AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
THE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM FOR
MEDIUMSIZED AIRPORTS
The ERIS system for ground surveillance and control can be tailored for integration into
many dierent ATC environments
Lenka Reichová, communication manager, ERA
Czech-based company ERA
launched ERIS, the ATM and ATC
system for ground surveillance and
control at medium-sized and regional
airports, at the World ATM Congress 2019 in
Madrid during March.
ERIS is a product family of ATM systems
designed for air traffic control and flight
planning of civil and military operations.
When used in conjunction with ERA´s
Neo multi-sensor surveillance system,
it represents a complete solution for
ATC controllers.
ERIS’s modular architecture and
scalability enables individual and optimal
site-specific tailoring and easy integration
into various ATC environments. The use
cases for ERIS ranges from a solution on
ACC or APP level to a Common Ground
Surveillance System (CGSS) suitable for
both medium-sized and regional airports.
ERIS has been developed to comply with
ICAO and Eurocontrol standards. The
system is designed for 24/7 continuous
operation with its configuration depending
on the given use case. It features include
multi-sensor data fusion, flight data
processing, safety nets, integrated situational
data presentation, complex supervision and
monitoring functionality, and recording and
analysis tools.
Product portfolio
The recently introduced ERIS system, can
provide different functions depending on the
type of ATC operations it is intended for.
These include: ERIS ATM – an air traffic
management system for Approach Control
Service (APP) or Area Control Service
(ACC); ERIS A – an alternative common
ground surveillance system and ATC/ATM
solution for TWR; ERIS C2 – an Air
Command and Control System for military
operations; ERIS DSD - a Distributed
Surveillance Data System and ERIS SAR – a
Search and Rescue System.
ERIS ATM
ERIS Air Traffic Management is an
information system designed for radar and
procedural air traffic control on all types of
ATC centers. The modular system enables
the tracking and evaluation of the movement
of air objects and can fulfil special
functions depending on the location and its
particular implementation. High system
reliability and availability is ensured by
backing up major servers using dual LAN
and SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability
Extension technology.
The system is able to: manage, plan and
coordinate air traffic; plan and coordinate
the use of airspace in pre-tactical and tactical
phases; create and manage flight plans;
support the provision of aeronautical
information services. ERIS ATM can provide
SAFETY Nets calculations and presentations
and can be used to prepare and train air
traffic controllers
ERIS A
ERIS Alternative Common Ground
Surveillance is an information system
designed for airport surveillance and surface
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movement control with capability of
detecting objects (airplanes, vehicles, or
persons) moving in defined areas of an
airport.
The system ensures the creation of data
and voice recordings and archives them for
at least 30 days. Records can be used to
rebuild the air situation as well as for data
analysis and statistics. It enables not only the
monitoring of the current status of all
system components, but can also analyze
their history, evaluating the criticality of
defects and the reliability of the system as
a whole.
It’s features include: Airport traffic control
at the airport’s operating and apron areas,
the presentation of surveillance output data
and related flight information; the provision
of airport safety support services and the
video presentation of surveillance
information
ERIS C2
ERIS Command and Control is an
information system designed to support
command and control of air forces at
operational and tactical levels, enabling