JFK Airport is leveraging augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) powered analytics to improve the efficiency of airside operations at the new Terminal 6.
As part of the $4.2b redevelopment at JFK International Airport, LOGIPIX’s Virtual Ramp Control System will be implemented, leveraging multi-sensor panoramic video technology and Airside Augmented Reality Solution (LAARS) software to enhance the safety and efficiency of aircraft management.
This will harness the capabilities of AI-powered Computer Vision for real time decision-making support and improved situational awareness. The technology will “make the airside more visible for operators,” enabling all objects and their movements to be analysed with Real-Time Decision Making Support help.
Mike Broggie, President, LOGIPIX US Corporation said:
“We are thrilled to work with JFK Millennium Partners to deploy our Virtual Ramp Control System. This collaboration underscores our commitment to provide cutting-edge solutions that address the evolving needs of modern airports, and we are confident that our technology will contribute to JFK’s innovative transformation into a world-class facility.”
This is a key example of how XR can be applied within the industry to optimise group operations, streamlining processes to enhance efficiency.
One of the best known applications of AR in this context was at Singapore’s Changi Airport. Understood as the world’s first use of AR in ramp handling, Changi introduced smart glasses for ground crew which supplied staff with instructions. Kevin Chin, VP of Projects at SATS, Changi Airport’s main ground handling firm outlined the following challenges that the glasses aimed to address, “limited real time information, we use manual loading instructions [in the form of paper reports] and are limited to walkie-talkies, [which] may be loud and hard to hear [with loud background noises].”
As the technology evolves, it will open doors to more applications across the industry giving way to transformative advancements in the industry.
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