CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
18 February 2008
Implementation Investments
German Air Traffic Control Opts for CIM DATABASE; PLM-Platform Utilized for Configuration Management
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (German air traffic control authority), responsible for air traffic control in Germany, has assigned CONTACT Software to implement a configuration management solution based on its CIM DATABASE technology. Objective is the optimized registration and administration of configuration data of all deployed ATC systems, covering both the controller's installed hard and software and the accompanying documentation. Modifications of an initially supplied product configuration - such as component exchange or updates – can thus be readily monitored throughout the complete lifecycle of an ATC system. The DFS will in future be able to retrieve any current configuration status with the proverbial „push of a button“. The novel configuration management solution will initially be tested at Karlsruhe's Control Centre, prior to installation in all other DFS control centres.
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a public company with all shares held by the Federal Republic. Its 5200 employees daily control some 9.000 flights within German air space, making it the busiest within Europe. In 2007, DFS recorded more than three million controlled flights, a new record in comparison to previous years. DFS operates control centres in Langen, Bremen, Karlsruhe and Munich. It is also represented in the Eurocontrol centre in Maastricht and in the control towers of all 17 international German airports.
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