PRESENT USE AND PERSPECTIVE FOR CIVIL PRIMARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR IN EUROPE

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PRESENT USE AND PERSPECTIVE FOR CIVIL PRIMARY
SURVEILLANCE RADAR IN EUROPE

• Eurocontrol,
• C. Pelmoine, Spectrum Management Domain

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GROUND BASED CIVIL PRIMARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR

• L-band (1215-1350 MHz) predominantly for
  En-route but also for approach coverage
• S-band (2700-3100 MHz) predominantly for
  approach but also for en-route coverage
• X and Ku bands for airport surface movement
  control

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PRESENT USAGE L Band example

• More than 60 stations in ECAC was estimated from
  information available in Eurocontrol.
  Predominantly en route (2/3rd) and approach
  surveillance (1/3rd)
• Band shared with RNSS (L2 at 1217- 1238 MHz),
  other radars such as defence or weather radar and
  space research
• Also radio amateurs (secondary status)
• Interference cases from Amateur television was
  reported in UK and FR. Dots or line on the radar
  screen in the direction of the TV transmitter

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PRESENT USAGES Band example

• More than 100 stations in ECAC was estimated from
  information available in Eurocontrol.
  Predominantly approach (4/5th) and en route
  (1/5th) surveillance
• Band shared with many non ATC radars such as
  maritime, defence or weather radar
• Also regional aeronautical telemetry on a non
  interference basis

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EUROCONTROL STANDARD FOR SURVEILLANCE

• Adopted by Eurocontrol Permanent Commission in
  Jan 97
• En route SSR double coverage
• Major TMA SSR double coverage, PSR single
  coverage
• PSR availability duplicated electronics with
  automatic failure detection and switch-over
  within 2 seconds
• PSR Probability of target position detection (for
  a given aircraft within 1 scan) gt 90
• PSR average number of false target reports within
  1 scan lt 20
• But
• Minimal Common denominator for ECAC states
• NATIONAL POLICY ARE GOING BEYOND THESE MNIMUM
  REQUIREMENTS
• 11 Sept 01 event additional security requirement

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ECAC SURVEILLANCE ROADMAP
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A SURVEILLANCE SCENARIO
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FUTURE USAGE UPTO 2020 FOR ECAC PRIMARY
SURVEILLANCE RADAR

• Continued use to provide detection of all
  aircraft, equipped or not with a transponder
• Air traffic growth will generate new requirements
  for primary radar at many airports (for example
  eastern European countries)
• For defence purpose there is a requirement for
  primary radars coverage all over the territory.
  The NATO/EUROCONTROL ATM Security Coordination
  (NEASCOG) group investigate new security
  requirement such as a better exchange of
  information between civil and military
  organisations, i.e. military primary radar plots,
  flight plans,...