MITRE to License Tool to Accelerate the Implementation of Satellite-Based Area Navigation (Rnav) Procedures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

McLean, Virginia, August 8, 2001 — To accelerate the implementation of satellite-based area navigation routes, The MITRE Corporation's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (MITRE/CAASD), at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration, is making the Terminal Area Route Generation, Evaluation, and Traffic Simulation (TARGETS) tool available for license. The implementation of area navigation procedures is one of the top priorities in the Operation Evolution Plan (OEP).

TARGETS is a terminal area navigation (RNAV) procedure implementation tool that offers a unique combination of capabilities for RNAV procedure and route design, flyability assessment, and ATC service provider and operator evaluation and familiarization of these procedures through simulation. It has been used to design and help implement arrival and departure procedures at several airports in the United States.

It is in the interest of the FAA and aviation users that prototypes like TARGETS be transferred to industry for their use and application. A series of Industry Days, sponsored by MITRE/CAASD and the FAA are scheduled for August 15th and 29th, and September 12th of 2001 at The MITRE Corporation facility, located in McLean, Virginia. The purpose is to provide information on TARGETS capabilities and licensing arrangements. Interested parties should contact the MITRE Technology Transfer Office (TTO). More information on TARGETS can be found on MITRE's CAASD Web site.

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