ITT introduces real-time air traffic data service to commercial customers

Tuesday, 20 Jul 2010

First sale of data collected through NextGen ADS-B network

LONDON, July 20, 2010 – ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT), a leader in air traffic management solutions, announced today the commercial availability of real-time air traffic surveillance and tracking data to provide the most accurate situational awareness information available in the U.S. National Airspace System.  This marks the first-ever sale of data collected through the Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) network being deployed by ITT as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen initiative.

The ITT aviation data service will provide a trusted source of operational information that can be used to optimize the business operations of customers such as airlines, airport operators, and companies providing services tied to aviation operations.

“ITT is delivering a complete, accurate, and rapidly updating data service that provides tracking and flight data for all aircraft operating in the U.S. National Airspace System,” said John Kefaliotis, ITT’s vice president of next generation transportation systems. “With strict adherence to guidelines for data delivery provided by the FAA, ITT looks forward to offering this service to a wide range of aviation industry businesses for whom the highest quality aviation data set available is of commercial value.” 

As a part of the ADS-B contract, ITT has developed and deployed an open, scalable and secure system architecture that fuses real-time nationwide data from multiple FAA-trusted surveillance sources such as: the ADS-B network; the existing terminal and en-route air traffic control surveillance radars; and the output from the Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), a runway safety tool system that is being deployed at the 35 busiest U.S. airports. The system supports streaming of these data to customers, archiving and retrieval of data for historical analysis, and a situation awareness application for flight track visualization for such purposes as fleet management.

About ITT Information Systems

ITT Information Systems provides networked decision support solutions to government and commercial customers through sophisticated information integration and protection, such as next generation air traffic management solutions and cyber security.  ITT is currently under contract with the FAA to deploy, operate and maintain the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system, the cornerstone technology of NextGen that will transform the ground-based air traffic control system of today to a more efficient, satellite-based system.  ITT is fully meeting all ADS-B contract milestones in accordance with an aggressive schedule set by the FAA in 2007.

About ITT Corporation

ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2009 revenue of $10.9 billion. www.itt.com.

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