BARCO Receives Follow-on Order from Indra for ATC Upgrade Systems of Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) and Palma de Mallorca
MAASTRICHT, THE NETHERLANDS, February 23, 1999 -- At this year’s ATC’99 exhibition, BARCO Display Systems announces another significant follow-on contract worth over USD 1.8 million, to supply commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) radar display subsystems, graphics controller boards and airport tower control displays to Indra in Spain. Indra will integrate the BARCO 2K subsystems into their ATC operator workstations for both Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) and Palma de Mallorca International Airports’ Approach System. Moreover, BARCO will also supply PCI 4800 graphics controllers for the En-Route Systems of both airports. The TCD 321P tower control displays will be utilized in various airport tower locations throughout Spain. Shipments to Indra are scheduled to start in May of 1999.
The BARCO radar display subsystems, which will be supplied for the upgrade of the Approach System of Las Palmas Airport, on the island of Gran Canaria, and Palma de Mallorca Airport, consist of completely integrated dual head UNIX workstation configurations, including SPARC 8VT processor, BARCO’s powerful 2K resolution IVS4610 graphics controller and VRC1000 radar scan converter. The IVS4610 graphics controller offers superior X-windows performance, which is extremely critical for real-time ATC applications. The BARCO VRC1000 radar scan converter converts raw radar data into high-resolution rasterized RGB data, and allows the display of high-resolution radar images with color graphics over- and/or underlay.
In addition to the display subsystems, BARCO will also supply a series of PCI 4800 high-resolution graphics controllers for the En-Route Systems of both airports. The PCI 4800 is a graphics controller board for X-window applications, which provides exceptional graphics performance, and is ideally suited for real-time applications.
BARCO will also provide Indra with 14 TCD 321 P Tower Control Displays, which are panel-mount 21 inch high bright color monitors with a built-in Ambient Light Control feature that automatically adjusts the brightness of the display to compensate for extreme low-level night light conditions and high bright sunlight viewing.
A major decision factor for Indra to select BARCO for the upgrade of both Spanish airports, is the unique capability to integrate radar and synthetic data processing within an X-windows environment. The BARCO open architecture approach allows the combination of radar data with other synthetic data via digital mixing, which offers very high video quality, and guarantees that radar data can be displayed in real time without compromising the graphics performance. Another important factor is BARCO’s worldwide support capabilities.
About BarcoView:
BarcoView with operation facilities in Kortrijk (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Atlanta, Georgia and Portland, Oregon (USA) designs and manufactures high-resolution display systems, displays, graphics controllers and display subsystems for highly demanding niche markets such as C4I, avionics, vessel and air traffic control, vehicle electronics, and medical imaging applications.
Alongside Barco Projection Systems and BarcoVision, BarcoView is one of the three strategic activities of the BARCO Group, which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization, whereas BarcoVision develops systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
For more information, please contact
Inge
Govaerts
Public Relations Manager
Barco Security & Monitoring
Telephone
+32 56 36 8052
inge.govaerts@barco.com
