ATC
NextGen ATC test program takes shape at Embry-Riddle
In Daytona Beach, just 60 miles northeast of the Orange County Convention Center here in Orlando, the NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

In Daytona Beach, just 60 miles northeast of the Orange County Convention Center here in Orlando, the NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is playing an important role in advancing air traffic control modernization. It’s a place where the politics of who will pay for ATC modernization can be placed to the side while researchers figure out how to make the various components of NextGen work together.

The NextGen testbed at Embry-Riddle began life a little over two years ago as the integrated airport project. It was initially funded by contributions from industry partners, a list that includes Lockheed Martin, Transtech Airport Solutions, Ensco and Mosaic ATM, among others. At that time, the plan was to develop technologies that could be added as a transitional upgrades until the FAA could implement NextGen.

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