Portland International Jetport Aircraft Noise and Flight Track Monitoring System

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AirScene by Rannoch Corporation 1

Portland International Portland International Jetport Aircraft Noise and Jetport Aircraft Noise and

Flight Track Monitoring Flight Track Monitoring SystemSystem



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Agenda• Introductions• Airport Presentation

– Project Background– Rannoch Corporation

Overview– Flight Tracking Overview– AirScene System Functionality– Installation Schedule

• Fly Quiet Program– Complaint Letters– Incentive Program

• Flight Crew Letters/Education Program • Harbor Visual Approach

• Discussion– Help from the Committee

• Items to donate to flight crews • New Business



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Project Background

Rannoch Corporation selected to install AirScene to:

1. Provide Data to produce noise contours.

2. Provide accurate flight track and profile data to monitor aircraft conformance with noise abatement procedures.

3. Provide data regarding aircraft operations.

4. Correlate noise complaints and flight track information with aircraft ownership data

5. Provide custom and automatically generated reports on the status of noise abatement and flight activities



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Rannoch Corporation• U.S. company

– Distributed offices for regional coverage, (MA, VA, FL, CA, Taiwan)

• Clients include federal government, air traffic control authorities, major and municipal airports– FAA, NASA, DOT, Coast Guard, Nav Canada, over 50

airports• Award winning technology and technical support

– NASA, FCW, Virginia trade association, ATCA, nominated for 2005 ATC European award

• Over 12 years of experience in leading the industry in air & surface surveillance

• Board member of FAA’s Center of Excellence on noise and emissions research



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• Las Vegas, NV• Raleigh Durham, NC• Louisville, KY• San Antonio, TX• Indianapolis, IN• Providence, RI• Massport (Logan & Hanscom), MA• Hyannis, MA• East Hampton, NY• Lunken, OH

Sample Customers



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PWM Airport Project Staffing• Project Manager – Chris Rossano

– 15 years experience with NFTMS systems and software systems development (Bedford, MA Office)

• Assistant Project Manager and Installation – Chris Holverson– 10 years experience installing & supporting flight tracking

technology worldwide• Installation and Support

– Martin Schmidt-Bremmer, Aurelie Carron, Enrique Solis• Software Modifications and Enhancements

– Jian Ma, Joel Kimble• Sub Contractor - Geoffrey Miller, Siemens

– Installation and support of the Integrated Voice Recorder



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Introduction to the Noise Office

Management System (NOMS)



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The Complete NOMS Picture

Noise Monitor

Weather Data ARTS IIE Reader Noise Data

Complaint Data

Recorder

Single SensorBilling

Other input data OAG, ASDI, D-

ATIS



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Existing rack used in the OPS/Com-Center

We currently use about one third of this rack.

Client still to provideU-count dimensions, and vendor name.

VHF antenna terminatesin this room.

Power is assumed to bemore than adequate.

Installed ADAU, radios, DVR, backup, modems, etc(i.e. all server stuff)



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PWM Site SurveyAntenna Placement



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Partial Airport Map

ARS Antenna VHF Antenna

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER



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ARS Antenna Placement

Mounted

• Used existing hole in roof• Mounted directly below• Plugged into existing power outlet• Installed new conduit for Cat 5e cable

Airport Terminal

Elevated roof of mechanical room



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Internal Cable RunGPS & L-Band

City Network

Decoder box mounted to plywood board;Power cord plugged in.

Cat 5 Run (400ft)

Coax Runs (60 ft)

Mounted toexisting mast

Mechanical Room• Hub installed

20ft

200ft40ft

60ft

Hole inroof



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VHF Antenna Placement

Installed

• Used existing hole and conduit to op center• Used existing antenna and cable

Airport Terminal

Elevated roof of mechanical room



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PWM Rack Configuration

36 U

5 U Shelf with Scanners and modem

1 U STA DSP2000 (Analog-to-Digital Converter)

2 U Existing DELL 2850

2 U2 U Existing DELL 2650

2 U Existing DELL 2650

4 U DVR Server on shelf

4 Phone lines (RJ-11)

VHF Antenna Coax to splitter(1 male BNC connector)

City Network to Router(RJ-45 connector)

EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS to AirScene

Portland Jetport OP Center Rack Configuration

1. Police Line (installed)2. Tower Line (installed)3. Crash Line (not installed yet)4. Noise Line (not installed yet)

17 U Used Space

1 U KVM

8 U Reserved Space Dial-up line for radar data(207-756-8043)

2 U DELL 2850 ADAU Server

2 U Non-usable space below shelf



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AirScene Functionality



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Complaint Entry & Look-up

• Entry screen showing specific geographic location• Geo-coding functionality of street and zip code• User can search on all aspects of a complaint



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Complaint Reports



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Complaint reports

• Multiple reporting options• Easy to generate and fully exportable to other MS products



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Runway Use Reports



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Gate Penetration Report



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Automatic Reports



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Flight Track Views

3D rendering with terrain

Aerial view on photo



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Gate Penetration 3D



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Corridor and Gate Analysis

Reports based on:• Conformance• Non-conforming• Rejected Views based on:• Rejected• Accepted• Non-conforming• Conforming



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Vertical Profile Graphs



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Noise Abatement Initiatives

Portland’s Harbor Visual

Complaint Response

• Letters generated monthly

• One letter sent to every caller

• Identifies flight number and aircraft type responsible for each complaint

• Provides updates regarding the Jetport’s Noise Abatement Program



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NOISE COMPLAINT



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NOISE COMPLAINT LOCATIONS

3D NOISE COMPLAINT DIAGRAM

FLY QUIET Awareness“Bad Boy” Letter

• Informs crew of the date and time that the harbor visual approach was available, but not used.

• Updates crews on the specifics of the Harbor Visual Approach.

• Provides diagrams and charts of the Harbor Visual.

• Informs crews of Jetport’s Fly Quiet Incentive program



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Straight – In Approach

NOISE COMPLAINT

3D APPROACH DIAGRAM

FLY QUIET Incentive Program“Good Boy” Letter

• Best alternative to ensure compliance.

• Creates a positive atmosphere around the Jetport’s voluntary Noise Abatement Procedures.

• Rewards airlines with good publicity

• Rewards flight crews with food, gifts, awards…



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Harbor Visual Flight Tracks

Reward Ideas for ourFinest Aerial Neighbors

• Rewards

– Free Lobsters

– Dinners at DiMillo’s

– Vacation packages

– Gifts

– Annual Awards Dinner

• Volunteers/Rewards Subcommittee

New Business

Thank You

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Portland International Jetport Aircraft Noise and Flight Track Monitoring System