ERA

MSS - MLAT & ADS-B Surveillance

Improving Aircraft Tracking in the Air and on the Ground

An MSS Ground Station provides
surveillance at Munich Airport

As the world’s airways and runways become more congested, the risk for error increases. MSS by Era uses proven multilateration and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technologies to deliver high-performance surveillance solutions for surface movement, terminal area and wide area en route control applications. MSS provides a highly reliable, cost effective solution to any secondary surveillance requirement.

MSS by Era provides real-time location and identification of all aircraft, vehicles and other objects equipped with a Mode A/C/S transponder.  The system also decodes ADS-B signals and can be configured as a stand-alone network of redundant ADS-B ground stations. Era’s unique ability to combine distributed and central timing architecture enables us to meet the requirements of any surveillance solution, from the most complex airport surface to the most remote en route region.

Benefits

  • Enables seamless transition to ADS-B while providing full fleet coverage today
  • Increases air traffic capacity by providing real-time aircraft information and location
  • Provides complete surface situational awareness
  • Enhances safety with improved low-visibility operation
  • Lowers installation, operation and maintenance costs

Features

  • Extensible architecture to enhance coverage with no loss of investment
  • Technology based on proven time difference of arrival (TDOA) multilateration
  • Comprehensive control and monitoring system
  • Trouble-free operation, with high MTBF and no rotating parts
  • Optional configuration as a stand-alone network of redundant ADS-B ground stations capable of independent ASTERIX output
  • Low power consumption
  • Fully unattended operation of the system

Applications

  • En route
  • Terminal
  • Surface
  • Gate-to-gate 3D surveillance
  • Precision Runway Monitor (PRM)
  • A-SMGCS
  • ADS-B ground station

Applied Standards

  • ICAO ANNEX 10 Volume IV- surveillance radar and collision avoidance systems
  • ED-117 – MOPS for Mode S multilateration systems for use in A-SMGCS
  • RTCA DO-260A – MOPS for 109- extended squitter ADS-B and TIS-B
  • EUROCONTROL ASTERIX standards

Options

  • Augmentation to other source of signals (e.g. DME/TACAN, UVD, DME)
  • Extension of surveillance capabilities through combination with VHF/UHF Direction Finding System
  • Supply of Squid by Era to support unique identification and cooperative surveillance of vehicles, general aviation aircraft and other objects

Performance Parameters

    • Processed signals: Mode A/C, Mode S
    • Range: 0 to 200 NM
    • Position accuracy: 10 to 150 m (up to 100 NM)
    • Track capacity: 400 (from which up to 100 Mode A/C only) per 1 second
    • Update rate: adjustable 1 - 5 s
    • Remote system management: SNMP
    • Message format: ASTERIX