Philadelphia, PA - Phila. is test site of new satellite-surveillance radio system

[Thunderbolt]

PHILADELPHIA -- At Philadelphia International Airport's busy tower, air traffic controllers showed off new satellite technology Monday that will one day transform the nation's air traffic system from radar navigation to an Internet in the sky.

Phila. is test site of new satellite-surveillance radio system | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/27/2010

 

[fourthhorseman]

sounds like a data link,real time network in the sky,for the sky...

nifty..im curious though about monitoring,,feels like it will be
similar to monitoring ACARS..as far as the info sharing,,only
on steroids..

 

[b7spectra]

Naw, they are just using flightaware.com with full access.