EMMA Air-Ground Operational Service and Environmental Description (OSED-update)

The OSED Update (D1. 3.1u) document covers the specification of the operational services related to A-SMGCS from the perspective of ATC Controllers (ATCOs), Flight Crews and Vehicle Drivers and in the context of European airports operations. The description of the services is completed by the identification of the expected benefits, the anticipated constraints, and the associated human factors. The operational services have been analysed against operational procedures (existing and new ones proposed) as well as considerations of equipment on the ground and on-board. A series of initial proposals for implementation package has been identified. In addition the document contains the description of the current airport operational environment in Europe, taking as an example the 4 airports that host EMMA tests