Airport adds dayight camera to runway radar

摘要

Foreign objects as seemingly innocuous as a bolt, discarded plastic bag, or clamshell on the runway can cause serious damage to aircraft and pose a potential safety risk. Each year, loose objects on airport runways, taxiways, and aprons cost the global aviation industry an estimated $12 billion. Vancouver International Airport has become the first commercial airport to install a day-and-night camera to its existing Tarsier Foreign Object Debris radar detection system, developed by QinetiQ. The new-camera will upgrade the airport's 24-hour automated runway debris detection system in all weather conditions by providing visual confirmation of any potentially dangerous objects on the runway.