OREANDA-NEWS. On March 22, 2007 Telvent GIT S.A. (Nasdaq:TLVT), the Global RealTime IT Company, announced details of three navigational aid systems it is currently deploying to enhance safety at eight airports in India, including the Mumbai and Delhi international airports, reported the press-centre of  Telvent GIT S.A.

This project, awarded to Telvent by the Indian Meteorological Department and scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2008, is valued at approximately EUR 1,6 million. The systems are part of an extensive upgrading of the meteorological systems used at Indian airports in response to the growth and rapid development the aviation market is experiencing worldwide.  According to Manuel Sanchez Ortega, Telvent's chairman and chief executive officer, "We were the only company capable of offering the Indian Meteorological Department a solution integrating these three systems. This provided the department with a more competitive proposal not only from an economic point of view, but also in terms of advantages in the operation and maintenance of these complementary systems".


The project consists of the integrated implementation of three fully complementary systems that provide pilots with critical information on runway weather and aeronautical conditions to make take-off and landing operations safer. The first system uses equipment installed in the area to capture data on runway meteorological conditions, such as ground temperature and humidity, wind speed and pressure. These data are processed and transmitted constantly to control centers, allowing decisions to be taken concerning aircraft operations. The second system provides direct information to pilots on meteorological conditions through auditory alerts in the aircraft. The third system provides pilots with information on runway visibility, translating the number of runway lights the pilot can see at the time into meters of visibility. By using critical meteorological data from all three systems, the pilot has greater safety in making take-off and landing decisions. Telvent is currently developing and implementing similar projects and systems at airports all over the world, including five airports in Argentina and eleven in Venezuela.