BSA Schiphol Phases 1, 2 and 3

Contract: Airside Control System, Schiphol
Client: Schiphol Group, Schiphol Nederland B.V. Airlines
Completion: May 2005

The Airside Control System (ACS) controls all taxiway and take-off/landing runway lighting at Schiphol Airport and monitors and controls the airport lighting installation. The system controls the light regulators, which in turn operate the lights. The system also monitors the status of the lights. Air Traffic Control has central operational control of the ACS from the tower or the emergency tower. For maintenance and fault finding, the manager can operate the system centrally from the technical areas of the tower or emergency tower. Decentralised operation is possible from the various airside runway or taxiway stations. The ACS is operated using a SCADA system or the stop bar control panel.

Work carried out
GTI was responsible for:

• Phase 1: design and implementation of ACS, including the link to the Siemens Addressable Light System (ALS) used by Schiphol Airport. This was cut short due to problems with an ALS supplied by a third party;
• Phase 2: design and implementation of ACS, excluding the ALS link;
• Phase 3: integration of the ACS communication interface with ALS. We worked on this in an airside area with operational implications in a complex environment that operates 24 hours a day.