Representatives from global flight tracking and IT solutions provider Flight Explorer (Booth No. 1714) are here to demonstrate the latest version of the Flight Explorer Professional Edition software package. According to the company, the Version 8.0 upgrade adds increased functionality including route alerting, enhanced aircraft estimated time of arrival and estimated time en route utilities, a datalink messaging interface and a new suite of weather products added to the flight-tracking display.
The company said its new proprietary “four-dimensional” route modeling system adds the dimension of time to latitude, longitude and altitude, allowing users to predict future locations of aircraft along their routes. For oceanic flights or flights into areas lacking thorough radar coverage, the software allows users to virtually “fly the flight plan” to predict aircraft location. Using the software’s flight-following capabilities, a user-configurable route deviation alert will trigger a response if the aircraft strays from its prescribed path.
