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What's New:
- Release of version 2.2A of the Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool (VACT):
"A new, 2.2A version of ESRL’S Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool (VACT) was recently
released and installed at four NWS field sites in Alaska. Users trained on this new
version were impressed by its two-button click ability to determine an ash threat;
a feature important for meeting the required five-minute initial dissemination of
products to the FAA regarding a volcanic ash threat to their airspace."
VACT
- Release of version 2.2A of the Traffic Management Unit (TMU) Tool
Version 2.2A is the first release of an end-to-end web based application that allows CWSU
forecasters and traffic managers to plan for the safest and most efficient use of
ARTCC, TRACON, and terminal airspace for all types of weather impacts.
TMU
- Transfer of Aviation Products to NWS Operational Systems:
Aviation products developed by ESRL's Global Systems Division have been
successfully implemented into OB8.2 and OB8.3 versions of AWIPS.
Aviation
Technology Successfully Transferred
- Deparment Of Commerce Bronze Metal Award:
For developing the Volcanic Ash Coordination Tool
a tool which provides forecasting capabilites for volcanic eruptions
and is essential for reducing societal impact during volcanic ash events.
VACT
- Operational Use Of Decision Aid Products:
"On December 29th, 2006 a major convective event affected the Fort Worth Air Route Traffic
Control Center (ZWF ARTCC), the Dallas-Fort Worth Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON),
and the terminal area. To aid in the forecast and decision making of this event, CWSU forecasters
and the ZFW Traffic Management Unit used Tactical Decision Aid (TDA) products
developed by ESRL’s Global Systems Division (GSD)."
Texas Forecast Decision Makers Use Of ESRL's Tactical Decision Aid Products
- ASDAD Team Accepts Aviation Meteology Award:
Recognized for our "...sustained superior performance
in enhancing and developing new methodologies for displaying
aviation weather information resulting in improved
flight safety and efficiency in the National
Airspace System."
Read award
article and view award plaque.
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The Aviation Systems: Development And Deployment
team work with other sections within the Global Systems Divsion (GSD) and
outside agencies to rapidly develop aviation weather products, displays, and tools
on prototype or exisiting meteorological information systems for use by the aviation
community.
Goals of the ASDAD section are:
Deliver more accurate, consistent, and relevant aviation weather products to air traffic decision makers,
airline dispatchers, and pilots in easily understood formats.
Create temporally and spatially seamless aviation weather products through automated
processes and forecaster value-added techniques.
Develop improved tools for use by aviation forecasters.
Develop a framework for shared situational awareness between forecasters and their customers
to reduce societal impacts caused by weather and other types of disasters such as volcanic ash,
tsunamis, and hurricanes.
We measure success by ASDAD-developed products, applications, and systems being
deployed operationally by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Volpe National Transportation Systems
Center (VNTSC), and the private sector.
Current Projects:
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