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Background / Background Articles
Breaking Barriers
Safety Alert
Easy data access
Beyond ECG
Another green light
Next Generation ARTAS
Surveillance Supervision
European Communi-cation Gateway
CAMOS
The global picture
The Benefits of Sharing Radar Data
Approaching ERCAMS

In this section detailed background information in form of articles is to be found. The articles have been published in international ATC magazines and are sorted by their date of publication (back to the year 2000).
 

Breaking Barriers
Why and how ADS-B and Multilateration technology will become the leader in future surveillance.
Published in: Air Traffic Technology Inetrnational, 2008
 
 

Safety Alert
Ground Based Safety Nets are the air traffic controller's attentive supporters, which mostly do their work unnoticeable in the background.
Published in: ATM, Autumn 2006
 
 

Easy data access
Users expect aeronautical information services to be easily accessible, secure and adaptable to their exact needs (by Dr. Günter Hellstern)
Published in: Air Traffic Technology International 2006
 
 

Beyond ECG
Comsoft’s Günter Hellstern shares the lessons learned from an ambitious AMHS (Aeronautical Message Handling System) project.
Published in: ATM, Jan-Feb 2005
 
  Another green light
EUROCONTROL has just given its approval to the Comsoft RAPS-II test and verification tool for Asterix surveillance data, after evaluating it against strict new standards.
Published in: ATM, Jan-Feb 2004
 
  Next Generation ARTAS
The European ARTAS tracker is currently undergoing a major development step, taking advantage of new ADS-B, Mode S Enhanced and latest platform technologies.
Published in: Air Traffic Technology International 2004
 
Surveillance Supervision
Contents-based supervision of surveillance data streams forms the basis of a new quality management.
Published in: ATM, Jan-Feb 2003
 
European Communication Gateway
How did the EUROCONTROL European Communication Gateway standard come about, and what will be the future use of this state-of-the-art core technology?
Published in: Air Traffic Technology International 2003
 
  CAMOS: Centralised ARTAS Maintenance and Operational Support
Since September 2001 a new installed service for European administrations is available. COMSOFT from Germany was selected by EUROCONTROL as industry partner to support the states with their existing and forthcoming ARTAS installations.
Published in: Air Traffic Management, Jan/Feb 2002
 
  The global picture
The idea of a continually up-to-date Pan-European air situation assessment is becoming real. To support European air traffic flow management EUROCONTROL has embarked on an Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System.
Published in: Air Traffic Technology International 2001
 
The Benefits of Sharing Radar Data
In the spirit of harmonization across the EUROCONTROL membership, radar and surveillance information is shared across the continent.
written by: Jenny Beechener
 
  Approaching ERCAMS
Having passed its main acceptance tests, the UK´s new ERCAMS en route radar control and monitoring system is ready for a countrywide roll-out. Germany's Comsoft reveals the CMS/XA architecture which makes it possible.
Published in: Air Traffic Management, Jan/Feb 2000