Track Data Analysis

Track Data Quality is Key

The key success factor for the introduction of new A-SMGCS functions for surveillance, control, routing and guidance is the quality of the track data provided by the airport's surveillance system. The quality of that data, even at major airports, does still not comply with existing requirements.


Analyze Your Data

With ATRiCS' track data analysis tool (TRAZER) you can automatically assess the quality of track data and find out how it impacts the performance and acceptance of your A-SMGCS. TRAZER allows to extract important traffic performance indicators entailed in the surveillance data and to simply export the results into your spread sheets or data warehouse applications.


Typical indicators included are:

  • Drop-Outs: number and duration of lost tracks or interrupts in the track data flow
  • Outliers: number and duration of position reports which deviate considerably from the actual target position
  • Ghost Targets: number and duration of tracks without corresponding traffic movement
  • Track ID Changes: number of times a traffic movement is assigned a different track
  • Performance Indicators: throughput on runways, occupancy times, taxi times, holding/queuing times
  • Traffic Parameters: taxi route patterns, speed profiles, push-back/start-up times, longitudinal separation, take-off /landing separation
  • Resource Usage: number of movements on runways, taxiways, intersections, deicing pads


Step Ahead

A sound analysis of these parameters allows you to identify difficult areas and to actively prevent problems such as false alerts to configure A-SMGCS function parameters accordingly. It also helps you to identify further areas of operational improvements and to assess the effectiveness of ATM system upgrades or new operating procedures.

 


ATRiCS' Analysis Capabilities

Many of our customers do not have the time or resources to carry out their analysis themselves and prefer to have an analysis study done for them. ATRiCS is continuously delivering track data analysis reports for customers.