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22 SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2013
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
POSITIONED TO EXPAND ON
THE GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION
MARKET
Saab Trafc Management provides solutions for
efcient ows of people and goods around the world.
On a strong market there are several opportunities for
growth.
Historically, trac management market growth has exceeded
GDP, and air passenger trac as well as shipping are expected to
continue to grow. is development is driven by new demand in
emerging markets, for instance China is to build a large number
of new airports in the next few years, as well as the need to mo-
dernise aging systems to accommodate growth and improve capa-
city and environmental performance in the West. Nextgen in the
US and SESAR in Europe are modernisation programs directed to
improve the respective region’s airspace capacity.
Demands for new technology to address growth and modernisa-
tion make this a highly attractive market for Saab Trac Manage-
ment. Saab Trac Management provides solutions for safe, secure
and ecient ow on land, in the air and on the seas intending to
promote the unfettered ow of people and goods around the world.
e business unit represents the combination of Saab’s organic trac
management business with American Sensis acquired in 2011 and
the Dutch company HITT acquired in 2012.
The world’s first Remote Tower
Growth initiatives within Saab Trac Management include expan-
sion on emerging markets and of innovative solutions like Saab’s
Remote Tower system, developed together with the Swedish Air
Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) LFV. Saab’s Remote Tower
system oers a possibility to combine a dynamic use of resources,
information sharing and safety enhancement features at a location
other than a local air trac control tower.
e world’s rst Remote Tower system is located at the airport
in Sundsvall, Sweden. It will remotely manage operations at
Örnsköldsvik Airport. Saab’s Remote Tower system is also being
deployed by Norway’s ANSP at Værøy Heliport where the system
achieved site acceptance testing in 2013 and by Australia’s ANSP
at Alice Springs Airport in central Australia.
Another example from the portfolio is the Integrated Tower Auto-
mation Suite (INTAS). INTAS has been commissioned into service
by Australia’s ANSP. Now deployed at four towers, the integrated air
trac control tower platform in use in Australia is a universal, exible
solution that supports any tower position (local, ground, clearance or
supervisor) and is fully scalable to any size tower, from small regional
airports to major international hubs like Melbourne.
Extending the marine business
To provide better value to its customers Saab is increasing the
overall marine portfolio integration, leveraging synergies to
implement best in class solutions and extending the business
to include larger Coastal Surveillance market opportunities.
Integrating its Vessel Trac Services solutions with Port Manage-
ment solutions allows Saab Trac Management to capitalise on
the growing market for Marine supply chain eciency, safety and
security solutions.
One such solution is the V3000 Vessel Trac Management In-
formation System (VTMIS). In Rotterdam many of Saab’s marine
systems come together where the V3000 supports trac guidance,
Qinsy hydrographics soware provides exact waterbed mapping
and Qastor navigation soware supports marine pilots in safely
navigating the largest bulk carriers in the world.
In conclusion, Saab is building a strong Trac Management
business to address a strong, growing market.
The V3000 Vessel Trafc Management In-
formation Services (VTMIS) system is an
indispensable tool for the port of Rotter-
dam, used to maintain safe and efcient
trafc ows in all weather conditions.