Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System is a system at airports having a surveillance infrastructure consisting of a Non-Cooperative Surveillance (e.g.
SMR, Microwave Sensors, Optical Sensors etc.) and Cooperative Surveillance (e.g. Multilateration systems). A-SMGCS has 4 levels, level 1 and 2 have been validated by
EUROCONTROL
The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, commonly known as Eurocontrol (stylised ''EUROCONTROL''), is an international organisation working to achieve safe and seamless air traffic management across Europe. Founded in 1960, Eur ...
Airport Operations and Environment division in Eurocontrol located in Brussels, Belgium and work is ongoing to verify requirements for further implementation levels in coordination with ICAO, FAA etc.
ICAO Definition
ICAO Doc 9830 defines A-SMGCS as follows:
''Advanced surface movement guidance and control system (A-SMGCS). A system providing routing, guidance and surveillance for the control of aircraft and vehicles in order to maintain the declared surface movement rate under all weather conditions within the aerodrome visibility operational level (AVOL) while maintaining the required level of safety.''
List of Airports with FAA approved SMGCS Plans
See also
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Runway Awareness and Advisory System The Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) is an electronic detection system manufactured by Honeywell Aerospace, that notifies aircraft flight crews on the ground of their position relative to their allocated runway.
Overview
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References
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Further reading
Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS) ManualValidation Master Plan for A-SMGCS Implementation Level IValidation Master Plan for A-SMGCS Implementation Level II
External links
*International Cooperation on Airport Surveillance 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''
Scope
The scope of the ICAS group is to support Airports ...
ICAS
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