Primagraphics Wins Development Contract for FAA ARSR-4 Radar Display Upgrade.Business Editors CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2003 Primagraphics (www.primagraphics.net), the command & control, video and graphics specialist, has been awarded a development contract by the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control (FAA) to provide an upgraded display console for the Air Route Surveillance Radar The Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR-4) is used by Homeland defense and the Federal Aviation Administration to control airspace within and around the borders of the United States. Model 4 (ARSR-4). ARSR-4 is three-dimensional long-range surveillance radar, manufactured by Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Corporation, which is an integral part of the 44-site Joint Surveillance System providing air defense and air traffic control for the continental United States United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS. , Guam and Hawaii. Primagraphics will be supplying PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). hardware and software from its established METRO product range to support the display of radar video, weather and target information. Enhancements of the standard system software are provided to implement specific features in the user-interface to maintain compatibility with existing displays. The new console hardware will interface to 6 digital videos, which are prioritized and scan converted onto a PPI (1) (Pixels Per Inch) The measurement of the resolution of a monitor or scanner. For example, a monitor that is 16 inches wide and displays 1600 pixels across its width would have a resolution of 100 ppi (1600 divided by 16). display. Target and weather messages are received in an ASTERIX format and converted into graphic symbols, which overlay the scan converted radar. Map data can be displayed as an underlay to the radar video, creating a true multi-layer situation display. The development system is based on Primagraphics Advantage scan converter and Virgo PCI radar interface card. Primagraphics existing METROview application software is being enhanced to provide the new features of the user-interface. Commenting on the contract, David Johnson, product manager at Primagraphics, said: "This is an exciting opportunity, which shows how COTS technology for radar processing and display may be used to offer cost-effective upgrades to give display improvements. This new win follows other successful contracts with the FAA for radar and video recording, and further demonstrates Primagraphics capability to offer competitive COTS solutions for ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered markets." Details of Primagraphics' range of cards and systems solutions are given on Primagraphics' web site at www.primagraphics.net. Contact Primagraphics in North America by phone on 434 951 9460, by post to 1000 Research Park Blvd., Suite 106, Charlottesville, VA 22911, USA, or by email to: sales@primagraphics.net. A photograph of the ARSR-4 facility at Guam is available in jpeg format on request. |
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