ATC Service Providers

En route and Terminal Airspace Design

• Oakland Center 3-tier Airspace Planning Project

• PDARS/GRADE system analysis of radar data for the NCT airspace redesign plan. Read more.
• Mid-level resectorization analysis results for Oakland Center's proposed 3-tier redesign plan provided to ZOA personnel for initial evaluation and refinement recommendations.

• Northern California TRACON Airspace Realignment Plan

• PDARS/GRADE system analysis of radar data for the NCT airspace redesign plan.
• ATAC provided NCT personnel with PDARS/GRADE output results regarding the traffic loading impacts for the five new sector airspace designs provided in the realignment plan.

Traffic Flow, Rerouting Options, and New Operational Procedures

• Design and Analysis of Airspace Alternatives for TRACON Operations in Southern (SCT) and Northern (NCT) California. Read more.

• Simmod PRO! model used for quantitative analysis and PDARS/GRADE used for airspace planning efforts.
• SCT alternatives evaluated: Segregated Final Approach Procedure for LAX; Arrival Enhancement Procedure for LAX; and Terminal and Regional Airspace (TARA) concept
• NCT alternatives evaluated: Two proposed new STARs to San Francisco International and Oakland International Airports; Three vertical ceiling alternatives for the new NCT facility.

• Impact Analysis of PHX Dry Heat Departure Procedure

• PDARS radar analysis and Simmod PRO! model delay analysis, and ATAC aviation analyst support for radar data and simulation evaluations.

• Las Vegas "Four Cornerpost" Airspace Project

• GRADE used for graphical analysis and verification of airspace planning changes and Simmod PRO! model used to quantify flow and delay impacts.
• Results of the LAS 4CP Design were flight time savings (delay and travel time) reductions resulting in substantial annual aircraft operating costs for current operations and into the year 2010.

• Salt Lake City Airport/Airspace Planning Project

• Airspace planning to design new arrival and departure routes using GRADE and delay analysis results provided from Simmod PRO! by ATAC analysts.

Airspace Saturation and Choke Point Relief

• Albuquerque Airspace and Analysis Project

• GRADE Analysis for Airspace Planning, Simmod PRO! modeling for Delay and Flow Analysis, and ATAC aviation analyst support.
• FAA was provided with flight time and cost impacts associated with the four airspace plan options evaluated and were provided sector traffic loading statistics supporting reductions in sector complexity, improved traffic flow, and for Phoenix Sky Harbor International.

Airspace Redesign for New/Expanded Airports

• Airspace Planning and Analysis Support for FAA Southwest Region. Read more.

• GRADE analysis and Simmod PRO! Airport and Airspace modeling with ATAC aviation analyst support.
• The Simmod PRO! loaded model encompasses Houston ARTCC traffic to allow evaluation of the impacts of adding up to two new runways, future demand schedules, and an enhanced TRACON airspace for operations impacting Houston Intercontinental (IAH) Airport.

Capacity and Delay Impacts of Noise Abatement Procedures

• Southern California Task Force Palos Verdes Issues

• GRADE Analysis of radar tracking data and Simmod PRO! model for Delay and Flow Analysis, and ATAC aviation analyst support.

• San Francisco Bay Area Air Traffic Analysis

• PDARS\GRADE system analysis of radar data.
• Marin County, CA provided with historical PDARS/GRADE radar data analysis of overflights

Operations Performance Measurement and Analysis

• Performance Data Analysis and Reporting System (PDARS). Read more.

Procedures

• Analysis of the Los Angeles Arrival Enhancement Procedure (AEP)
• Analysis of the Phoenix Dryheat departure procedure

Navigation

• Navigation accuracy of aircraft using area navigation (RNAV) en route

Benefits

• Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex airspace
• Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation (DRVSM) Analysis

Simulation

• Data Processing and Analysis Tool Set (DPATS). Read more.

Assessment of Advanced Aviation Technologies

• Radar Assessment of GPS Navigation Performance

• Technical support using the PDARS/GRADE tool set to assess performance of advanced navigation equipped systems (GPS) based on ATC radar data.