Everything under control: Building a traffic overview beyond radar coverage Air traffic control centres in Canada and Australia are already using it: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C), a new technology to downlink data from the aircraft. With ADS-C air traffic control is able to build a traffic overview above the oceans, where there is no radar […]
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Summary of KDC results 2014
12 May 2015 Results
KDC worked on eleven projects in 2014. Three of these projects were completed in 2014 and the delivery of one project was slightly delayed until the first quarter of 2015. The others are multi-year projects which will continue in 2015.
Read MoreSummary of KDC results 2013
12 May 2015 Results
KDC worked on eleven projects in 2013. Six of these projects were completed in 2013. The others are multi-year projects which will continue in 2014.
Read MoreSummary of KDC results 2012
12 May 2015 Results
KDC worked on a large number of projects in 2012. Some of these projects were initiated in 2012, while others were started in preceding years. In contrast to 2011, several projects were completed and yielded results in 2012.
Read MoreNew articles posted (May 12, 2015)
12 May 2015 News
Under the ‘Projects’ tab the following new articles are filed: Safe Airspace and Airport Navigation* New Applications of Downlink Airborne Parameters : The more parameters the better?* Vision on the implementation of new technology in the control tower : Air traffic control’s naked eye Schiphol Airport Meteo Development* Forecasting LVP Conditions at Schiphol Airport en […]
Read MoreAutomatic distance Peak hours? The on-ramp traffic lights makes merging onto the motorway easier. Long queues at the till in the supermarket? An extra till opens up. Or better yet: we use the self-scanners so we don’t need a cashier at all. We are always developing new means and methods to use our time and […]
Read MoreDe-Icing Planner
12 May 2015 Capacity Management
Scraping off ice before take-off? Innovative forecasting system for ice formation on aircraft wings Like car drivers, pilots also experience problems with ice formation. Not on the windshield but on the wings of their aircraft. The ice needs to be removed before the aircraft can depart. This often forms a bottleneck for departing aircraft in […]
Read MoreForecasting LVP Conditions at Schiphol Airport en Improved wind forecasting
12 May 2015 Capacity Management
Schiphol: hotspot for climate change. How can Schiphol prepare itself for what is coming? Climate change is causing increasingly extreme weather conditions. Heavy rain and strong gusts of wind make it even more important for Schiphol to provide more accurate weather forecasts. Accurate forecasting is particularly important in relation to runway allocation and handling starts […]
Read MoreVision on the implementation of new technology in the control tower
12 May 2015 Safe Airspace and Airport Navigation
Air traffic control’s naked eye: A vision on future technology in the control tower The utmost concentration at an altitude of 100 metres. From the Schiphol control tower the air traffic controllers look over the hotels and airport buildings to the airport. Their eyes are focused on a complete overview of all the aircraft taxiing, taking off and […]
Read MoreThe more parameters the better? A study on DAPs seeking a balance between supply and requirements Dutch air traffic controllers currently use three Downlink Airborne Parameters, or DAPs. These are handy as they provide useful information about the aircraft: selected altitude, indicated airspeed and magnetic heading. These parameters are only a fraction of the wide […]
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