SITA and Airservices Australia – partnering to deliver ADS-B data services

In February 2006, SITA and Airservices Australia established a strategic partnership to market Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) to air-navigation service providers in the Asia-Pacific region.

The partnership was in response to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) decision to introduce ADS-B in the Asia-Pacific region.

ATC Maastricht, February 2006 – SITA CEO Frencesco Violante (left) and Airservices Australia CEO Greg Russell make official the ADS-B alliance partnership.

What is ADS-B service?

ADS-B avionics allow aircraft to broadcast their identity, position, altitude and other information at rapid intervals (approximately every minute). This information is picked up by ADS-B receivers on the ground and forwarded to air traffic controllers.

ADS-B avionics is now an option on most new commercial aircraft, and most international aircraft are currently being upgraded to ADS-B capability.

For more than 10 years, SITA has enabled the delivery of aircraft position reporting and controller-pilot data link communications. This was delivered primarily through SITA Satellite AIRCOM Service and has been available to the majority of air-navigation service providers, including:

• FAA (United States)
• Eurocontrol (Europe)
• Airservices Australia
• Indonesia PAP-1
• Airports Authority of India

ADS-B operates on the same principle – the partnership owns, operates and maintains the required ADS-B infrastructure, and delivers the ADS-B data to contracted customers.

Airservices Australia provides customers with required consultancy services, including specification of air traffic management system upgrades, HMI specifications, controller training and safety case development.

Service levels

ADS-B offers three levels of service.

• Tier 1 ADS-B Service Level – a separation service
• Tier 2 ADS-B Service Level – situational awareness and safety service
• Tier 3 ADS-B Service Level – position reporting service for enhancing flight operations

> For more information about each of these levels, download the ADS-B brochure.

> For more information about Airservices Australia, visit www.airservicesaustralia.com.

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