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Helsinki to Deploy Thales Multilateration Surveillance System
Finavia, the Finnish ATSP (air traffic service provider), has
contracted with Thales to install and operationally commission its MAGS (multilateration
air-ground surveillance system) at Helsinki's Vantaa airport.
Vantaa will use MAGS to provide location information for all
transponder-equipped aircraft operating in its movement and apron areas.
MAGS is part of Thales' multilateration and ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast)
product family, which consists of modular building blocks that can be
configured to support multiple applications and technical architectures,
including ADS-B Out, TIS-B (traffic information service-broadcast), A-SMGCS
(advanced surface movement guidance and control system) and wide-area
multilateration for air surveillance. 03-31-2008. |