Latest ARTAS version goes into operation at Austro Control

EUROCONTROLs ARTAS is one of the most advanced and mature surveillance data processing and distribution systems in the world, currently running at 34 European civil and military Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), making it the most widely deployed in Europe. The state-of-the-art-system inputs all available sensor data to provide an accurate and up-to-date air situation picture to air traffic controllers.

COMSOFT has been the first industrial partner for EUROCONTROLs Centralised ARTAS Maintenance and Support (CAMOS) since 2001. Since then, COMSOFT has provided regular updates of ARTAS with improvements and enhancements to meet the growing demands of its users. The contract for Austro Control covered the complete procurement, delivery, installation, as well as testing, training and support for the latest version V8B, offering greater maintainability, reliability, as well as other performance enhancements and improved cost effectiveness.

The Site Acceptance Test (SAT), is the final stage before handover and was followed by training of Austro Control staff in the new system. Robert Guttman from Austro Control Engineering Services commented on the rapid deployment and delivery by COMSOFT within the agreed timeframe: We are very grateful for the outstanding support we received during the project ramp up. It is largely thanks to the excellent and dedicated project management skills of COMSOFT that we were able to complete the project within the agreed timeframe.

Markus Heichel, COMSOFT Project Team Manager ARTAS added: As the first installation of the new version of ARTAS, the Austro Control project was an excellent demonstration of COMSOFTs all-round strength in product development and improvement, as well as customer-focused service excellence and delivery. We hope it will become a reference project for other ARTAS users as we continue to roll-out ARTAS V8B.