- The solution will incorporate first-class techniques for better vertical accuracy.
Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, has been awarded a major contract with Eurocontrol to upgrade all three European Height Monitoring Units (HMU) Systems operated by the Agency.
The new system, which offers outstanding performance to the European Air Traffic Management market, will be installed in three sites: Nattenheim (Germany), Geneva (Switzerland) and Linz (Austria). The first two sites already use Roke’s VigilanceTM technology that is being commercialized by Indra. Now they will be upgraded with modern first-class multilateration and synchronization techniques for better vertical position accuracy. The previous equipment at the Linz site will be replaced by the same high performance VigilanceTM solution from Indra.
Over 90 countries worldwide have used Indra’s technology to equip control centres and airports with cutting-edge equipment. The exclusive use of Roke’s Vigilance patents in Indra’s portfolio expands its lead to develop the business further in a burgeoning world market as it is now also the only fully technically compliant system available.
Indra’s contract to refurbish and maintain the three HMU of the European RVSM (Reduced Vertical Separation Minima) Regional Monitoring Agency will be completed within two years. The resulting systems will provide world leading performance, unmatched by any of the small number of existing similar systems operating worldwide.
About Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM)
RVSM is an aviation term used to describe the reduction of the standard vertical separation required between aircraft from 2,000 to 1,000 feet, when flying at levels between 29,000 and 41,000 feet. Since its introduction in 2000, this has significantly increased the number of aircraft that can safely fly in that particular airspace, reducing congestion and delays. Moreover, the additional flight levels mean that more aircraft can fly near their optimum altitude, thereby reducing fuel burn, costs, pollution and CO2 emissions.
About Indra
Indra is the premier Information Technology company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe and Latin America. It is ranked as the second European company in its sector according to investment in R&D with nearly € 500 M during the last three years. In 2009 revenues reached € 2,513 M of which a 40% came from the international market. The company employs more than 30,000 professionals and has clients in more than 100 countries.
For further information visit: http://www.indracompany.com/
About Roke
Roke is behind some of the industry’s most innovative air transport technology offering technical consultancy, systems engineering and product development. Over the last twenty year, it has been the world leader in the development of innovative multilateration and synchronisation techniques. It pioneered the world’s first 3D multilateration technology in the late 1980s and was the first to deploy a WAM system in the field in 1992.
Working in collaboration with government agencies, consortia and industrial partners, Roke has a long track record of developing communications, surveillance and network technologies for both civil and military applications. Roke is situated in Hampshire, UK and employs over 450 people with an annual turnover of approximately £45 million.
For more information visit: http://www.roke.co.uk/
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