Massport

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Portland International Jetport Aircraft Noise and
Flight Track Monitoring System
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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
• Provide Data to produce noise contours.
• Provide accurate flight track and profile data to
  monitor aircraft conformance with noise abatement
  procedures.
• 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 FAAs Center of Excellence on
  noise and emissions research

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Sample Customers

• 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

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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
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Existing rack used in the OPS/Com-Center
We currently use about one third of this
rack. Client still to provide U-count
dimensions, and vendor name. VHF antenna
terminates in this room. Power is assumed to
be more 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
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER
VHF Antenna
ARS Antenna
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ARS Antenna Placement
Airport Terminal
Elevated roof of mechanical room

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

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Internal Cable Run
GPS L-Band

• Mechanical Room
• Hub installed

40ft
200ft
60ft
20ft
City Network
Coax Runs (60 ft)
Cat 5 Run (400ft)
Decoder box mounted to plywood board Power cord
plugged in.
Hole in roof
Mounted to existing mast
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VHF Antenna Placement
Airport Terminal
Elevated roof of mechanical room

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

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PWM Rack Configuration
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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
Aerial view on photo
3D rendering with terrain
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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
Portlands Harbor Visual
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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 Jetports Noise
  Abatement Program

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NOISE COMPLAINT
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NOISE COMPLAINT LOCATIONS
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3D NOISE COMPLAINT DIAGRAM
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FLY QUIET AwarenessBad 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 Jetports Fly Quiet Incentive
  program

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Straight In Approach
NOISE COMPLAINT
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3D APPROACH DIAGRAM
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FLY QUIET Incentive ProgramGood Boy Letter

• Best alternative to ensure compliance.
• Creates a positive atmosphere around the
  Jetports voluntary Noise Abatement Procedures.
• Rewards airlines with good publicity
• Rewards flight crews with food, gifts, awards

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Harbor Visual Flight Tracks
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Reward Ideas for ourFinest Aerial Neighbors

• Rewards
• Free Lobsters
• Dinners at DiMillos
• Vacation packages
• Gifts
• Annual Awards Dinner
• Volunteers/Rewards Subcommittee

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New Business
Thank You