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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,

    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

  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

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

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

  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,

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

    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

     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

  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

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

  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

  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