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Civil-Military ATM Co-ordination Tool (CIMACT) |
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Purpose
CIMACT integrates civil and military air information to provide the user with a comprehensive overview of the air situation. CIMACT is developed as a common co-ordination system to exchange information between civil and military units where the current system does not support this exchange. Operational since 1995, it is capable of processing in real-time a variety of inputs such as radar data, track data (e.g. ARTAS), positional data, flight plan sources etc. CIMACT displays this processed air situation using standard PC screens or Air Traffic Control displays. It also has basic ATC functionalities and enables cross-border coordination.
For a practical application, scroll to very bottom of page and read the first CIMACT Newsletter.
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Benefits to States
Apart from the benefits described above, CIMACT offers States the opportunity to comply with articles 6.2 of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 2150/2005 laying down common rules for the Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA).
Benefits to ATM in general
CIMACT enhances the safe management of airspace and air traffic as it improves the common situational awareness. As a consequence it reduces infringements and increases airspace capacity. National air security is also improved by CIMACT as it detects and highlights potentially renegade aircraft.
CIMACT offers an automated interface with the Local And sub-Regional ASM support system (LARA).
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read more about LARA |
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Costs
The IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) for the CIMACT Software are owned by EUROCONTROL and can therefore be provided to all EUROCONTROL and ECAC Member States free of charge. States are responsible for providing the input data, data communication lines and suitable hardware. Outside ECAC, states are required to pay a one-off licence fee to cover some of the development costs. All users are requested to contribute for future additional services (e.g. specific software maintenance, further development etc.) through a Service Level Agreement.
EUROCONTROL provides presentations when requested and has a demonstration system available for installation at a potential user’s site for a trial period before the user takes a decision.
Equipment needed
CIMACT is a software package (using Linux and coded in C++), running on specified PC-type hardware. It was developed on the basis of ADMAR 2000 which was initially developed by the German Ministry of Defence in cooperation with EUROCONTROL.
Summming Up
CIMACT paves the way towards the European wide application of the FUA concept with new opportunities for improving civil/military cooperation. CIMACT is a reliable cost-effective operational system supporting the improvement of civil-military coordination and security which enhances the safety of air navigation in line with the Single European Sky.
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François
Cervo
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DSS/CM/ATM
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Last validation: 24/06/2011
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