From patrick.schouller@inria.fr Sun Apr 6 21:16 MET 1997 From: Patrick SchoullerSubject: Partenaires espagnols en transport Please find below the expression of interest of a Spanish Company which wants to take part in a Proposal for the Transport Sector of the TAP. It is to late for them to prepare their own Proposal so they wish to get into an existing consortium submitting a proposal. They have experience in European Projects, and have indicated the tasks they would be interested of. If you know any consortiums submitting a Proposal covering these tasks and looking for partners, please forward them the details of this Spanish Company. Thank you in advance for your help, Regards, Gonzalo Alcol CDTI SHORT COMPANY PROFILE GENERAL VIEW INECO is a consultancy and engineering firm highly specialised in the transport industry, since its inception in 1968. The firm's activity embraces all forms of transport and covers all RTD stages, from feasibility studies to supervision and control, as well as facility and infrastructure maintenance. INECO´s share holders are mainly Public Entities related to transportation (Aena - Spanish Airports and Air Navigation Authority (61%); RENFE - Spanish National Railways (34%); ENA - National Highways Company (2%); FEVE - Narrow Gauge Railways (1%); State Ports and shipping concern (1%)). INECO's business is not limited to Spain=A0; it has traditionally been very active internationally. To date it has worked in 25 Latin American, African and Asian countries, and European organisations such as ESA, European Union or Eurocontrol. INECO is organised into five autonomously managed Divisions which are accountable for their own financial performance and co-ordinated by an Executive Committee. The air navigation activities are carried out by the Air Navigation Division, which is composed by 22 Scientist, Aeronautical and Telecommunication engineers. ATM/CNS RELATED ACTIVITIES ATM related activities cover project conceptual, development and exploitation phases=A0: Conceptual Phase=A0: Analysis of new ATM Central Unit functions, development of an ATS Contingency Plan, main factors having influence upon capacity, safety and efficiency identification. Development Phase=A0: ATS Data Base development for the ATS incidents follow-up, Airspace and Airports design using simulation software tools. Exploitation Phase=A0: ATFM/ATC capacity studies and demand impact analysis, CFMU first phases of implementation evaluation, weekly report in which causal factors for delay in departures from Madrid - Barajas airport are analysed considering carrier, CFMU, ATC and Airport causes, revision and designing of instrument approach procedures published in the Spanish AIP in order to verify ICAO regulations fulfilment, computer tools design and development for Sector Validation Rules application. CNS related activities cover conceptual, development and exploitation phases of the project . Conceptual Phase=A0: FM/ILS interference analysis, experimental programme= for GPS utilisation as supplemental mean, experimental programme for GPS utilisation in instrumental approach procedures OVERLAY, drawing up of the applicable rules for GPS receivers airworthiness approval as a supplemental, stand-alone, primary and sole mean, participation in the European Space Agency (ESA) project to develop the future Air Navigation System (GNSS-1, EGNOS-ARTES 9), technical assistance for the Aena´s MLS experimental programme, operational evaluation of MLS/DGPS in Matacán airport= (Salamanca). Development Phase=A0: selection of sites for the location of new radar stations (primary and secondary), radar coverage studies according to SACTA (Automatic System for Air Traffic Control) and Eurocontrol operational requirements=A0: individual and combined coverage and influence of silence cones, cost benefit studies on radar systems. Exploitation Phase=A0: generation of technical documentation for different navaids, technical assistance for the MLS maintenance programme covering both corrective and preventive maintenance. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES International activities include=A0: Technical Assistance to the International Management Division of Aena on the ECARDA Program, management support to EFP (Spain-France-Portugal) and AEFMP (Algeria-Spain-France-Morocco-Portugal ) programmes, technical support to different Eurocontrol groups (EATMS and FCOT), technical assistance to management and related support activities on MAICA project (IV Framework Program), technical assistance on ADORA project (IV Framework Program) INECO is joining some consortiums for 3rd Call Proposals in the Air Transport domain (DG-VII) INECO´s INTEREST IN THE TELEMATICS APPLICATIONS PROGRAMME Our interest include the following tasks within the air transport domain=A0: TR 3.6=A0: GNSS-2 (GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM) TR 3.15=A0: GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SUPPORT SYSTEMS TR 3.23=A0: AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS) INCLUDING TWO WAY DATA= LINK (TWDL) TR 3.27.- CONTROL CENTRES INECO, as a consultancy firm highly specialised in the transport industry can provide the necessary support in conceptual phases for the development of technical designs, telematics, prototypes and advance methods within the air transport environment. CONTACT ADDRESS Contact person=A0: YOLANDA PORTILLO PÉREZ INECO address=A0: C/ Doctor Esquerdo nē 138 , Planta 3. División de Navegación Aérea,= Madrid 28007, Spain Telephone numbers=A0: + 34 1 5029075/ 6 (Air Navigation Division),+ 34 1 5029000 (General) Fax numbers=A0: + 34 1 5029037 (Air Navigation Division), + 34 1 5029010 (General) E-mail addresses=A0: psaez@ineco.es, isis@ineco.es **************************************************************** Patrick SCHOULLER MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE DE LA POSTE ET DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS Direction Generale des Strategies Industrielles 3/5 rue Barbet de Jouy 75353 PARIS 07 SP Telephone : + 33 (1) 43 19 34 25 Telecopie : + 33 (1) 43 19 35 51 E Mail : patrick.schouller@inria.fr ****************************************************************