Aireon, the market leader in space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data products and services, will supply its Aireon Locate search and rescue platform for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
Aireon Locate is a cloud-based resource that enables search and rescue organizations to rapidly and accurately pinpoint the location of an ADS-B-equipped aircraft. Leveraging the power of Aireon’s global dataset, Aireon Locate provides critical information to operators around the globe and is particularly important for areas without ground-based infrastructure, including over oceans, mountains, remote areas, and polar regions.
“Aireon Locate puts vital information into the hands of search and rescue organizations in the most critical circumstances. Organizations all over the world are recognizing the power of the data and deploying it in operational use,” said Michele Carandente, Aireon Deputy Vice President of Air Traffic Surveillance.
Under the terms of the two-year agreement, AMSA, Australia’s national agency responsible for maritime safety, protection of the marine environment, and maritime aviation search and rescue, will use the Aireon Locate platform across the nearly 53 million square kilometers of the Melbourne Flight Information Region (FIR) and Brisbane FIR, plus a 300-nautical-mile buffer/transition zone.
“Aireon Locate provides us an enhanced capability for search and rescue, enabling us to respond more effectively across Australia’s vast search and rescue region,” said Kevin McEvoy, Manager of AMSA’s Response Centre.
