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ATC News
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COMSOFT has Commissioned Countrywide ADS-B Network in Taiwan
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 Taipei's FIR is now covered by advanced ADS-B technology from German surveillance expert COMSOFT. |
| TAIPEI/TAIWAN, December 2009 The Air Navigation and Weather Services (ANWS) of the Civil Aeronautics Administration of the Republic of China had contracted COMSOFT for the provision of a comprehensive ADS-B network for improved ATC services. Now, half a dozen redundant Quadrant ADS-B ground stations and eight complimentary QCMS systems for monitoring and control of all sites in Taiwan have been taken into operational service. |
| Due to Taiwans particular geographical characteristics ANWS decided on implementing ADS-B as additional surveillance method. The principle aim was enhancing the overall quality of air traffic services in the Taipei flight information region (FIR). |
| ADS-B equipped aircraft automatically broadcast their identity, position, altitude, speed, and other parameters at half-second intervals. The result is a functionality similar to SSR but with higher accuracy. Air traffic controllers immediately see the information on their screens. |
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