Fraport and Rosenbauer have worked closely together to develop a new, data-based security system for emergency vehicles at airports: MSEO (Mobile Services Einsatzmittelortung / Mobile Services Operational Resource Tracking).
The system is based on the Rosenbauer EMEREC DEVS location and navigation system, and for the first time provides the drivers of airport vehicles on the apron and tarmac with a complete overview of the ground situation, thus increasing the safety of all road users in this highly congested area.
Positioning with Proximity Alert The apron and tarmac areas directly adjoin the terminal and extends to the runways. Here is where the planes are parked, refuelled, de-iced, manoeuvred, and prepared for take-off.
Thus, there is heavy traffic. With the new system, the operational staff can now for the first time see from their vehicles, even if visibility is limited due to bad weather or darkness, where the other road users are, at what speed they are moving, and in which direction. Every object in the area, whether aircraft or vehicle, is equipped with a transponder that tracks its location in real time:
Its position is displayed on current locational maps, and its future travel path is calculated. Due to the permanent proximity calculation of all moving objects, the system detects collision hazards early on and warns the vehicle crews in good time. This is the most important benefit of MSEO - Increased safety for ground traffic at airports through automatic collision warning.
Ground Location with Moving Maps Traffic is depicted on high-performance tablet computers that are installed inside the vehicles. In the first phase, vehicles of the fire department and the de-icing service are to be equipped with the terminals. By summer, the 'Follow-Me' fleet will be connected, and by 2020 at the latest, all emergency vehicles (fire, winter, Follow-Me, security, other special vehicles) that travel across the Frankfurt Airport taxiing area will be equipped with tablets. The ground situation around a vehicle is depicted on a moving map, with aircraft and vehicles being indicated with their identification including details such as type and parking position at a gate.
Construction areas and safety zones, such as runways, are shown separately. Approach and collision warnings are given both visually and acoustically. In addition, MSEO provides functions such as fire protection plans, water supply points or P.O.I.s (Point of Interest).
A Networked Airport MSEO is an expansion of EMEREC DEVS (Driver's Enhanced Vision System), the Rosenbauer tracking and navigation system for safety-critical infrastructures such as airports and industrial parks. It uses GPS technology to locate vehicles and accesses air traffic control data (airborne radar, ground radar, multilateration and ADS-B) to view the position of aircraft and other vehicles on the tarmac. With MSEO, data that used to be primarily intended for air traffic controllers is now also available to emergency organizations operating on the apron and tarmac. The networking and integrated messaging feature also creates new communication channels.
SESAR EU Project With MSEO, Frankfurt Airport expands its "on-the-ground safety network". The new system promotes the situational awareness and perception of road users in the vehicles and automatically warns them of dangerous situations, thus improving security on the apron and tarmac. With the development and introduction of MSEO, Frankfurt Airport also makes an important contribution to the implementation of the content of the Commission Implementing Regulation 716-2014 (Pilot Common Project), which calls for data-based, integrated Airport Safety Nets as a prerequisite for modern air traffic management (ATM). MSEO is one of currently seven ongoing projects at Frankfurt Airport, which are in the scope of this regulation and are funded by the EU with up to 50 percent. The SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) program associated to this regulation, is the key pillar of the Single European Sky (SES) initiative, and aims capacity of European aviation is to be tripled, safety increased by a factor of ten and as a whole made more environmentally friendly and less expensive.
The Rosenbauer Group
Rosenbauer is an international group and reliable partner to the firefighting community all over the world. The company develops and produces vehicles, fire extinguishing systems, equipment and telematics solutions for professional, industrial, plant and volunteer fire services and systems for preventive firefighting. Rosenbauer is represented by its sales and service network in more than 100 countries. With revenues of around € 850 million and more than 3,000 employees, the Group is the world’s largest provider of firefighting equipment.
About Fraport AG and Frankfurt Airport
Rosenbauer One of the leading players in the global airport business, Fraport AG offers a wide range of operational and management solutions based on over 90 years of aviation expertise. Fraport’s portfolio of companies spans four continents with activities at 30 airports worldwide. In business year 2016, the Fraport Group generated sales of €2.59 billion and profit of about €400 million.
More than 145 million passengers in 2017 used airports in which Fraport has more than a 50 percent stake. In its Mission Statement, Fraport places the focus on customers. The Group’s commitment to ensuring a “good trip” to all passengers and travelers is also reflected in the corporate slogan: “Gute Reise! We make it happen”. This applies to all of Fraport’s business activities and services at Germany’s largest aviation hub in Frankfurt and the Group’s airports worldwide. At its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base,
Fraport welcomed more than 64 million passengers and handled about 2.2 million metric tons of cargo (airfreight and airmail) in 2017. For the current winter timetable, FRA is served by 89 passenger airlines flying to 262 destinations in 100 countries worldwide. With 128 intercontinental destinations, almost half of all destinations are intercontinental (beyond Europe) – underscoring Frankfurt’s role as a leading hub in the global air transportation system. In Europe, Frankfurt Airport ranks second in terms of cargo tonnage and is the fourth busiest for passenger traffic.
With about 55 percent of all passengers using Frankfurt as a connecting hub, FRA also has the highest transfer rate among the major European hubs. Frankfurt Airport City has become Germany’s largest job complex at a single location, employing approximately 81,000 people at some 450 companies and organizations on site. Almost half of Germany’s population lives within a 200-kilometer radius of the FRA intermodal travel hub – the largest airport catchment area in Europe. FRA also serves as a magnet for other companies located throughout the economically vital Frankfurt/Rhine-Main-Neckar region.
Thanks to synergies associated with the region’s dynamic industries, networked expertise, and outstanding intermodal transportation infrastructure, FRA’s world route network enables Germany’s export-oriented businesses to flourish in global markets. Likewise, FRA is a key gateway for companies wanting to access the huge European marketplace. Thus, Frankfurt Airport – which is strategically located in the heart of Europe – is one of the most important hubs in the global logistics chain.
