From 1987 to 1990, David Diez participated in the planning, coordination, management and implementation of the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite communications project PROSAT/PRODAT, in which the Spanish DGAC,
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SACCAN – Canaries ADS/CPDLC System
SACCAN is a system currently sited at the Operations Room of Canarias ACC which main purpose is to provide ADS and CPDLC services. SACCAN is a replica of
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The radar service provided by air traffic controllers to aircraft is highly dependent on the quality and availability of the links used for transmitting the radar data from the
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Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) INTRODUCTION The shortcomings of the present air/ground voice communications system include: Saturation of voice channels due to the congestion of the aeronautical band; Communications
Read moreSurveillance Radar Navigation (SRN)
This post describes how aircraft positional data derived from Air Traffic Control (ATC) ground-based radar surveillance systems could be used on-board the aircraft: a) To navigate the aircraft; b) To
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From 1987 to 1990, David Diez participated in the planning, coordination, management and implementation of the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite communications project PROSAT/PRODAT, in which the Spanish DGAC,
Read moreCNS/ATM Articles & Publications
By David Diez ICAO Bulletin FEBRUARY 1989 PRODAT/PROSAT data links successful in controlling jet flight Boletín OACI FEBRERO 1989 Los enlaces de datos PRODAT/PROSAT logran controlar el vuelo de
Read moreCNS/ATM Teaching Experience
Apart from the ICAO CNS/ATM Seminars featured in one specific post, D. Diez gave the following CNS/ATM Courses, Seminars and Presentations: MAY 1987 From 4th to 8th May
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PRESENTATIONS MADE BY DAVID DIEZ AT ICAO CNS/ATM SYMPOSIUMS AND SEMINARS ICAO SYMPOSIUM ON FUTURE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, NAVIGATION AND SURVEILLANCE (CNS) SYSTEMS ICAO. MONTREAL, 4-5 SEPTEMBER 1991 The
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The concept and advantages of integrating ADS data with SSR data with the purpose of enhancing the surveillance function, increasing the level of surveillance availability and monitoring the integrity
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Important navigational note: Click on BLUE text to link to associated pdf files NAME: Diez Fernández, David Date/Place of Birth: 22.08.1948 / Madrid, Spain Nationality: Spanish Main Education and Training: 1965-1967 First Year
Read moreICAO FANS Committee
FANS Phase I On 25 and 28 November 1983, the ICAO Council established the Special Committee on Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS) with the following terms of reference: “To
Read moreCNS/ATM Cost/Benefit Analysis
The adoption of the CNS/ATM (FANS) systems has mayor economic and financial implications. The providers of air traffic services, the users of these services and financing organizations, all need
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