Global Acceptance and Adoption
2024
JFK
Virtual Ramp
FAB
Hybrid Digital Tower
MAG: Manchester Airport Group
Digital Apron
YOW: OIAA
Smart Stand
2023
LGA: DELTA
Delta TOCC – Virtual Ramp
SIN: SINGAPORE
Tail Clear Detection
2022
HIA: Doha
Digital Tower
VGO: Spain
Remote Tower
MLA: Malta
Remote Apron & Full Surface Surveillance – System Upgrade
CEQ: Cannes
Cannes Helipad Surveillance System
2021
LGA: Delta Air Lines
Virtual Ramp
HKG: Hong Kong
Digital Apron & Tower Management
SHA: Shanghai
Digital Tower Lab
2020
SYD: Sydney
Digital Aerodrome Services Program + DAS Lab
LHR: Heathrow
Traffic Lighting Automation
2018
HKG: Hong Kong
Digital Apron Trial
HKG: Hong Kong
Digital Tower Trial
SIN: Changi
Digital Smart Tower
LHR: Heathrow
Digital Smart Tower
ORY: Paris Orly
Remote Aerodrome Surveillance
2017
BUD: Budapest
Digital Contingency Tower
CDG: Paris Charles Du Gaulle
Remote Apron
2016
FLL: Fort Lauderdale
Virtual Apron Tower
DOH: Doha
Taxiway Lighting Automation, Remote Apron
2014
OAK: Oakland
Remote Apron
DXB: Dubai
Lighting Automation, Remote Apron
2012
YUL: Montreal
A-SMGCS GapFill
SEA: Seattle
Remote Apron & Non-CoOp Tracking
2010
MLA: Malta
Remote Apron & Full Surface Surveillance
DFW: Dallas Fort-Worth
FAA Staffed NextGen Tower
2008
AUH: Abu Dhabi
Remote Runway Surveillance
Most Advanced Digital Tower Solution
- Built on Chorus, our open digital platform for real-time data integration across airport operations
- Advanced AI modeling, powered by Aimee for real-time event detection and tracking
- Panoramic views
- Most advanced video stitching/processing
- 3D map with augmented reality
- Intuitive HMI – ICWP
- Flexible display configuration
- Intelligent video-based safety nets
- Video analytics to assist with managing traffic in a video-based environment
- Hardware agnostic system architecture (modular and scalable)
- Extensive ATC & airport system integration experience
- Support for multiple concepts of operations
- Largest number of global users
- Support from tender to certification
Perhaps you want to REPLACE an ageing tower to save on maintenance?
Maybe you need a cutting-edge control facility for a new or GROWING airport?
Maybe you’re looking to create a CONTINGENCY facility, so your airport can keep running at full CAPACITY, even if your main tower is out of action?
Or to move a tower to make it more SECURE, or free up valuable space?
Or you’re looking to UPGRADE a tower to handle more traffic?
Model 1: Digital Tower in Tower (DTnT)
A tower within a tower to operate a small airfield remotely from inside the tower of another ‘parent’ airport.
- Ideal for the rapid and cost effective roll out of remote operations of a small satellite or adjacent airfield from within an existing ‘parent’ control tower
- The desk mounted Immersive Video Display provides direct view of the secondary airfield or circuit
- The Digital Tower in Tower controller workstation works within any other Digital Tower facility. For example, when the parent tower is moved into a Digital Tower Facility itself.
Model 2: Remote Digital Tower (RDT)
A fully digital control tower for a single runway airport, which can be either on or off-site.
- Ideal for replacing a traditional control tower facility (including remoting) at a small airport
- Typically single runway, less than 2000m runway length and with a small number of controller working positions
- The video wall provides shared overall situational awareness of up to 360 degree of airport surface/traffic circuit
- Each controller has a personal desk-mounted, UHD-capable Immersive Video Display, allowing them to control PTZs and select information layers—such as video tags and picture-in-picture—without intruding on another controller’s video presentation
Model 3: Remote Digital Tower Plus (RDT+)
A fully digital tower for more complex, mid-sized airports which require more cameras and screens. Can be operated within the airport or from another site.
- Ideal for replacing a traditional control tower facility (including remoting) at a medium sized regional airport.
- Single or multiple runways, greater than 2000m runway length and with several controller working positions (runway control, ground control, planner/supervisor, delivery positions)
- Multiple video walls to provide sufficient detail for multiple controllers, each controller is equipped with role-specific UHD desk mounted displays
Model 4: Hybrid Digital Tower (HY-DT)
A hybrid digitized tower, ideal for upgrading and extending the capability of an existing physical tower at a larger airport by incorporating camera feeds and screens.
- Ideal for upgrading capabilities of a physical control tower or airport expansion at a large, multi runway / terminal airport
- Enhances controller views by bringing previously unseen detail of their geographical Area of Responsibility direct to them via their own, desk mounted, Immersive Video Display
- Integration with ATM systems to enhance the data available to all controllers
- Provides additional application-based support tools
Model 5: Hub Digital Tower (HB-DT)
A fully digital tower, perfect for replacing a physical tower at a major, multi-runway, multi-terminal airport, or for creating an equally capable contingency facility.
- Capable of the same or greater ATC service delivery as the existing physical control tower
- Distributed camera installation locations allow for main ATC tower like views and auxiliary views providing additional visibility of areas such as distant concourse stands
- Bi-directional integration of ATC systems enables data-rich DT displays at the CWP and video wall and allows for consolidation of existing CWP systems into one integrated DT CWP
- The open Searidge data integration and processing Platform enables data sharing between various aerodrome stakeholders, for example ANSPs and airport operators, through a single cyber secure data backbone
No matter what type of airport you operate or what challenges you’re facing, Searidge offers Digital Tower models designed for real-world airport operations.
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