Airports
First Situational Awareness Systems Delivered in U.S.
The system captures ADS-B signals from aircraft and ground vehicles
uAvionix’s airport situational awareness system
The uAvionix situational awareness system enables real-time tracking of aircraft and vehicles on the airport surface.

Operational use of uAvionix’s situational awareness system began yesterday at Indianapolis (KIND) and Austin-Bergstrom (KAUS) airports. The system recently completed a service acceptance test in partnership with Capital Sciences. 

The uAvionix FlightLine ADS-B service enables the situational awareness system to show air traffic controllers “real-time, precise depictions of aircraft and vehicles on the airport surface, thereby improving situational awareness and reducing the risk of runway incursions,” according to uAvionix. To ensure ground vehicles are visible, the airports installed FAA-approved uAvionix ADS-B VTU-20 Vehicle Movement Area Transmitters on the airport vehicles.

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