| Introduction |
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the complexity of today’s air traffic patterns, recording tools and
simulation tools require a powerful, intuitive graphical interface to assimilate
information, analyze trends and recommend solutions. |
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| ATCPlayback
is a powerful, user-friendly end user software application that graphically
replays and intuitively analyzes ATC simulations by enabling users to interactively
refine the analysis process and graphically visualize the results. |
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| Graphical air
traffic replay |
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ATCPlayback
enables users to graphically and dynamically replay simulated
and recorded traffic data. The application offers a rich suite of intuitive,
interactive and easy-to-use views and tools that control animation
and filter simulated and recorded data by time, altitude range, sector,
destination/
arrival and others. |
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Powerful
rule-based filtering and styling functionality offer tools to define,
use and re-use highly customized filters and style settings to maximize
control over how data is visualized. |
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| Easy to deploy,
and extend on all platforms |
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| ATCPlayback
can be deployed on any current platform and operating system, including
all Windows, Solaris, and Linux platforms. The application ships with an
automated installer that configures and installs the software. Users can
consult an online user guide for explanations and demonstrations of the
software’s advanced features. |
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The
ATCPlayback application has been implemented using the LuciadMap API, which
includes the Lucy plug-in mechanism, thus allowing developers to fully extend
ATCPlayback’s existing functionalities to their own needs. As such,
the ATCPlayback Development edition gives the developer access to the domain
objects that are used in the core of ATCPlayback. This allows the developer
full flexibility to extend ATCPlayback with proprietary analysis tools and
proprietary
simulator formats. |
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| Intuitive air traffic analysis |
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ATCPlayback
analyzes simulated and recorded data and reads analysis data produced by
a simulator. The application offers a customizable and userfriendly tool
to graphically visualize
analysis results — such as trajectory density, flight plan density,
sector conflicts, sector movement density, sector workload and waypoint
density — on a map. This can be done statically or dynamically, while
replaying simulated or recorded traffic. |
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| Support for airport capacity
analysis |
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ATCPlayback offers
various textual and graphical tools to support airport capacity analysis.
Users can access graphical airport movement playback and airport movement
density, statistics on
taxiway usage, graphical taxiway delays, and graphical and dynamic airport
landing/takeoff density. |
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| Innovative 3D graphics technology |
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ATCPlayback offers an innovative, three-dimensional view, which is built
using OpenGL based technology, the industry standard for developing 3D
graphic interfaces. The 3D view renders simulated and recorded track data
with air routes and airspaces over a digital terrain elevation
model. The 3D view is fully synchronized with its 2D map view and vertical
profile view. By selecting objects such as aircraft or air blocks in the
2D view, users can highlight the corresponding visualization of the same
objects in the 3D view.
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| Multiple data sources
and easy-to-configure |
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ATCPlayback reads simulation and recorded data stored in various formats
— including TAAM, RAMS, SIMMOD, DFS Stanly and Eurocontrol CFMU (Central
Flow Management Unit). The application merges traffic data with geographical
map data and aeronautical information such as waypoints, navaids, air
routes, and air blocks. Users can easily configure layers of data for
any
given project without relying on a data server or on pre-processing to
render data.
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