Air Traffic Controllers

Tools and Technology

Tools Include:

• Radarbased surveillance systems (Air route surveillance radar ARSR systems)
• Radarbased surveillance systems (Airport surface detection equipment ASDE systems)
• Radarbased surveillance systems (Airport surveillance radar ASR systems)
• Aircraft guidance systems (Area navigation RNAV systems)
• Aircraft guidance systems (Automatic direction finder ADF radio systems)
• Binoculars
• Aircraft communication systems (Controller pilot datalink communication CPDC systems)
• Desktop computers
• Aircraft guidance systems (Differential global positioning system DGPS surveillance systems)
• Radarbased surveillance systems (Digital airport surveillance radar DASR systems)
• Aircraft guidance systems (Distance measuring equipment DME)
• Aircraft flight simulators or trainers (Flight simulators)
• Two way radios (Frequency modulation FM two way radios)
• Aircraft guidance systems (Global positioning system GPS surveillance systems)
• Aircraft communication systems (High frequency HF radio communications systems)
• Aircraft guidance systems (Local area augmentation systems LAAS)
• Aircraft guidance systems (Long range navigation systems LRNS)
• Mainframe computers
• Aircraft guidance systems (Microwave landing systems MLS)
• Radarbased surveillance systems (Mode S radar systems)
• Aircraft navigation beacons (Nondirectional radio beacon markers)
• Personal computers
• Radarbased surveillance systems (Precision runway monitor PRM)
• Aircraft guidance systems (Standard terminal automation replacement systems STARS)
• Aircraft guidance systems (Transponder landing systems TLS)
• Aircraft communication systems (Ultra high frequency UHF radio communication systems)
• Aircraft communication systems (Very high frequency VHF radio communication systems)
• Aircraft guidance systems (Wide area augmentation systems WAAS)

Technologies Include:

• Expert system software

• Advanced technologies and oceanic procedures ATOP
• Automated radar terminal systems ARTS
• Center TRACON automation systems CTAS

• Flight control software

• Direct-To Tool software
• En route descent advisor EDA
• Expedite departure path EDP software
• Final approach spacing tool FAST software
• Flight simulation software
• Multi-center traffic management advisor McTMA software
• Traffic management advisor TMA software

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)