towers forair visitors companies together with Avinor’s NINOX program – the world’s largest distant tower program, implementing 15 airports in a single management heart. Key firm applications additionally embrace NASAMS air defence, the Naval Strike Missile and PROTECTOR distant weapon stations. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has about4,500 workers in 16 nations and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, which is listed on the Oslo Inventory Alternate and 50.1 p.c owned by the Norwegian authorities.