TopSky

The TopSky (formerly EUROCAT)^[1] system is a computerised air traffic control and management solution^[buzzword] developed by Thales Air Systems (formerly Thomson CSF).^[2] It utilises a distributed computing architecture and is capable of integrating geographically dispersed air traffic control units within a Flight Information Region (e.g. control towers at different airports and en route control centres) into a single coherent system.

During 2012, the Thales marketing name has been changed from Eurocat to TopSky.

Features[edit]

TopSky handles a large variety of different functions required for the smooth operation of air traffic control and management. A non-exhaustive list includes:^[3]

Surveillance data processing and track correlation (radar, ADS-B, ADS-C etc.)
Flight plan processing
Communication (CPDLC etc.)
Aeronautical information data processing (NOTAMs, QNH, wind aloft etc.)
Flow control and sequencing
Human-machine interfacing (e.g. correlating data to generate controller's display)
Data recording
Controller situational awareness and alerts generation
- Squawk Emergency (EMG), Radio Failure (RAD), Hijack (HIJ)
- Short Term Conflict Alert (STCA), Minimum Safe Altitude Warning (MSAW), Danger Area Infringement Warning (DAIW) etc.
- Non-Transgression Zone (NTZ) alert, DUPE Alerts, FPCF Alerts.

Countries[edit]

The software is used in many countries, including:

References[edit]

^ "Code Modernization & Language: The Eurocat Ada Transformation - TSRI | Automated Software Application Code Modernization, Automated UML Documentation, Automated Refactoring at 100% Automation". TSRI. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
^ Thales Group. "EUROCAT". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
^ Thales Group. "EUROCAT". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

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[1] "Code Modernization & Language: The Eurocat Ada Transformation - TSRI | Automated Software Application Code Modernization, Automated UML Documentation, Automated Refactoring at 100% Automation". TSRI. Retrieved 2019-06-05.

[ProductPage-2] Thales Group. "EUROCAT". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

[FeatureList-3] Thales Group. "EUROCAT". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

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Divisions and subsidiaries	Thales Air Defence Thales Australia Thales Communications Thales Nederland Thales Optronics Thales Rail Signalling Solutions Thales Training & Simulation Thales Underwater Systems
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Predecessors	Racal Thomson-CSF Thomson Marconi Sonar LiveTV
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