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Developer(s) | Eurocontrol |
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Stable release | 23.10
/ November 06, 2023 |
Operating system | Linux |
Type | Air Traffic Management Surveillance sensor performance assessment and trajectory reconstruction (tracker) |
License | Eurocontrol Licence - Software available on request |
Website | [1] |
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Developer(s) | Eurocontrol |
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Stable release | 23.10
/ December 6, 2023 |
Operating system | Linux |
Type | Theoretical calculation of surveillance infrastructure performance |
License | Eurocontrol Licence - Software available on request |
Website | [1] |
For air traffic control, SASS-C is an acronym for "Surveillance Analysis Support System for ATC-Centre". SASS-C Service[1] is part of Eurocontrol Communications, navigation and surveillance.[2]
SASS-C Service[1] provides two main software suites:
There are two key functions of SASS-C VERIFication:
SASS-C VERIFication is designed to handle all current surveillance technologies (PSR, SSR, Mode-S, ADS-B, WAM) as well as trackers. Evolutions for handling drones, Multi Static Primary Surveillance (MSPSR) and Surface Movement Area-specific sensors are considered in the future.
SASS-C VERIFication is divided into many modules. The key ones are:
Since the beginning of development in 1988 based on MURATREC (1985),[4] the SASS-C software has been under constant evolution to cope with supplementary user requirements, to cover surveillance technology upgrades and to follow software technology changes.
Date | Version | Platform |
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1985 | MURATREC[4] | |
November 2002 | SASS-C 5.4 | HP-UX 10.20 |
December 15, 2003 | SASS-C 5.5 | HP-UX 10.20, RHEL2.1/3.0 |
August 2004 | SASS-C 6.2b | RHEL 2.1/3.0 |
August 9, 2005 | SASS-C 6.3-P8 | |
September 30, 2005 | SASS-C 6.3.1 | |
February 1, 2006 | SASS-C 6.3.2 | |
May 2009 | SASS-C 6.6 | |
July 2010 | SASS-C 6.7 | |
October 17, 2013 | VERIFication 7.A.1.1999 | |
October 28, 2014 | VERIFication 8.0 | Centos 5.5, MySQL 5.1.50 Centos 6.4, MySQL 5.1.66 |
November 15, 2018 | VERIFication 8.1 | Linux 7.3, MariaDB 5.5.52 |
November 8, 2019 | VERIFication 8.2 | Linux 7.3, MariaDB 5.5.52 |
November 9, 2020 | VERIFication 8.4 | Linux 7.3, MariaDB 5.5.52 |
June 18, 2021 | VERIFication 21.2 | Linux 7.3, MariaDB 5.5.52 |
November 12, 2021 | VERIFication 21.3 | Linux 7.3, MariaDB 5.5.52 |
April 6, 2022 | VERIFication 22.1 | Linux 7.9, MariaDB 5.5.68 |
June 13, 2022 | VERIFication 22.2 | Linux 7.9, MariaDB 5.5.68 |
October 4, 2022 | VERIFication 22.3 | Linux 7.9, MariaDB 5.5.68 |
April 25, 2023 | VERIFication 23.04 | Linux 7.9, MariaDB 5.5.68 |
November 06, 2023 | VERIFication 23.10 | Linux 7.9, MariaDB 5.5.68 |
In version 6, both suites, VERIFication and PREDICTion, where included in a common package just named SASS-C.
This early version was supporting only PSR/SSR/Mode-S Radars and trackers.
Since end of 2003 and in order to prepare SASS-C for the next decade, important software re-engineering has been undertaken in conjunction with functional upgrades, with the aim to introduce up to date technologies in all relevant fields while enhancing system quality. The main functional upgrades relate to the introduction of Aircraft Derived data (Mode S and ADS-B), and multilateration technology in the Surveillance environment.
It consists into four different independent suites:
IRIS and TRES store the surveillance data in a common database.
The version 8 is the result of another re-engineering for better performance and maximum openness.
The suite has been re-organised as described in Modules sections.
Since 2021, the version identification has changed to the format vYY.N (e.g. 21.3) with YY, the two last digits of the year and N, the iteration over the year.
Taking different resolutions of Digital Terrain Elevation Data – DTED as input, PREDICTion computes the theoretical performance of ATC surveillance sensors like radars and ADS-B or WAM ground stations:
The theoretical coverage is generated in two forms that can be used in other tools like SASS-C VERIFication:
Date | Version |
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January 2009 | CAPT 1.0 |
March 17, 2015 | PREDICTion 2.3 |
March 22, 2018 | PREDICTion 2.3.1 |
October 25, 2019 | PREDICTion 2.4 |
May 6, 2020 | PREDICTion 2.4.1 |
December 2, 2020 | PREDICTion 2.4.2 |
July 19, 2021 | PREDICTion 21.1 |
November 17, 2022 | PREDICTion 22.3 |
December 6, 2023 | PREDICTion 23.10 |