FIELD APPRAISAL OF THE STORED PROGRAM ALPHA NUMERIC BEACON SYSTEM (SPAN).

Abstract

The field appraisal of the Stored Program Alpha Numeric Beacon System (SPAN) was conducted in the high altitude airspace of the Indianapolis ARTIC Center between April 1965 and February 1966. The objective of the appraisal was to determine operational and technical requirements for a semi-automatic data processing and display system to track radar beacon targets with associated alpha-numeric flight data in an enroute environment. Appraisal activities were planned and conducted also to acquire field experience in the procedural application of the SPAN system. Observations of system performance by project personnel, leading to the results and statements contained herein, form the basis for this general report. Results, advantages and disadvantages are presented in this report as an overall view from an operational standpoint. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0646146

Entities

People

  • Joseph Levy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Automatic
  • Beacons
  • Data Processing
  • Display Systems
  • Environment
  • High Altitude
  • Observation
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects