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Air traffic technology company Sensis Corporation announced on 17 January that Switzerland's Zurich and Geneva international airports have begun live operational use of Sensis' Multistatic Dependent Surveillance (MDS) system for surface surveillance on the runways, taxiways and gate areas.
The system reportedly provides air traffic controllers a surveillance picture with an accuracy of 10 metres, helping the airports improve safety, efficiency and capacity.
Sensis' MDS, a transponder multilateration system, uses non-rotating sensors to detect and track the movement of aircraft or vehicles based on their transponder signals. Its precision is reportedly comparable to global positioning systems, and the system provides consistent surveillance performance regardless of weather conditions, Sensis said.
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