Sensis Delivers 750th Surveillance Sensor

Sensis Corporation says it has delivered its 750th surveillance sensor since fielding "the industry's first" multilateration surface-surveillance system at London's Heathrow in 2002.

The Heathrow Sensis surveillance system was followed by the industry's first air-surveillance application at Innsbruck in 2004, and the first operational ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance- broadcast) transceivers for a 1090 ES (extended squitter) datalink in Australia in 2004, and a UAT (universal access transceiver) datalink in Alaska in 2005.

According to Marc Viggiano, the president of Sensis Air Traffic Systems, these 750 sensors represent more than 43 projects around the world - over half of which are in Europe and Asia.  Sensis has a backlog of orders for 350 additional units to 25 on-going projects, Mr. Viggiano adds.

Currently, the company's multilateration system - which is equipped with ADS-B tracking ability - is operational at London Heathrow, Paris' Charles de Gaulle, Geneva, Vienna Airport, Zurich and Amsterdam's Schiphol.  The system is being deployed at Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok), Paris Orly, Brussels and Frankfurt.  In addition, Sensis sensors are being installed as part of an A-SMGCS (advanced - surface monitoring and ground control system) at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi Airport and at 35 U.S. airports for the FAA's ASDE-X (airport surface detection equipment, model X) program.

For wide area surveillance, a Sensis' multilateration system is operational at Innsbruck and others are being deployed at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland and the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California.

Sensis ADS-B UAT sensors are being used for air traffic control as part of the FAA's Capstone Program in Alaska, and general aviation pilots and flight schools are using Sensis UAT sensors in an advisory capacity as part of the FAA's Safe Flight 21 Program.  06-18-2006.

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