Madrid Barajas Airport to operate new generation Surface Movement Radar from Terma

Terma has been awarded by AENA to upgrade the existing Terma Surface Movement Radar (SMR) at Madrid Barajas Airport. This means that Madrid Barajas will join the long list of airports to operate the new generation solid state SCANTER 5502 Surface Movement Radar. The delivery will be effectuated together with local partner SEAIRTECH.

To Terma this delivery is the first to include the new Terma Extractor. Terma hereby takes the step from processed Raw Video to delivering an ASTERIX output into the Airport’s ATC system.

The purpose of the Surface Movement Radar is to maximize safety in airports by allowing Air Traffic Controllers to monitor, advice, and instruct aircraft, vehicles, personnel etc. moving on the ground in an airport. A radar is very suitable for this purpose as it covers a large area and operates independently of light conditions (day/night), visibility conditions e.g. fog, and possible precipitation e.g. rain and snow.

The SCANTER 5502 Solid State Surface Movement Radars is integrated into the airport’s Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A- SMGCS) as the primary non-corporative surveillance sensor.

Terma Surface Movement Radars are besides Madrid Barajas in operation in eight major Spanish airports including Bilbao, Ciudad Real, Tenerife & Santiago De Compostella.

A total of plus 120 international airports around the globe are equipped with SMR-radars from Terma.