AWOS Data Acquisition System (ADAS), Automated Lightning Detection and Reporting System (ALDARS), Operational Test and Evaluation (OT & E) Final Test Report

摘要

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) Data Acquisition System (ADAS)/Automated Lightning Detection and Reporting System (ALDARS) Operation Test and Evaluation (OT&E) final Test Report is prepared by the ADAS/ALDARS Test Director. This report provides the procedures. results, analysis, significant problems, and Problem Trouble Reports (PTR) for each test. The report also provides overall conclusions and recommendations that flow from the OT&E. The purpose of the ADAS/ALDARS project is to incorporate lightning data into the National Airspace System (NAS) via the Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) AWOS One-Minute Observations (OMO) and the Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) and Aviation Selected Special Weather Report (SPECI) weather messages. This project also incorporated the capability for ADAS to generate METAR format weather messages and interface with the Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS). ADAS/ALDARS OT&E was performed to verify that all of the NAS level requirements associated with this project were correctly implemented. All testing was performed by the ACT-320 Weather Branch at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center.