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DBIA to Become Lab for ‘Integrated Airport’Daytona Beach, Fla., July 11, 2006 -- A presentation yesterday about a proposed three-year project to test an “Integrated Airport” concept at Daytona Beach International Airport (DBIA) drew 49 participants from more than a dozen high-tech corporations and government agencies. At the meeting, held at the airport, speakers described a partnership by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, DBIA, Lockheed Martin, and other technology developers to combine existing and emerging airport and aviation technologies in a seamless, integrated system that has never been tried at any airport. “Some of these technologies have been around for a few years; all of them have proven effective and are available,” said John Metzner, Embry-Riddle’s vice president for global planning and program development. “What is unique is that they will be working together to provide complete situational awareness for all the airport’s stakeholders. This ability to share knowledge of operations will make airports in the future more efficient, secure, and safe.” The information-sharing system would make it much easier for air traffic controllers, airline dispatchers, airport operators, ground services personnel, and security officials to improve the safety, security, and efficiency of air traffic management, airport and airline operations, and security. Among those attending were Volusia County Council members Art Giles and Jack Hayman. “The whole council is backing what’s happening there, and at the Research Park. This project is an important step for the county and its citizens,” said Giles. “When you see different corporations, and competitors, willing to integrate their technology, who better to do it with than Embry-Riddle? I think the airport is the right size for the testing of these technologies, plus there’s the Research Park the university is developing. Hopefully, one success will build on another. That’s the way things happen.” “As a county, we’re searching to bring more aviation-related businesses here, especially in the areas of logistics and support. Embry-Riddle has a whole curriculum in those areas,” said Hayman. “This marriage of the university with the airport is fascinating. I think it will create synergy and new opportunities. We have the right players and technology, the need is there, and the timing is right.” Some of the technologies that would be employed at DBIA include:
Organizations represented at the meeting: Astronautics Embry-Riddle, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering and meets the needs of students and industry through its educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 32,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Extended Campus at more than 130 teaching centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through distance learning. |
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