Harris Corporation Researchers to Present Solutions on Next-Generation Aviation Weather Challenges at AMS 2010
January 18 2010 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (AMS, Booth #524) - On
January 20, Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) meteorologists will
present papers that discuss new approaches to integrating weather
information into the Next Generation Air Transportation System. The
discussions will take place at the 90th American Meteorological
Society (AMS) conference held January 17-21 in the Georgia World
Congress Center. These papers will be given during the Aviation,
Range and Aerospace Conference session titled "Weather Information
Users: The Next-Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Part
2." NextGen is a wide-ranging transformation of the entire national
air transportation system to meet future demands and avoid gridlock
in the sky and in airports. -- At 11:30 a.m., Harris systems
engineer and meteorologist Russ Sinclair will present "An Example
of NextGen Weather Information Integration and Management." This
paper describes experiences with a Harris-developed Service
Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based information management model, in
which existing weather and decision-support applications were
converted to SOA services and operated in a NextGen-like SOA
environment. Lessons learned using this model will make it easier
for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to integrate the most
advanced weather information into NextGen. -- At 11:45 a.m., Harris
systems engineer and meteorologist Tom Hicks will present
"Automated Weather Avoidance Service (AWAS) for Four-Dimensional
Flight Trajectories." This paper focuses on how the new Harris AWAS
addresses a core, weather-related functional requirement of
NextGen: the identification of where and when aircraft can or
cannot safely fly. AWAS is focused on enabling better
decision-making with regard to weather and flight trajectories.
Using a four-dimensional trajectory (4DT) - a precise description
of an aircraft's position in both space and time, a weather service
constantly evaluates each 4DT with respect to forecasts for
thunderstorms, turbulence, icing, ceiling and visibility. Grid
technologies are used to provide high-performance and
high-availability processing. Harris has a long history of
developing and integrating system solutions for the FAA and the
global air traffic control network. In addition to its work as
prime contractor and system architect on the FAA Telecommunications
Infrastructure program, other FAA programs developed by Harris
include: -- Weather And Radar Processor, a weather system serving
en-route air traffic control. -- OASIS, which provides integrated
weather briefing and flight planning capabilities for preflight
weather briefings and in-flight updates. -- Voice Switching and
Control System, which provides the critical air-to-ground
communications links between en-route aircraft and air traffic
controllers throughout the continental U.S. -- Satellite-based
Alaskan NAS Interfacility Communications System. The Harris Civil
Programs business unit provides highly reliable, mission-critical
communications and information processing systems that meet the
most demanding needs of customers in the U.S. civilian federal
marketplace. Customers include the FAA, Census Bureau, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Health and Human Services
and the Government Printing Office. About Harris Corporation Harris
is an international communications and information technology
company serving government and commercial markets worldwide.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately
$5 billion of annual revenue and more than 15,000 employees --
including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is
dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications®
products, systems, and services. Additional information about
Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/
DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Harris
Government Communications Systems, +1-321-727-6514, , or Jim Burke,
Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, , or Marc Raimondi, Harris
Corporation - Washington, D.C., +1-202-729-3732, Web Site:
http://www.harris.com/
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