Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chooses Barco for its Atlanta Terminal Radar Approach Control Center
FAA chooses Barco to provide controllers with vital information on more than 3,200 flights a day
Kuurne, March 30, 2001 - Barco, the world leader in large screen video and graphics display technology, announced that it has sold 20 Barco MP50 video display systems for the FAA’s Atlanta Terminal Radar Approach Control Center (TRACON). Atlanta’s TRACON, which manages flights for more than 30 airports in the state of Georgia, is currently operating at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport until the Grand Opening of the new facility, which will be fully operational on April 10, 2001. Hartsfield International is the busiest airport in the world. Hartsfield alone has 78 million passengers a year and a daily airport average traffic count of 2,600 flights. The Atlanta TRACON controllers see an average daily count of 3,200 flights a day, with a yearly total exceeding a million. Barco installed three 2 x 2 MP50 display systems throughout the room, and one 4 x 2 system in the center of the room. The main 4 x 2 wall will be used for arrivals into Hartsfield only. The first 2 x 2 system will be used for departures, mainly out of Hartsfield, the second 2 x 2 system will be used to monitor satellite airports, and the third 2 x 2 wall will be used to monitor air traffic in and out of Macon and Columbus (that transition is expected to take place in the Spring of 2002).“We are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. We don’t stop. Even if the Atlanta airport is closed or one of our satellite airports, we are open, ready for business. Safety is our utmost concern and priority. With the Barco display walls and some of the other technology, we will be better able to monitor more closely weather and traffic, which will no doubt do nothing but enhance safety,” said Jim Vallone, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representative, “We also felt Barco could offer a total solution.”
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CDAI, an Atlanta-based leading edge professional consulting firm specializing in presentation and performing arts technologies, was hired by the FAA to provide design for presentation lighting, video wall systems, architectural acoustics and mechanical noise control.
“The combination of multiple high resolution sources and a 24/7 environment led us to this solution. The use of the Barco video wall system with digital processors allows the FAA to show all sources in their native resolution and gives the FAA the ability to quickly change the video wall configuration with the push of a button,” said Alex Marash, CDAI System Designer.
Bryan Sorensen, Market Manager BARCO Control Rooms, stated, “The FAA’s Atlanta TRACON is responsible for managing the air traffic flow for millions of people each year flying commercial and private aircraft. It is crucial they have the most state-of-the-art products in their facilities. The new Atlanta TRACON is now one of the most technologically advanced air traffic centers in the world because they have installed the complete Barco Control Room system. Our products will not only benefit the people who work at the control center, but everyone flying in and out of the 30 plus airports the Atlanta FAA facility supports.”
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