ARTAS, RMD and RAPS-3 Chosen by ROMATSA

(Bucharest, Romania, September 22, 2009) -- The Romanian air navigation service provider ROMATSA has contracted a complete package of COMSOFT surveillance equipment.

ROMATSA the Romanian air navigation service provider has signed a contract with Germany-based COMSOFT for the supply and installation of two ARTAS systems for operational as well as for test and development purposes. In addition, two RMD surveillance displays and two RAPS-3 data analysis tools are part of the package. All systems shall be deployed and fully integrated into the existing ATM environment in ROMATSA's ATC Centre in Bucharest until December 2009.


Upon commissioning, the powerful ARTAS tracker will receive radar data through 15 designated channels from Hungary, Moldavia and Bulgaria, as well as from domestic surveillance sites in Romania. The accurately calculated air situation picture from ARTAS is distributed to a series of individual users throughout Romania in line with their specific needs. While the two supplementary RMD displays monitor surveillance information and visualize system performance, the two portable PC-based RAPS-3 systems offer comfortable and customizable features for, e.g., data analysis, conformity testing, trouble shooting or recording and replay.

ARTAS was developed as an industry project on behalf of EUROCONTROL and has been implemented in more than 30 ATC centres throughout Europe. This mature system applies latest tracking technologies, and with ASTERIX as universal exchange format it guarantees a straightforward integration into existing environments. ARTAS supports up to 48 input sources including ADS B, ADS-C, WAM and Mode S besides conventional primary and secondary radars.

Source : COMSOFT GmbH