Automatic clear voice location advisories and warnings directly to the cockpit of taxiing aircraft.
No change or addition to aircraft equipment; the system operates directly through existing aircraft Marker Receivers.
Independent of other airfield systems.
Highly reliable and affordable, simple to implement with airports of any size.
Airport equipage involves the surface installation of compact, low power radio transmitters at selected points on taxiways.
A software library of 100 digitally stored words to allow user programming of advisory and warning phrases. Stored words, which are female human voice for clarity, conform to ICAO standards on content and pronunciation.
An assessment by the US Volpe National Transportation Systems Center concluded that ‘Ground Marker's potential for the reduction of Runway Incursions caused by pilot deviation was rated High; the technology exceeds the fullest expectations of the FAA and the demonstration plan’.
An evaluation by Professional Pilot Magazine at an equipped airfield found. “It was almost as good as having a co-pilot familiar with the local environment….Overall, the system impressed us with how much information it conveys to the pilot without requiring a penny spent on additional avionics.
