ERA
Squid - Vehicle Tracking
Enhancing Airport Safety with Comprehensive Vehicle Tracking
At busy airports worldwide, ground vehicle incursion into critical safety areas is rising. Squid by Era minimizes the risk by using a fully standards compliant, vehicle-mounted ADS-B transponder that continually broadcasts a vehicle’s location. The transponder can be permanently or magnetically mounted to all airside vehicles, including tugs, fire and rescue vehicles and de-icing equipment. Each vehicle is clearly and uniquely identified, providing an essential addition to any Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS).
A Squid Unit provides air traffic
controllers with
uninterrupted location information of this
KLM Ground Vehicle at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Benefits
- Full A-SMGCS exploitation
- Safety enhancements under all weather conditions
- Improved situational awareness
- Reduced incursion risk
- Seamless integration with ADS-B and multilateration surveillance solutions from other vendors
Features
- 1090 MHz Mode S spontaneous squitter
- Water resistant cable connector
- Mode S address adjustment according to local conditions
- Low electromagnetic emissions
- Small dimensions and weight
- Low power consumption
- Status LED and GPS data output
- Fully automated unattended operation
Applications
- Surface Surveillance
- A-SMGCS
- Vehicle Tracking
- General aviation aircraft
- ADS-B
Design
Squid by Era is small, lightweight and easy to install in any vehicle. The standard package includes:*
- Beacon case comprising of Squid by Era electronics and both antennas (transmitting and GPS)
- Magnetic or fixed holder
- Cable
- SW management tool package
- User Guide
* Final delivery specifications and mechanical design of Squid by Era can be modified according to the customer requirements.
Applied Standards
Performance Parameters
- Carrier frequency: 1090 MHz
- Output power: 18 W (pulse)
- Output message format: Mode S reply DF 18 (ES/NT) according to Annex 10, Vol.4
- Interface: Resistant connector on the body of device (one connector both for the power line and bi-directional RS232 link) GPS data available separately on the SQUID output, provided GPS data are available from satellites. Protocol NMEA 0183 v2.3; WAAS, EGNOS supported.
- DC voltage: +9 V to +32 V
- Power consumption: ~ 3 W
- Operating temperature: -40°C to +70°C
- Dimensions: diameter 198 mm (7.8 in), height 157 mm (6.2 in)
- Serviceability: Possibility to connect any computer (via standard interface) with software allowing to change the mode S DF 18 contents or to upgrade the SQUID firmware.