Softech releases the new SARA module for monitoring and managing aircraft ground movements

Company Softech
Date 10.02.2023

Already operational in some Italian airports, it will be officially presented at the IASEA in Singapore

SARA GROUND” is the new module that will extend the SARA software platform by integrating it with the management of aircraft ground movements. SARA is the Softech platform for environmental monitoring; scalable, modular and with a user-friendly interface, it continuously collects and analyzes noise and air quality data from terminals to correlate it with flight operations.

Airport environmental monitoring is a complex issue. It is usually thought that collecting data from aircraft during the landing and take-off phases may be sufficient to have a clear picture of the impact that the airport has on the environment, but this is not entirely true. Monitoring the environment also means having a 360° view of airport activities, knowing the position and emissions of all moving vehicles, including aircraft in the taxiing and engine test phases.

For this reason, we wanted to develop a new module, integrated into the SARA platform, which makes it possible to extend the classic monitoring with the ground movements of the aircraft.

The obtainable benefits concern many aspects:

TECHNICAL: the project is useful for the correct management and planning of investments on the infrastructure asset, with the main advantages connected to the APMS (Airport Pavement Management System).

OPERATIONAL: the information relating to ground handling constitutes the basis of analysis for each optimization process.

SAFETY: flight tracking data are essential for investigating serious or minor incidents that may occur inside and outside the airport grounds.

ENVIRONMENTAL: The major source of noise is represented by the movement of aircraft, both in the taxiing on the ground and in the take-off and landing phases, as well as during the engine test; the noise monitoring activity is significantly enhanced and accurate.

SARA GROUND has already been successfully installed in Brescia and Verona airports in Italy and will be presented at the Inter Airport South East Asia to be held in Singapore from 1 to 3 March.

For this occasion, we will exhibit in the Italian pavilion (booth F20), together with other important Italian companies in the airport sector. We will also exhibit our SARA Platform for the environmental monitoring and G-SMART, tracking system for GSE like “Dolly” that combines up to 3 technologies: RFID, ADSB and GPS.

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To know more about SARA GROUND and its functionalities, click the link.

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Gallarate – VA
Italy
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