Technology
Updated: 4:26 pm ET October 7, 2008
Today, the major capital programs under development in the FAA are on track. These programs will provide navigation, surveillance, computer processing capabilities, tools for air traffic controllers, telecommunications infrastructure, and weather information to make the national airspace system run smoother.
- Advanced Technologies & Oceanic Procedures (ATOP)
- Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)
- Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X)
- Airport Surface Radar (ASR-11)
- En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM)
- En Route Communications Gateway (ECG)
- Federal Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI)
- Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS)
- System Wide Information Management (SWIM)
- Terminal Automation and Replacement (TAMR)
- Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
4:26 pm ET October 7, 2008