Thu, Jun 10, 2010
NIEC In New Jersey Has Been In Operation Since Winter
The FAA officially cut the ribbon
on its NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability lab in Egg
Harbor township in New Jersey on Monday. The facility has been
operational since last winter.
The NIEC leverages existing NAS operational systems and high
fidelity, real-time simulation capabilities to create an
integrated, flexible and reconfigurable environment that can be
tailored for NextGen research as well as test and evaluation. The
NDA can provide a futuristic NextGen gate to gate visualization
environment with advanced data collection capabilities to support
integration and evaluation of new technologies and concepts. The
ability to provide a combined environment of legacy systems with
future technologies and capabilities also enable the NIEC to
support the transition to NextGen.
The NIEC offers developers of NextGen hardware and software a
collocated NIEC display area to support Human-in-the-Loop
simulations; a real-time, rapid prototyping and simulation
environment that simulates the NAS while integrating NextGen
enabling components; Technical Center and external laboratory
integration capabilities; Voice communications capabilities; Audio,
video, and data recording capabilities; The flexibility to support
multiple concurrent studies. It is ISO 9001 certified and open
24/7.
NIEC Cockpit Simulator FAA Photo
The NDA collocates and integrates key air traffic components
into a single environment at the Technical Center to address
emergent research questions. Existing Technical Center capabilities
were leveraged for initial NIEC operation. Additional NextGen
capabilities will also be obtained through partnerships with
federal agencies, industry and academia. The NIEC platform will
evolve as research requirements emerge. The base components of the
NDA can be tailored for NextGen research and simulation as well as
test and evaluation. There is also an Unmanned Aircraft System
Suite, a Simulated Tower, and a multi-purpose area. The
multi-purpose area can be used to display weather data, traffic
management data, operate as a simulation monitoring station or
simulate an airline operations center. Each of these NIEC
components mirror key areas in the NextGen
“Gate-to-Gate” spectrum.
NIEC ATC Simulator FAA Photo
The Press of Atlantic City reports that the FAA and the South
Jersey Economic Development District have partnered on a NextGen
Aviation Research and Technology Park, expected to cost $308
million. A five-year construction project is underway at the
facility, and the first building is expected to open in the fall.
Among the initial tenants will be the FAA and Richard Stockton
College.
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