International Cooperation on Airport Surveillance
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The International Cooperation on Airport Surveillance (ICAS) is a group of Airports
, Air Navigation Service Providers
(ANSPs) and EUROCONTROL.
Knowledge exchange is the key to success
, ANSPs
and other organisations in the implementation, integration and exploitation of Airport Surveillance Systems
in an Airport
environment, covering all phases of the ground movement.
The group also dialog with the Regulatory Authorities
, Research and Development
Institutes (R&D) and the industry.
Currently the focus is on all aspects of A-SMGCS and supporting systems. This is seen as the most promising approach to support a safe and efficient traffic at Airports
.
In ICAS Project Managers, Engineers and Air Traffic and Apron Controllers
meet and discuss A-SMGCS issues. The Members exchange experiences
with different technologies, procedures and infrastructural constraints. This makes ICAS the biggest know-how pool of operating A-SMGCS worldwide.
Currently representatives from 42 ANSPs
, EUROCONTROL and Airport authorities
are ICAS members, covering 28 countries.
Many more Organisations are expressing interest in the work of ICAS and it is believed, that the number of members will increase in the coming years. The next step for ICAS is to communicate its experiences
with the authorities (EUROCONTROL, ICAO), organizations (IFATSEA etc.) and industry to help meet the users requirements in the system development and regulations.
.
The spring meetings are exclusively for members of the ICAS group.
The winter and summer meetings offer in addition to the regular work time slots for presentations and discussions with the Industry, R&D
Institutes etc. Those time slots can be used to demonstrate new products and system enhancements, as well giving the members the opportunity to question the suppliers on system limitations. Those opportunities should not be used as a “trade show”, rather than a possibility to get feedback from the members.
Due to time limitations only a limited number of industry representatives will be invited to each meeting. Representatives from R&D
and academic institutes will be invited as guests by the chairman of the ICAS group as well.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
, Air Navigation Service Providers
Air Navigation Service Provider
An Air Navigation Service Provider is the organisation that separates aircraft on the ground or in flight in a dedicated block of airspace on behalf of a state or a number of states....
(ANSPs) and EUROCONTROL.
Knowledge exchange is the key to success
Scope
The scope of the ICAS group is to support AirportsAirport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
, ANSPs
Air Navigation Service Provider
An Air Navigation Service Provider is the organisation that separates aircraft on the ground or in flight in a dedicated block of airspace on behalf of a state or a number of states....
and other organisations in the implementation, integration and exploitation of Airport Surveillance Systems
Airport Surveillance Radar
An airport surveillance radar is a radar system used at airports to detect and display the position of aircraft in the terminal area.-Digital Airport Surveillance Radar :...
in an Airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
environment, covering all phases of the ground movement.
The group also dialog with the Regulatory Authorities
Regulatory Authority
A regulatory agency is a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity...
, Research and Development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
Institutes (R&D) and the industry.
Currently the focus is on all aspects of A-SMGCS and supporting systems. This is seen as the most promising approach to support a safe and efficient traffic at Airports
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
.
In ICAS Project Managers, Engineers and Air Traffic and Apron Controllers
Air traffic control
Air traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other...
meet and discuss A-SMGCS issues. The Members exchange experiences
Experience
Experience as a general concept comprises knowledge of or skill in or observation of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event....
with different technologies, procedures and infrastructural constraints. This makes ICAS the biggest know-how pool of operating A-SMGCS worldwide.
Currently representatives from 42 ANSPs
Air Navigation Service Provider
An Air Navigation Service Provider is the organisation that separates aircraft on the ground or in flight in a dedicated block of airspace on behalf of a state or a number of states....
, EUROCONTROL and Airport authorities
Airport authorities
An airport authority is an independent entity charged with the operation and oversight of an airport or group of airports. These authorities are often governed by a group of airport commissioners, who are appointed to lead the authority by a government official...
are ICAS members, covering 28 countries.
Many more Organisations are expressing interest in the work of ICAS and it is believed, that the number of members will increase in the coming years. The next step for ICAS is to communicate its experiences
Experience
Experience as a general concept comprises knowledge of or skill in or observation of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event....
with the authorities (EUROCONTROL, ICAO), organizations (IFATSEA etc.) and industry to help meet the users requirements in the system development and regulations.
Goals
The goals of the ICAS group are:- Exchange technical and operational issues, experiences and information, e.g.
- Requirements
- Evaluation reports
- Quality measurement methodology
- Safety regulations
- Proposals for common procedures, practices and standards (e.g. display, maintenance)
- Maintenance: contracts, organizations (use of best practiceBest practiceA best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark...
) - Experiences with the industry
- Supporting members in different aspects, e.g. Evaluation of tenders, Site Acceptance Tests
- Initiate bilateral or multilateral forms of cooperation on various A-SMGCS related subjects.
- Give feedback and recommendations to international legislation organisations e.g. ICAO, EUROCONTROL
- Facilitate agreements regarding purchase and further development of A-SMGCS systems
- Promote AirportAirportAn airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
Safety aspects of A-SMGCS - Dialog with other relevant organizations, e.g. International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations (IFATSEA)
- Be aware of future developments
Meetings
The group meets three times per year throughout EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The spring meetings are exclusively for members of the ICAS group.
The winter and summer meetings offer in addition to the regular work time slots for presentations and discussions with the Industry, R&D
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
Institutes etc. Those time slots can be used to demonstrate new products and system enhancements, as well giving the members the opportunity to question the suppliers on system limitations. Those opportunities should not be used as a “trade show”, rather than a possibility to get feedback from the members.
Due to time limitations only a limited number of industry representatives will be invited to each meeting. Representatives from R&D
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
and academic institutes will be invited as guests by the chairman of the ICAS group as well.