FAA unveils new NextGen technology

Technology

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has unveiled new aircraft tracking technology in Colorado that will allow air traffic controllers to follow a plane's movements in mountainous areas outside radar coverage and in inclement weather. The technology is known as Wide Area Multilateration and was developed with the help of FAA and the Colorado Department of Transportation for use at Montrose Regional Airport in western Colorado. WAM tracks planes through a network of small senso...

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