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Sensis Corporation's Multilateration System at London Gatwick Airport Now Operational

Posted on: Monday, 8 September 2008, 09:00 CDT

EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensis Corporation's multilateration system, Multistatic Dependent Surveillance (MDS), at London Gatwick Airport was approved for use and is now operational. The surface surveillance system is providing accurate location and identification for enhanced safety and efficiency of aircraft operating in runway, taxiway and stand areas of the airport. Gatwick is the busiest single runway airport in the world and the second largest airport in the UK.

Sensis MDS uses multiple low-maintenance, non-rotating sensors to triangulate aircraft location based on transponder signals and supply air traffic controllers with precise aircraft position and identification information regardless of weather conditions. With a higher update rate and greater positional accuracy than traditional radar, Sensis MDS provides consistent, accurate surveillance performance. MDS' architecture and advanced multi-path elimination algorithms result in precise surveillance using the optimal number of ground stations for reduced cost and complexity. Additionally, every MDS sensor supports Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) for easy migration to future technologies.

"MDS' use of durable, non-rotating sensors provides Gatwick with the reliable, accurate surveillance needed to ensure that their single runway is always in operation," said Tony Lo Brutto, Vice President and General Manager of Sensis Air Traffic Systems. "Also, the flexibility to expand MDS or easily adopt ADS-B at the appropriate time is built in to the system's architecture."

Sensis multilateration is the most field-proven system in the industry. More than 50 airports worldwide rely on Sensis technology as a critical component of a complete Advanced-Surface Movement Guidance and Control (A-SMGCS) solution. Additionally, Sensis multilateration is being used for Wide Area Surveillance in the United States, Canada, Austria and Australia.

ABOUT SENSIS CORPORATION

Sensis Corporation provides sensors, information technology, and simulation and modeling to the world's air navigation service providers, civil aviation authorities, airports, airlines and militaries. Sensis Corporation solutions are deployed around the world. For more information regarding Sensis Corporation, visit http://www.sensis.com/.

ABOUT NATS

NATS (formerly National Air Traffic Services) provides en-route air traffic control services to aircraft flying in UK airspace, over the eastern North Atlantic and western North Sea. Safety is NATS' first and foremost priority but it also aims to provide its service in an efficient and expeditious way. Additionally, NATS' commercial offshoot NSL, provides air traffic control services at 15 of the UK's major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, and overseas at Gibraltar. NSL also markets its expertise in engineering, training, consultancy and aviation data.

This year NATS expects to handle more than 2.5 million flights carrying some 250 million passengers. NATS is a public private partnership between a consortium of seven UK airlines (holding 42%), NATS staff (holding 5%), UK airport operator BAA plc (with 4%), and the government which holds 49% and a golden share. For more information on NATS, visit http://www.nats.co.uk/ .

Sensis Corporation

CONTACT: Rob Conrad of Sensis Corporation, +1-315-634-3139,rconrad@sensis.com

Web site: http://www.sensis.com/http://www.nats.co.uk/

Source: PRNewswire

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