What is A-SMGCS?

What is A-SMGCS?

The basic A-SMGCS consists of a surveillance service that provides the position, identification and tracking of mobiles. runway monitoring and conflict alerting (RMCA), conflicting air traffic control clearances (CATC) alerts, conformance monitoring alerts for controllers (CMAC).

How does Eurocontrol support A-SMGCS?

The A-SMGCS services have been developed and validated by EUROCONTROL and air traffic management (ATM) partners-as a result, we detailed a specification to support implementation. In addition, we provide several supporting services to ensure a harmonised implementation of such systems across the European air traffic management network.

What is the A-SMGCS service specification 171?

The EUROCONTROL A-SMGCS service specification 171 describes the services and associated operational requirements in detail. To help aviation industry representatives develop solutions based on the A-SMGCS, EUROCONTROL also provides training to help guide stakeholders and explain the specification in detail.