The UK Government's EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Scienses Research Council) are funding a three-year research programme on Robust Conflict Detection and Resolution Taking Into Account Flight Data Uncertainty. This research is headed by the Imperial College Center for Transport Studies (CTS) in London, with support from NATS UK, EUROCONTROL HQ Brussels, Glasgow University, and ISA Software Ltd. R&D topics consist of (1) characterising the quality of navigation data as well as (2) identifying relevant data for pilots together with its associated uncertainies, (3) the development of conflict detection and conflict resolution algorithms incorporating metrics of uncertainty, (4) the implementation of of these algorithms on a test platform, and (5) the impact of delegation of responsibilities from the controller to the pilot.

PARIS - March 2004 - ISA Software announces two new members of Group ISA. ISA Software has announced the formation of two new companies making the total number of Group ISA members now five. ENVISA specialises in environmental and economics research for the transportation domain, focussing on the aviation sector with an eye for expansion into all modes of transport.ISA Telecoms builds on our experience in the aviation telecommunicatio

The 10th World Conference on Transport Research, held in Istanbul in early July, accepted two papers from ISA staff member Ayce Celikel. The topics presented were 'Environmentally Sustainable Airport Operations for Europe' and 'Airport Local Air Quality Studies'. Find more information at wctr.

Airservices Australia attended a RAMS Plus training in Paris and has acquired two RAMS Plus licenses to complement their ATM services for world-wide clients

ISA Software has announced that the next release of RAMS Plus - Version 5.0 will be the first release containing combined airspace and surface movement.
The new features allow modelling of the surface movement using statistical taxi distributions for any airline at any airport as well as the first release of taxiway and gate simulation, bringing an additional dimension to the RAMS Plus tool.
For further information see the RAMS Plus website or contact the support team at ISA Sof

'AGENCE POUR LA SÉCURITÉ DE LA NAVIGATION AÉRIENNE EN AFRIQUE ET À MADAGASCAR' - ASECNA has acquired 3 licenses of RAMS Plus to support their airspace planning and analysis team in Dakar, Senegal.