Live area control center traffic complexity forecast and what-if analysis

AirTOP WIZer ACC (What-If AnalyZer) makes use of the AirTOP fast-time simulation engine to produce detailed, up-to-the-minute forecasts of air traffic demand, traffic complexity and controller workload.

These forecasts can be used to provide decision support to area control center (ACC) supervisors and Flow Management Positions (FMPs) by delivering warnings when the entry count, occupancy or workload/complexity of a sector is forecast to exceed some user-defined threshold.

The forecast data are displayed to the user in a graphical interface (charts, table, 2D and 3D views, etc.) which highlight periods during which the demand is forecast to exceed capacity. The tool provides options to either reduce demand or increase capacity and displays the results of executing such measures on the updated forecast, allowing the user to perform an interactive what-if analysis of the available options.