Advancing UK Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space Solutions Worldwide Home / Aerospace / Manchester Airport partners with NATS and Searidge Technologies for digital transformation Aerospace Manchester Airport is to be the UK’s first major international airport to adopt a ‘hybrid’ digital control tower as part of a project announced with the air traffic service, NATS. Above: Camera arrays will be deployed on top of Terminal 2’s pier 1 and pier 2 to give the controllers the best views of those aircraft stands and taxiways. Courtesy NATS Working with NATS and the technology company, Searidge Technologies, Manchester is set to deploy operational grade, ultra-high definition panoramic cameras to help its air traffic controllers manage and optimise the airport ground operation, enhance capacity and improve on time performance. Advertisement ADS S&P RT The controllers will use the live footage from these cameras – augmented in real-time with radar data and overlays – to manage aircraft movements around the airport’s Terminal 2 extensions. Searidge’s Digital Apron Management System (DAMS) will be deployed as part of the Ground Movement Control positions in the airport’s control tower, providing the controllers with pin-sharp and optimised views of the airport’s newly extended Terminal 2 stands and […]
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