FREQUENTIS DFS AEROSENSE was awarded the contract to provide this method in a global tender.
In an preliminary challenge section, the potential and suitability of the digital tower for bigger airports comparable to Munich can be decided and validated from each an operational and technical perspective.
Subsequently, particular use instances could be outlined, for instance, organising a digital tower as an interim system in the course of the renovation of the management tower at Munich Airport required within the coming years. The technical and the operational validations can be carried out in 2025.
The working setting of the digital tower can be housed on the DFS department in Munich. The 360-degree panorama cameras and the pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras can be mounted on the present management tower as a part of the challenge. The 4K cameras will transmit the knowledge to high-resolution screens within the DFS department, serving as the absolute best substitute for the view from the tower itself.
Commenting on the challenge, DFS CEO Arndt Schoenemann stated: “DFS has been working distant tower methods efficiently for a few years. Air visitors at Saarbrücken and Erfurt Weimar airports has been managed since 2018 and 2022 respectively from the DFS Distant Tower Management Heart in Leipzig a whole lot of kilometres away. As Munich Airport is a crucial worldwide hub, the digital tower there’ll allow us to discover its potential and provide a chance to take an extra step in direction of extra digitalisation within the air visitors management world.”
Andreas Pötzsch, Managing Director of DFS Aviation Providers, added: “When making such a elementary change, it will be significant that every one stakeholders, particularly air visitors controllers, are engaged within the challenge at an early stage to make sure full acceptance. The important thing to the success of this challenge is the mix of Frequentis’ technical experience and the operational expertise of DFS Aviation Providers. Collectively, we’ll put in place an optimum digital resolution at Munich Airport for the primary validation section.”
Frequentis CEO Norbert Haslacher stated: “Organising the digital tower system and the validation of the answer for bigger hub airports are a significant milestone for the digitalisation of air visitors management. I hope it would open up a variety of potential purposes and function a global flagship challenge. DFS Aviation Providers and Frequentis have cultivated a mutually helpful and profitable partnership for a few years. The muse supplied by this robust alliance will drive the long run growth of digital tower options world wide.”
