Stratech enhances aviation safety for CAAS
ConvergenceAsia staff
25/02/2009

Stratech Systems has been awarded a S$6 million contract by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to provide the next-generation Vessel Height Measurement System (VHMS III). The system is expected to go into service in 15 months.

The ability to provide vessel height surveillance is crucial for airports that have their take-off and landing flight paths over water and the sea to ensure minimum height clearance in the aircraft flight zone.

Stratech’s VHMS III for CAAS is powered by VIPS (Vessel Image Processing System) which we built in partnership with MPA (the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore) and co-funded by EDB (the Singapore Economic Development Board), said Dr. David K.M. Chew, Executive Chairman of Stratech. "It enables the continuous measurement and automatic computation of vessel height, which is an enhancement over existing systems.”

Stratech’s VIPS is the next-generation Vessel Traffic Management System for port, ship, and waterside strategic asset protection, security and surveillance. VIPS employs advanced computer vision techniques to detect, identify, track and predict the path of vessels. The intelligent algorithms of VIPS are capable of performing vessel measurement of key characteristics such as height, shape and size to validate against Radar and AIS (Automated Identification Systems) information.

A core capability of VIPS is Vessel Height Surveillance System (VHSS) – an automated solution which integrates Radar, AIS and vision-based Height Measurement - designed to ensure safety of aircraft flight paths and structures over water, as well as vessel traffic security and surveillance for maritime, waterside and off-shore assets.

Founded in 1989, Stratech Systems is principally engaged in the design, development, integration, implementation, maintenance and project management of information technology and advanced technology systems. The Group delivers large-scale complex, real-time, mission-critical systems in the areas of intelligent Vision, intelligent Transport Systems and e-Systems for governments and businesses.

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